'The A–Z of String Players' surveys the lives, careers and recordings of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology.

In this clear and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings, biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from 69 artists.

This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.

Contents:
CD 1
Willi Boskovsky (violin)
1. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 ‘Die Forelle’: III. Scherzo – Presto
Members of the Vienna Octet (Willi Boskovsky, violin; Günther Breitenbach, viola; Nikolaus Hübner, cello; Johann Krump, double-bass) ∙ Clifford Curzon (piano)

Pablo Casals (cello)
2. J S Bach: Solo Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue

Gaspar Cassadó (cello)
3. Schubert (arr. Cassadó): Cello Concerto in A minor ‘Arpeggione’: II. Adagio
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra ∙ Jonel Perlea

Gérard Caussé (viola)
4. R Fumet: Diptyque Baroque: II. Fuguette
Gabriel Fumet (flute)

Roger Chase (viola)
5. Shore: Scherzo
Michiko Otaki (piano)

Rebecca Clarke (viola)
6. Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K.498 ‘Kegelstatt’: III. Rondeaux: Allegretto
Frederick Thurston (clarinet) ∙ Kathleen Long (piano)

Jelly d’Arányi (violin)
7. Brahms/Joachim: Hungarian Dance No.8 in A minor
Coenraad V Bos (piano)

Gioconda de Vito (violin)
8. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216: III. Rondeau: Allegro
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Thomas Beecham

Roberto Díaz (viola)
9. Beethoven (arr. Primrose): Notturno in D major, Op.42: III. Allegretto alla polacca
Robert Koenig (piano)

Samuel Dushkin (violin)
10. Gershwin: Short Story
Max Pirani (piano)

Mischa Elman (violin)
11. Drdla: Souvenir
Philip Gordon (piano)

Toshiya Eto (violin)
12. Vivaldi: Violin Sonata in A major, Op.2 No.2, RV31: I. Preludio a capriccio
Vladimir Sokoloff (piano)

Maxim Fedotov (violin)
13. Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26: III. Finale: Allegro energico
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Dmitry Yablonsky

Emanuel Feuermann (cello)
14. Haydn: Cello Concerto No.2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2: III. Rondo: Allegro
London Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Malcolm Sargent

Joseph Fuchs (violin)
15. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2: III. Scherzo: Allegro
Artur Balsam (piano)

Lillian Fuchs (viola)
16. Martinů: 3 Madrigals for Violin and Viola: I. Poco allegro
Joseph Fuchs, (violin)

Maurice Gendron (cello)
17. Boccherini: Cello Concerto No.9 in B flat major, G. 482: III. Rondo (Allegro)
Orchestre des Lamoureux ∙ Pablo Casals

Ilya Grubert (violin)
18. Miaskovsky: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.44: III. Allegro molto
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Dmitry Yablonsky

Total playing time: 76:40

CD 2
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
1. J S Bach: Double Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
Jean Pougnet (violin II) · Philharmonia String Orchestra · Boris Ord (harpsichord) · Walter Süsskind

Augustin Hadelich (violin)
2. Telemann: Fantasy No.2 in G major, TWV 40:15

Chloë Hanslip (violin)
3. Bazzini: La Ronde des lutins, Op.25
Caspar Frantz (piano)

Jascha Heifetz (violin)
4. Franck: Violin Sonata in A major: I. Allegretto ben moderato
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)

Bronislaw Huberman (violin)
5. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61: III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
Berlin Staatskapelle · William Steinberg

Tim Hugh (cello)
6. Britten: Cello Suite No.2, Op.80: I. Declamato: Largo

Ilya Kaler (violin)
7. Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op.1: No.16 in G minor ‘Presto’

Dong-Suk Kang (violin)
8. Fauré: Violin Sonata No.2 in E minor, Op.108: III. Finale: Allegro non troppo
Pascal Devoyon (piano)

Louis Kaufman (violin)
9. Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C major, Op.8 No.6 RV180 ‘Il piacere’: III. Allegro
Winterthur Symphony Orchestra ∙ Clemens Dahinden

Maria Kliegel (cello)
10. Brahms: Cello Sonata No.2 in F major, Op.99: IV. Allegro molto
Kristin Merscher (piano)

Serge Koussevitzky (double-bass)
11. Koussevitzky: Valse Miniature, Op.1 No.2
Pierre Luboshutz (piano)

Henning Kraggerud (violin)
12. Sinding: Three Elegiac Pieces, Op.106: I. ‘Elegy’
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)

Miriam Kramer (violin)
13. Bloch: Suite hébraïque: II. ‘Processional’
Simon Over (piano)

Fritz Kreisler (violin)
14. J S Bach (arr. Wilhelmj): Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air ‘on a G-string’
Unknown pianist

Jan Kubelík (violin)
15. J S Bach / Gounod: Ave Maria
Nellie Melba, soprano ∙ Gabriel Lapierre (piano)

Cho-Liang Lin (violin)
16. Chin: Formosa Seasons: IV. ‘Spring’
Kansas City Symphony ∙ Michael Stern

Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)
17. Ireland (arr. Lloyd Webber): Sea Fever
John Lenehan (piano)

Mark Lubostsky (violin)
18. Schnittke: Fuga for Solo Violin

Total playing time: 72:57

CD 3
Lorraine McAslan (violin)
1. Hofmann: Violin Concerto in B flat major, Badley Bb1: III. Vivace
Northern Chamber Orchestra ∙ Nicholas Ward

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
2. Enescu: Violin Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op.25: III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso
Hephzibah Menuhin (piano)

Frank Miller (cello)
3. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No.5 for Soprano and Cello Ensemble: I. Aria: Cantilena
Licia Albanese (soprano) ∙ studio orchestra ∙ Leopold Stokowski

Nathan Milstein (violin)
4. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

Zara Nelsova (cello)
5. Barber: Cello Concerto, Op.22: II. Andante sostenuto
New Symphony Orchestra of London ∙ Samuel Barber

Paul Neubauer (viola)
6. Biscardi: The Viola Had Suddenly Become a Voice
James Goldsworthy (piano)

Takako Nishizaki (violin)
7. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat major, K.207: III. Presto
Capella Istopolitana ∙ Johannes Wildner

David Oistrakh (violin)
8. J S Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
Philadelphia Orchestra ∙ Eugene Ormandy

Theo Olof (violin)
9. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219: III. Rondo – Tempo di Minuetto
Classics Club Symphony Orchestra ∙ Walter Goehr

Aldo Parisot (cello)
10. Vivaldi (arr. Dallapiccola): Cello Concerto (Sonata) in E minor, Op.14 No.5, RV40: I. Largo
Baltimore Conservatory Orchestra ∙ Reginald Stewart

György Pauk (violin)
11. Bartók: Rhapsody No.1, Sz86: I. Prima parte ‘lassu’: Moderato
Jenő Jandó (piano)

Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
12. Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
Artur Schnabel (piano)

Maud Powell (violin)
13. Elgar: Salut d’amour, Op.12
George Falkenstein (piano)

William Primrose (viola)
14. Paganini (arr. Primrose): 24 Caprices, Op.1: No.5 in A minor ‘Agitato’

Philippe Quint (violin)
15. Paganini (arr. Kreisler): Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7: III. Rondo ‘La campanella’
Dmitriy Cogan (piano)

Total playing time: 76:55

CD 4
Frederick Riddle (viola)
1. Delius: Hassan Suite: Serenade
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Thomas Beecham

Alexander Rudin (cello)
2. Glazunov: Two Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, Op.20: II. ‘Sérénade espagnole’: Allegretto
Moscow Symphony Orchestra ∙ Igor Golovschin

Albert Sammons (violin)
3. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82: I. Allegro
William Murdoch (piano)

Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin)
4. Beethoven: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 ‘Serioso’: I. Allegro con brio
Schneiderhan Quartet (Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin I; Otto Strasser, violin II; Ernst Moravetz, viola; Richard Krotschak, cello)

Albert Spalding (violin)
5. Handel: Trio Sonata in E major, Op.2 No.9, HWV 394: I. Adagio
William Primrose (viola) ∙ André Benoist (piano)

William Henry Squire (cello)
6. Wagner (arr. unknown): ‘O Star of Eve’ from Tannhäuser
Hamilton Harty (piano)

János Starker (cello)
7. Hovhaness: Cello Concerto, Op.17: II. Allegro
Seattle Symphony Orchestra ∙ Dennis Russell Davies

Isaac Stern (violin)
8. Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in G minor, RV517: II. Andante
David Oistrakh (violin II) ∙ William R Smith (harpsichord) · Philadelphia Orchestra ∙ Eugene Ormandy

Guilhermina Suggia (cello)
9. Haydn: Cello Concerto No.2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2: II. Adagio
unidentified orchestra ∙ John Barbirolli

Josef Suk III (viola)
10. G A Benda: Viola Concerto in F major: III. Rondeau
Suk Chamber Orchestra ∙ Christian Benda

Joseph Szigeti (violin)
11. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro
molto vivace 6:24
London Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Thomas Beecham

Lionel Tertis (viola)
12. Tertis: Sunset
Ethel Hobday (piano)

Jacques Thibaud (violin)
13. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op.102: II. Andante
Pablo Casals (cello) ∙ Pablo Casals Orchestra of Barcelona ∙ Alfred Cortot

Lars Anders Tomter (viola)
14. Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major, K.563: III. Menuetto: Allegro – Trio
Henning Kraggerud (violin) ∙ Christoph Richter (cello)

Lucy van Dael (violin)
15. J S Bach: Sonata No.6 in G major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1019: II. Largo
Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
16. Rubbra: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.60: II. Vivace flessibile
John York (piano)

Tianwa Yang (violin)
17. Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op.25: V. Moderato – Animato
Navarre Symphony Orchestra ∙ Ernest Martinez Izquierdo

Efrem Zimbalist (violin)
18. Brahms / Joachim: Hungarian Dance No.20 in D minor
Samuel Chotzinoff (piano)

Total playing time: 71:18