William Primrose - Milestones of a Viola Legend (10CD)

Disc. 1
Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 1 Op.120-1, No. 2 Op.120-2
Rudolf Filkschnie (pf)
1958 recording

J.S.Bach: Come, sweet death
Schubert: Liturgy for the Day of All Spirits
Vernon de Tarl (Org)
Recorded in 1945

Disc. 2
Dvorak: 7th song from 8 Humoresques Op.101
Ethelbert Nevin (1862-1901): Rosary Prayer
Charles O'Connell conducts Victor Symphony Orchestra
Recorded in 1941

Brahms: Two Songs, Op.91
Marian Anderson (Contralto) William Primrose (Vla)
Franz Rupp (pf)
Recorded in 1941

Masune: sad song
details unknown

Rachmaninoff: "Silence at Night" from Six Songs Op.4
Marian Anderson (Contralto) William Primrose (Vla)
Franz Rupp (pf)
Recorded in 1941

Paganini (Primrose): Caprice No. 24
Joseph Kahn (pf)
Recorded in 1939

Handel: Adagio from Trio Sonata Op.2-9
Albert Spalding (Vln) Andre Benoir (pf)
Recorded in 1941

Handel (Halvolsen): Passakalia from Suite No. 7
Jascha Heifetz (Vln)
Recorded in 1941

Paganini: Caprices 13 and 5
Recorded in 1934

Paganini: Caprice No. 17, La Campanella (arranged version for viola and piano)
Tchaikovsky (Primrose): `` Only those who know the admiration '' from the six songs Op.6
Chrysler: the joy of love
Harry Isaacs (pf)
Recorded in 1934 and 1935

Disc. 3
Mozart: Concerto Symphony for Violin and Viola K.364
Jascha Heifetz (Vln)
Eisler Solomon conducts RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Concerto Symphony for Violin and Viola K.364
Isaac Stern (Vln)
Conducted by Pablo Casals, Perpignan Festival Orchestra
Recorded in 1951

Disc. 4
Beethoven: String Trio Op.9-2
J.S.Bach: Sinfonia 4th BWV.790, 9th BWV.795, 3rd BWV.789
Schubert: String Trio D.581
Jascha Heifetz (Vln) Gregor Piatigorsky (Vc)
1960 recording

Disc. 5
Berlioz: Harold of Italy
Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
1958 recording

Berlioz: 1st movement from Harold of Italy
Sergei Kusevitzki conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Recorded in 1944

Disc. 6
Schubert: Piano Quintet "Masu" D.667
Simon Goldberg (Vln) Nikolai Graudan (Vc) Stuart Sankey (Cb)
Recorded in 1957

Schubert: Ave Maria
Sydney Goosens (Harp)
Recorded in 1935

Walton: Viola Concerto
Conducted by William Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra
Recorded in 1946

Disc. 7-Disc. 9
Mozart: String Quintet No.4 K.516, No.2 K.406,
No. 6 K.614, No. 5 K.593, No. 3 K.515
Adagio and Fugue K.546
Griller String Quartet
Recorded in 1959

Disc. 10
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960): Viola Sonata
Vladimir Sokolov (pf)
Recorded in 1945

Roy Harris (1898-1979): Monologue and Dance
Johanna Harris (pf)
Recorded in 1942

Chrysler: String Quartet in A minor
Fritz Chrysler (Vln) Thomas Petre (Vln) Lauri Kennedy (Vc)
Recorded in 1935