Enrico Mainardi: The Cello Champion

Enrico Mainardi (b. 1887 in Milan, d. 1976 in Munich) held a special position among the major cellists of the 20th century. His name is linked to some of the most important premieres, such as the concertos by Hindemith, Malipiero and Pizzetti. Benchmark recordings of these are a part of this 10-CD documentation.

Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Hindemith: Cello Concerto (1940)

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 (complete)

Schubert: Sonata in A minor ‘Arpeggione’, D821

Tartini: Cello Concerto in A major

Marcello, B: Cello Sonata No.1 in F major

Wagenseil: Cello Concerto in A

Malipiero: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

Boccherini: Cello Sonata in A major

Boccherini: Cello Sonata in A major, G.13

Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38

Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99

Bach, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G major, RV413

Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)

Beethoven: Variations (7) on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, for Cello and Piano, WoO 46

Pizzetti: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in C Major

Debussy: Cello Sonata

Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Strauss, R: Don Quixote, Op. 35

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102