Compact discs.

Program notes about the cellist by Terry King, including discographical information, & biographical notes in German & French (from Wikipedia) (43 p. : ill., ports.) laid in container.

Sound restoration chiefly by Lani Spahr; Andrew Rose restored 4 tracks.

Recorded, in part from live performances, at various locations betwen 1924 & 1955.

[cd. 1] : Concertos. No 1 in A minor, op. 33 / Saint-Saëns (Philadelphia Orchestra, Alexander Hilsberg, cond.) Apr. 10, 1949 ; unissued Columbia rec.) (19:05)

A minor, op. 129 / Schumann ; [cadenza by Piatigorsky, after Schumann sketches] (New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, cond.) (live ; Apr. 4, 143(26:07)

E minor, op. 85 / Elgar (N.Y. P-SO., John Barbirolli, cond.) (live ; Nov. 10, 1940) (26:07)

[cd. 2] : Live performances. Don Quixote, op. 35 / Strauss (Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein, cond.) (Jan. 13, 1955) (43:35)

Schelomo : rhapsodie hébraïque / Bloch (L.A., Wallenstein) (Jan. 23, 1955, NBC) (20:12)

[cd. 3] : Live performances, chiefly from Bell Telephone Hour. Concerto (1940) / Hindemith (CBS Sym., Hindemith, cond. ; CBS broadcast ; Dec. 15, 1943) (24:27)

Variations on a Paganini theme [abridged] / Piatigorsky (NBC Sym., Donald Voorhees, cond. ; May 11, 1945) (9:55)

The swan : from Le carnaval des animaux (June 18, 1951) (3:16) ; Allegro appassionato, op. 43 (Oct. 16, 1944) (4:06) / Saint-Saëns (NBC, Voorhees)

Melodie / Rubinstein (NBC, Voorhees ; June 18, 1951) (3:37)

Adagio and Rondo, op. 10b, no 2 & 3 (J100 & J101) / Weber ; arr. Piatigorsky (NBC, Voorhees ; Oct. 16, 1945) (4:49)

Pièce en forme de habanera / Ravel (CBS, André Kostelanetz ; CBS Broadcast "Pause that refreshes", Apr. 4, 1943) (3:12)

Elégie (arranged) / Massenet (Jennie Tourel, soprano ; NBC, Voorhees ; Oct. 16, 1944) (3:34)

O cease thy singing, maiden fair : no 4 [from Romansy], op. 4 / Rachmaninoff ; arr. Kreisler ; orch. De Filippi (Jan Peerce, tenor, CBS, Kostelanetz ; Apr. 4, 1943) (4:39)

Concerto op. 33 (abridged) / Saint-Saëns (NBC, Voorhees ; June 18, 1951) (8:36)

[cd. 4] : Sonatas, chiefly from studio recordings. C major / Boccherini (Ralph Berkowitz, piano ; Voice of America broadcast ; mid 40s) (11:20)

A major : from op. 10b no 5 / Weber ; arr. Piatigorsky (Ivor Newton, piano ; HMV DB 2248 ; Dec. 7, 1933 & May 15, 1934) (7:10)

12 variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, op. 66 / Beethoven (Lukas Foss, piano ; RCA LM 6120 ; June 14, 1955) (9:47)

Sonatas. No 2 in G minor, op. 5 no 2 / Beethoven (Artur Schnabel, piano) (HMV DB 2391

DB 2393 ; Dec. 1934) (23:43)

No 1 in E minor, op. 38 / Brahms (Arthur Rubinstein, piano ; HMV DB 2952

DB 2954 ; July 6, 1936) (20:44)

[cd. 5] : Sonatas, chiefly from unissued Columbia recs. ; all with Ralph Berkowitz, piano. A minor, op. 36 / Grieg (June 8, 1945) (24:04)

D minor / Debussy (Dec. 9, 1947) (10:06)

Op. 6 / Barber (May 29, 1947) (18:18)

Op. 119 / Prokofiev (RCA LM 1792 ; Aug. 1953) (24:56)

[cd. 6] : from issued 78 rpm discs. Romanze, op. 23 / Davidov (Karol Szreter, piano ; Apr.-May 1925 ; Polydor 66171 ) (3:18)

Der Schmetterling, op. 3 no 4 / Popper (Szreter ; 1924-1925 ; Nordisk Polyphon S 48006) (2:10)

Scherzo, op. 12 no 2 / van Goens (Szreter ; Jan. 1924 ; Vox 06170) (3:24)

Zapateado, op. 23 no 2 / Sarasate (Szreter ; 1924-1925 ; Polyphon 50441) (4:02)

Trio in C minor, op. 1 no 3. Minuetto / Beethoven (Leonid Kreutzer, piano ; Joséf Wolfsthal, violin ; May-June 1925 ; Polydor 66212) (3 min.)

Suite caucasiénne no 1. Dans d'aoule / Ippolitov-Ivanov (Edith Lorand & her orchestra ; Jan. 17, 1924 ; Parlophon P 1651) (3:43)

Elégie (arr.) / Glinka (Szreter (?), piano & Georges Boulanger, violin ; Mar. 1927 ; Vox 06349) (4:23)

Méditation : from Thais / Massenet (Szreter ; Dajos Béla, violin ; Mar. 8, 127 ; Parlophon E 10580) (3:34)

"May breeze", op. 72 no 1 / Mendelssohn ; arr. Kreisler (Szreter ; Oct. 14, 1929 ; Odeon O-11681) (2:29)

Guitarre, op. 45 no 2 / Moszkowski ; arr. Moszkowski, Piatigorsky (Szreter ; Sept. 13, 1927 ; Parlophon R3543) (2:29)

Chanson [villageoise], op. 2 no 2 / Popper (Szreter ; June 10, 1927 ; Odeon 2224) (2:30)

None but the lonely heart, op. 6 no 6 / Tchaikovsky ; arr. Piatigorsky (Szreter ; Sept. 12, 1927 ; Odeon O-2454) (2:46)

Sonata in E. Largo & Vivo / Francoeur ; arr. Trowell (Ivor Newton, piano ; Dec. 17, 1934 ; HMV DB 2539) (4:26)

Valse sentimentale, op. 51 no 6 / Tchaikovsky ; arr. Piatigorsky (Newton ; Dec. 7, 1933 ; HMV DB 2271 & RCA 8419A) (2:06)

Nocturne in C♯ minor, op. posth. / Chopin ; arr. Piatigorsky (Newton, piano ; May 10, 1934 ; HMV DB 2271) (4:21)

[cd. 6] : chiefly from unissued Columbia recs. ; all with Berkowitz, piano. Preludio (Dec. 9, 1947) (2:11) ; Procession (aka Stroll or Promenade) (May 29, 1947) (3:13) / Piatigorsky

Prayer : from Jewish life / Bloch (Dec. 28, 1947) (4:28)

Music for children, op. 65. No 10 : March (1:56) & No 6 : Waltz (2:15) / Prokofiev ; arr. Piatigorsky (Oct. 24, 1925)

Masques : no 5 from Romeo and Juliet, op. 75 / Prokofiev ; arr. Piatigorsky (Voice of America broadcast, mid 1940s) (2:01)

Romance, op. posth. / Scriabin ; arr. Piatigorsky ; Sept. 20, 1950 ; [no issue number given] (1:57)

Intermezzo : from Goyescas, H 62 / Granados ; arr. Cassado ; Piatigorsky (Sept. 18, 1950 ; RCA LM 1187) (4:53)

Capriccio / Lukas Foss (Foss, piano ; Sept. 20, 1950 ; RCA LM-2293) (5:57).

DVD (59 min.) : "Gregor Piatigorsky in performance". Chapter 1 : Andante [i.e., Adagio] et rondo / Weber ; arr. Piatigorsky (Joseph Benvenuti, piano) (filmed in 1934)

Chapter 2 : An early television profile (1949) : Bourrées in C, BWV 1009 / Bach ; Cello sonata op. 65. Largo / Chopin ; Masques : from Romeo and Juliet / Prokofiev ; arr. Piatigorsky ; Romance, op. 44 no 1 / Anton Rubinstein ; arr. Piatigorsky ; Valse sentimentale, op. 51 no. 6 / Tchaikovsky ; arr. Piatigorsky ; Introduction, theme and variations, op. 82 no 2, D 603 / Schubert ; arr. Piatigorsky (Berkowitz, piano)

Chapter 3 : Rubinstein-Heifetz-Piatigorsky Trio (filmed in 1949) : Trio in B♭ op. 99 D 898. 1st mvt. excerpts / Schubert ; Trio in D minor op. 49. Mvts 1-3 (abridged) / Mendelssohn

Chapter 4 : from Carnegie Hall [film] (1947) : The swan / Saint-Saëns (with harp acc.).

Philadelphia Orchestra.

New York Philharmonic.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

CBS Symphony Orchestra.

NBC Symphony Orchestra.

Edith Lorand Orchestra.

Standard Hour Program (Radio program)

Invitation to Music (Radio program)

Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)

Pause That Refreshes on the Air (Radio program)

Voice of America Great Artists (Radio program)