{"title":"Nathaniel Rosen Collection","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"schumanns-complete-works-for-cello-piano-cellist-nathaniel-rosen-pianist-doris-stevenson","title":"Schumann's Complete Works for Cello \u0026 Piano cellist Nathaniel Rosen \u0026 pianist Doris Stevenson","description":"\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHDTT RELEASING DESMAR RECORDINGS FROM ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHDTT is honored to present the first of a series of high-resolution releases based upon original master tapes of Desmar Records, an independent classical label in the late 1970’s that, under the leadership of artistic visionary Marcos Klorman, created an LP catalog of tremendous distinction. Desmar released recordings of such outstanding artists as conductor Leopold Stokowkski, cellist Nathaniel Rosen, flutist Julius Baker, harpsichordists Fernando Valenti and Lionel Party, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, and an array of great pianists, including Claudio Arrau, Harold Bauer, Richard Goode, Joseph Hofmann, Alicia de Larrocha, and Ervin Nyiregyházi. Desmar insisted on the very highest technical standards, and as a result, its recordings stand up beautifully today. Most of these outstanding recordings will be seeing their first digital releases on HDTT.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHDTT's first such release is Schumann's Complete Works for Cello and Piano, featuring great American cellist Nathaniel Rosen and renowned pianist Doris Stevenson. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRosen made his first recordings for Desmar Records, including this recording of the complete Schumann works for cello and piano. The recording date and venue are unknown—Mr. Rosen recalls that they were recorded at some point prior to 1978, the year that he won first place in the revered International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He is heard playing his magnificent 1738 Domenico Montagnana cello, one of whose previous owners was François Servais (1807-1866), who invented the cello endpin in standard use today. Rosen acquired this important instrument in 1972. Although Rosen has had an important and busy career as a front-rank soloist and chamber musician, he has clearly been under-recorded. HDTT is privileged to bring a number of his stunning recordings back into release in hi-def formats, including his two excellent recordings for Desmar and some of his subsequent recordings, by special arrangement with the distinguished audiophile label, John Marks Records. Releases of some wonderful live recordings are planned as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBorn in California in 1948, Rosen began study with legendary cellist Gregor Piatigorsky at University of Southern California at age 13. He also studied chamber music at USC with Jascha Heifetz and William Primrose, and while in college at USC, studying with Piatigorsky, he became a founding member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. After graduating from USC at age 22, he served as Piatigorksy’s teaching assistant for five years until the latter died in 1976. The following year he became principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under André Previn. At age 17 he had been a finalist in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, and in 1978 he returned to win the Gold Metal, being the first American to do so since Van Cliburn. This win launched his professional career as a leading international soloist. That career has included solo appearances with, among others, the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, London Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic, and Leipzig Gewandhaus, as well as participation in major chamber music festivals including Marlboro Music Festival, Casals Festival, Manchester Music Festival, Sitka Festival (where he was a founder) and Park City International Festival. He has further held teaching posts at a number of universities and conservatories, including University of Southern California; California State University, Northridge; University of Illinois; Manhattan School of Music; Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, NH; and Southern Methodist University. Since 2011, he has lived with his wife and family in Matsuyama and Yamanakako, Japan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePianist Doris Stevenson has won lavish praise from critics and public alike in performances around the world. She has soloed with the Boston Pops and played at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Salle Pleyel in Paris and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Her acute sensitivity and profound musicality have made her a sought-after partner with some of the leading lights in string playing, including, in addition to Nathaniel Rosen, Gregor Piatigorsky, Ruggiero Ricci, Henri Temianka and Paul Tortelier. Early in her career she was invited to play with Heifetz and Piatigorsky, and she was pianist for the cello master classes of Piatigorsky, who described her as “an artist of the highest order.” Miss Stevenson taught for ten years at the University of Southern California and has been Artist in Residence at Williams College since 1987.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR NATHANIEL ROSEN:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Coupling a formidable technique with tremendous musical empathy . . . [Rosen] seems to have that elusive quality of communicating some inner soul.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Strad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Nathaniel Rosen is a virtuoso cellist of a sort audiences love to idolize and other cellists gather around to hear in mingled appreciation and envy.  . . .  Fast and accurate fingers, steady bow arm, dark mahogany tone, sensuous phrasing—Mr. Rosen has all the attributes for attracting and holding a public.  . . . unaccompanied Bach . . . was always highly musical and sensitive to detail.  In Schumann's “Fantasy Pieces” (Op. 73), the cellist seemed entirely at home, his impetuous, ardent style giving the music a composed-on-the‐spot feeling.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“an instrumentalist of uncommon skill . . . musical perception and sophistication . . .exquisite examples of caressing, melting cello tone, dazzling displays of graduations in dynamics.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRead about Nathaniel Rosen’s Gold Medal win at the 1978 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, as reported in Time Magazine, July 17, 1978 (p.74), included in “Cover Art and Liner Notes” below. At that time, Rosen was first chair cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony, under conductor André Previn’s baton. Previn told Time that he was not at all surprised by Rosen’s win: “I kept telling him that he would win because he is the finest young cellist in the world.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eArtist(s): Nathaniel Rosen, Cello\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDoris Stevenson, Piano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRecording Info: Date and Venue of recording unknown transferred from the original master tapes released by Desmar Records 1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFantasiestücke, Op. 73 (Fantasy Pieces)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e01. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tender and with expression)3:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e02. II. Lebhaft, leicht (Lively, light) 3:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e03. III. Rasch und mit Feuer (Quick and with fire) 4:42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e04. Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 9:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 (Five Pieces in Folk Style)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e05. I. Mit Humor (With humor) 3:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e06. II. Langsam (Slow) 4:19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e07. III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen (Not quick, played with much tone) 3:53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e08. IV. Nicht zu rasch (Not too quickly) 2:12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e09. V. Stark und markirt (Strong and marked) 3:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e10. Mendelssohn: Lied ohne Worte, Op. 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All of these tapes were recorded on a Nagra D digital tape recorder recording at a 44.1 kHz sampling rate, 20 bits, on quarter-inch tape, which at the time was considered by many as state of the art (a Nagra D recorder retailed for c. $27K in the early 1990s). Of necessity, this same machine was used for the recent transfer made in preparation for the instant release. Since the recording was digital, the 1994 edited master tape did not degrade the sound of the session tapes. The original unedited session tapes were available to us but unusable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The recent transfer employed a 44.1 sampling rate (same as the original), but with 24 bits, to be sure nothing was lost since the original 20 bits have become non-standard. While higher def files than 44\/24 serve no purpose here, the fact that this digital recording comes to you without DA conversion, from the recording sessions nearly three decades ago until you play the files to listen to them now, means that the excellent sound quality recorded at the original sessions, fully capturing Mr. Rosen’s glorious playing and stunning musicianship, has been retained without compromise by reason of intervening duplication or DA\/AD conversion. With today’s technology, we can now carry out DA conversion with noticeably better audible results than what could be achieved by the DA convertors of 30 years ago, meaning that you can now hear these great recordings like they have not been heard before.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePRIOR REVIEWS OF THIS GRAMMY-NOMINATED RECORDING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e… no one makes this music more riveting than Rosen, and in certain pieces—the tragic Second and monumental Fourth, for example—he sets a standard for the cellists who will follow him. –THE BALTIMMORE SUN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e[Rosen’s] Bach solo cello suites combine elegance of articulation with an imaginative flair that blows the scholarly dust off these pieces. –THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e[The Suites] unfold beautifully and lyrically, impelled by a technique that is at once virtuosic and unselfconscious … –STEREOPHILE [Recording of the Month]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Rosen’s interpretations are daring and free-spirited, an approach that is evident nearly from the start. …there is something persuasive about the broad strokes in which he paints. –THE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRosen’s view of the Bach moves from a highly charged atmosphere at the opening Preludes to a cold sobriety in the slow movements. Yet one is never in doubt that he feels passionately about these works … –THE STRAD \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNathaniel Rosen’s recording of the six Bach cello suites are the kind of deeply considered readings we’d expect of a mature artist, but there’s no lack of the technical sparkle and shameless electricity that helped Rosen win the 1978 Tchaikovsky Competition. –STEREO REVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven in a market crowded with performances of the Bach cello suites, I can certainly recommend this production highly. … there’s no doubt that these are interpretations from a first-rate cellist and musical thinker. –FANFARE \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRosen conquers [the Suites] with performances of dark-toned, probing intensity without neglecting to convey the dance inspiration of the quicker movements. –THE LOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTitle: Johann Sebastian Bach Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVioloncello: 1738 Domenico Montagnana, ex-Servais (A=440 Hz).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded December 18-19, 1993 (Suites 4-6) and July 6-7, 1994 (Suites 1-3) at Music Division Recital Hall, Purchase College of the State University of New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Doris Stevenson. Cover photo of Mr. Rosen: Bahman Soltani. Recorded by Jerry Bruck, Chief Engineer and Owner, Posthorn Recordings, NYC, with Richard Brause, Assistant Engineer, in Nagra D format (44.1 kHz, 20 bits).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(P) © 1994 John Marks d\/b\/a JMR\/John Marks Records (recordings and Mr. Marks’ essay). \u003cbr\u003eReissued 2021 by High Definition Tape Transfers, Inc. under license from John Marks; \u003cbr\u003e2021 restoration and remastering (P) © 2021 by High Definition Tape Transfers, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eOriginal editing and mastering by Gabe M. Wiener, Quintessential Sound, Inc., NYC, 1994. \u003cbr\u003eNew transfer from the digital master tape, restoration and remastering by John H. 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His three works for cello and piano, two of which were inspired by his close friendship with the French cellist Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (1808-1884), consist of two early showpieces, (1) the Grand Duo concertant in E Major, B. 70 (on Themes from Meyerbeer’s ‘Robert le Diable’) written jointly by Chopin and Franchomme, and (2) the Introduction \u0026amp; Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3, plus the mature masterpiece, the Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65, dedicated to Franchomme. In the originals of the two earlier pieces, the cello part is occasionally overshadowed by the brilliance of the piano writing, and in these pieces Rosen plays arrangements by his illustrious teacher and mentor, Gregor Piatigorsky, who successfully reassigned some of the piano lines to the cello to more equitably balance the importance of the two instruments. Rosen’s brilliant playing is perfectly paired with Stevenson’s impressive pianism in all of these challenging pieces. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese recordings were made in 1976, before Rosen was awarded the Gold Metal in the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1978. He is heard playing his magnificent 1738 Domenico Montagnana (ex-Servais) cello. Born in California in 1948, Rosen began study with legendary cellist Gregor Piatigorsky at University of Southern California at age 13. He also studied chamber music at USC with Jascha Heifetz and William Primrose, and while in college at USC, studying with Piatigorsky, he became a founding member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. After graduating from USC at age 22, he served as Piatigorksy’s teaching assistant for five years until the latter’s death in 1976. The following year he became principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under André Previn, who after Rosen’s win at the Tchaikovsky Competition told Time Magazine: “I kept telling him that he would win because he is the finest young cellist in the world.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRosen’s subsequent international solo career included appearances with, among others, the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, London Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic, and Leipzig Gewandhaus, as well as participation in major chamber music festivals. He has further held teaching posts at a number of major universities and conservatories. He presently lives with his wife and family in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegarding Rosen’s playing, The Strad reported: “Coupling a formidable technique with tremendous musical empathy . . . [Rosen] seems to have that elusive quality of communicating some inner soul.” As pointed out by The New York Times: “Nathaniel Rosen is a virtuoso cellist of a sort audiences love to idolize and other cellists gather around to hear in mingled appreciation and envy.  . . . Fast and accurate fingers, steady bow arm, dark mahogany tone, sensuous phrasing—Mr. Rosen has all the attributes for attracting and holding a public.” On another occasion, the The New York Times called him “an instrumentalist of uncommon skill . . . musical perception and sophistication . . .exquisite examples of caressing, melting cello tone, dazzling displays of graduations in dynamics.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.highdeftapetransfers.ca\/products\/js-bach-cello-suites-nathaniel-rosen-cello\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHDTT has also released Nathaniel Rosen’s acclaimed Grammy-nominated John Marks Records recording of the Bach Solo Cello Suites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The Los Angeles Times stated of this recording: “Rosen conquers [the Suites] with performances of dark-toned, probing intensity …” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Chopin: The Complete Works for Cello and Piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Nathaniel Rosen, Cello\u003cbr\u003eDoris Stevenson, Piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecording Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Recorded in 1976, location(s) unknown. For Tracks 1-4, produced and engineered by David B. Hancock; for Tracks 5-6, produced by Max Wilcox and engineered by Richard Gardiner. Thanks to Terry King for valuable assistance with this release.\u003cbr\u003eRestoration by John H. Haley, President, Harmony Restorations, LLC (early 2024)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransfer of original master tapes by Robert Witrak, Chief Engineer, HDTT, at DXD 32bit 352.8khz (early 2024), using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp.\u003cbr\u003eDigital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock\u003cbr\u003ePower Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components\u003cbr\u003eAll components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 65\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 - Allegro moderato (10:44)\u003cbr\u003e2 - Scherzo: Allegro con brio (4:59)\u003cbr\u003e3 - Largo (3:57)\u003cbr\u003e4 - Finale: Allegro (7:02)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 - Grand Duo concertant in E Major, B. 70 (on Themes from Meyerbeer’s Robert leDiable), written jointly by Chopin and Franchomme (arr. Piatigorsky) (13:07)\u003cbr\u003e6 - Introduction \u0026amp; Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3 (arr. Piatigorsky) (10:02)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCo-Released with Harmony Restorations LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/Harmony-Restoration-logo-bitmap_0b8ec35d-9dde-4408-bfd9-b2cace5c4ea7_480x480.png?v=1588620281\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"93\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/Harmony-Restoration-logo-bitmap_0b8ec35d-9dde-4408-bfd9-b2cace5c4ea7_480x480.png?v=1588620281\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklet, compilation, restorations and remasterings:\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 High Definition Tape Transfers, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"60\" width=\"664\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/Chopin_-_Complete_Works_For_Cello_Piano_-_Nathaniel_Rosen_Doris_Stevenson_Booklet.pdf?v=1711461733\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/download_liner_notes_735eceed-201e-4f62-b888-d1fed8b53db5_medium.jpg?3217511782796413000\" style=\"float: none;\" height=\"65\" width=\"229\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hdtt-samples.s3.amazonaws.com\/Chopin+-+Complete+Works+For+Cello+%26+Piano+-+Nathaniel+Rosen+Doris+Stevenson+Sample.flac\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/download_Sample_24_96_ce2d27c7-5f84-4e02-8a32-ac81bd7164a7_medium.jpg?1320818084609747374\" height=\"65\" width=\"229\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hdtt-samples.s3.amazonaws.com\/Handel%2BOvertures%2BRichter%2BLPO+sample.flac\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlay Sample Tracks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/hdtt-music-player.s3.amazonaws.com\/Chopin+The+Complete+Works+for+Cello+and+Piano+Rosen\/audioplayer.html\" border=\"0\" height=\"341\" width=\"525\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Archival Audio","offers":[{"title":"24\/352.8 DXD PCM Flac Digital Download","offer_id":44708590125276,"sku":"HDTT15545","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD128 Direct Stream Digital Download","offer_id":44708590158044,"sku":"HDTT15544","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD64 Direct Stream Digital Download","offer_id":44708590190812,"sku":"HDTT15543","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\/192 PCM Flac Digital Download","offer_id":44708590223580,"sku":"HDTT15542","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\/96 PCM Flac Digital Download","offer_id":44708590256348,"sku":"HDTT15541","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold Premium Compact Disc","offer_id":45644957483228,"sku":"HDTT22361","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Regular Premium Compact Disc","offer_id":45645385728220,"sku":"HDTT22362","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Budget Compact Disc","offer_id":45645675659484,"sku":"HDTT22363","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3319\/files\/Chopin-Rosen-Cover.jpg?v=1711392321"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.highdeftapetransfers.ca\/ja\/collections\/nathaniel-rosen-collection.oembed","provider":"High Definition Tape Transfers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}