Another major addition to our Russian Archives series. These 7 CD's show all facets of Daniel Shafran's genius. This cellist who started out as a child prodigy was initially taught by his father and had a unique poetic and sincere way of making music. His vibrato, phrasing and virtuosity all added to his especially passionate performances. Repertoire from J.S. Bach (4 of the solo suites) to Schnittke (Suite in the old style). As customary in this series some music virtually unknown in the West is also included. For example the Romance by Nikolai Rakov and Melody by Vladimir Vlasov. Shafran made quite a number of concert tours and recordings together with his first wife, pianist Nina Musinyan, who accompanies him on several pieces on these CD's as well. This set includes some very special recordings like the Shostakovich cello sonata with the composer himself at the piano, and the first Kabalevsky cello concerto with the composer conducting. Recordings made between 1948 and 1982. Release Date: 01/16/2007 Label: Brilliant Classics Catalog #: 93096 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, ... Performer: Daniil Shafran, Anton Ginzburg, Nina Musinian, Dmitri Shostakovich, ... Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Temirkanov, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Yevgeny Mravinsky, ... Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra, ... Number of Discs: 7 Recorded in: Mixed Length: 7 Hours 16 Mins.