The renowned 20th century cellist Paul Tortelier recorded exclusively for EMI during most of his career. This 2010 box set includes most of these recordings by this musician, who was a student of Pablo Casals and a teacher (for a short time) of Jacqueline du Pré. In addition to being a comprehensive view of Tortelier's playing, it also covers the greatest works of the cello repertoire, from Bach's suites to Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations to Richard Strauss' Don Quixote, a piece with which Tortelier became particularly associated. There is even a suite by Tortelier himself. The recordings date from the 1940s to the 1980s, so sound quality does vary.
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by Patsy Morita
Track Listing - Disc 1
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 02:26 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:20 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 02:36 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 03:09 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 01:20 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 02:08 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 02:04 | Amazon | |||
Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat, BWV 1010 | ||||||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 05:55 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 03:57 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 03:26 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 05:01 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 02:52 | Amazon | |||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 02:08 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 02:47 | Amazon | |||
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 | ||||||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 07:43 | Amazon | |||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 07:10 | Amazon | |||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 02:15 | Amazon | |||
18 | Paul Tortelier | 03:16 | Amazon | |||
19 | Paul Tortelier | 02:15 | Amazon | |||
20 | Paul Tortelier | 02:20 | Amazon | |||
21 | Paul Tortelier | 02:36 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 04:01 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 03:55 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 02:05 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 04:49 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 01:20 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 01:59 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 02:52 | Amazon | |||
Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009 | ||||||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 03:29 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 03:50 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 03:02 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 05:23 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 01:40 | Amazon | |||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 02:26 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 03:21 | Amazon | |||
Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012 | ||||||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 05:44 | Amazon | |||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 06:30 | Amazon | |||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 03:28 | Amazon | |||
18 | Paul Tortelier | 05:33 | Amazon | |||
19 | Paul Tortelier | 01:40 | Amazon | |||
20 | Paul Tortelier | 02:14 | Amazon | |||
21 | Paul Tortelier | 03:56 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 3
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Concerto in C, RV 400 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 03:25 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:34 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 02:39 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto in B minor, RV 424 | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 04:08 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 03:23 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 03:42 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto in C minor, RV 401 | ||||||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 04:18 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 02:36 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 03:18 | Amazon | |||
Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV 531 | ||||||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 03:40 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 05:50 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 03:32 | Amazon | |||
Concerto in C for violin and two cellos, RV 561 | ||||||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 03:57 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 03:44 | Amazon | |||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 02:47 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto in D, RV 230 | ||||||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 02:42 | Amazon | |||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 04:18 | Amazon | |||
18 | Paul Tortelier | 02:01 | Amazon | |||
Trio Sonata in G minor | ||||||
19 | Paul Tortelier | 05:30 | Amazon | |||
20 | Paul Tortelier | 02:15 | Amazon | |||
21 | Paul Tortelier | 04:35 | Amazon | |||
22 | Paul Tortelier | 02:46 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 4
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. 7b:1 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 10:50 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 08:56 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 07:08 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob. 7b:2 | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 15:47 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 06:06 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 06:25 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto in B flat, G482 | ||||||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 08:32 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 07:21 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 06:23 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 5
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 11:14 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:24 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 09:24 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 10:22 | Amazon | |||
Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 | ||||||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 17:02 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 07:46 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 09:12 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 08:32 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 6
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 15:23 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 11:38 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 12:23 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 07:33 | Amazon | |||
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 | ||||||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 03:30 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 01:14 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 03:33 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 01:59 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 03:25 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 02:19 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 02:10 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 06:55 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 7
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Concerto in D minor | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 13:44 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 06:26 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 07:25 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 05:19 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 04:43 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 08:26 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 03:53 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 02:37 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 07:44 | Amazon | |||
Symphonic Variations, Op. 23 | ||||||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 02:39 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 04:21 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 05:07 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 8
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 07:13 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:29 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 04:38 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 10:45 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto | ||||||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 06:52 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 06:30 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 13:34 | Amazon | |||
Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra | ||||||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 07:00 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 07:09 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 07:41 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 9
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Don Quixote | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 05:50 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 00:59 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 01:07 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 02:26 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 01:34 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 08:10 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 01:45 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 03:49 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 01:08 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 01:02 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 01:59 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 01:04 | Amazon | |||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 04:32 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 05:25 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op. 107 | ||||||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 06:19 | Amazon | |||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 12:23 | Amazon | |||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 05:57 | Amazon | |||
18 | Paul Tortelier | 04:52 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 10
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Sonata No. 1 in F, Op. 5 No. 1 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 18:01 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 06:51 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 | ||||||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 06:07 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 07:39 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 08:36 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69 | ||||||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 12:29 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 05:16 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 08:28 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 11
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102 No. 1 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 07:59 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 06:38 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op.102 No. 2 | ||||||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 06:21 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 08:02 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 04:15 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 11:45 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 09:28 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 09:28 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 12
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 10:09 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 06:41 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 03:45 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 08:37 | Amazon | |||
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 | ||||||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 12:43 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 04:41 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 06:25 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 07:57 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 04:36 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 05:24 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 13
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Piano Trio in A minor | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 09:18 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:38 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 07:02 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 05:57 | Amazon | |||
Piano Trio in F, Op. 18 | ||||||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 07:43 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 09:21 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 03:58 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 06:54 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32 | ||||||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 09:12 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 05:59 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 06:14 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 14
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 14:00 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 06:03 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 06:30 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 09:02 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 06:57 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 07:16 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 04:26 | Amazon | |||
Sonata in A minor, D821 "Arpeggione" | ||||||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 10:51 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 04:20 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 08:05 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 15
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 10:26 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:34 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 03:23 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 05:44 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 | ||||||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 09:55 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 06:05 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 06:10 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 10:16 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 06:04 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 07:24 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 04:41 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 16
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Sonata No. 1 in B flat, Op. 45 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 13:49 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 07:16 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 07:25 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 58 | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 08:48 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 05:39 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 05:15 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 08:09 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 | ||||||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 05:17 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 06:21 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 05:25 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 17
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Sonata, for solo cello, Op. 8 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 08:22 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 10:38 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 10:53 | Amazon | |||
Suite in D minor, for solo cello | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 02:38 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 02:59 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 01:52 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 05:26 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 04:46 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 02:38 | Amazon | |||
Piano Trio, Op. 34 | ||||||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 03:05 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 03:03 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 02:29 | Amazon | |||
Duo, for violin and cello, Op. 49 | ||||||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 03:09 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 02:39 | Amazon | |||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 01:45 | Amazon | |||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 01:40 | Amazon | |||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 02:37 | Amazon | |||
Suite, for solo cello, Op. 76 | ||||||
18 | Paul Tortelier | 01:40 | Amazon | |||
19 | Paul Tortelier | 01:17 | Amazon | |||
20 | Paul Tortelier | 01:35 | Amazon | |||
21 | Paul Tortelier | 01:35 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 18
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 10:10 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 06:21 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 12:14 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 09:29 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 02:36 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 07:07 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 03:01 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 01:17 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 04:49 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 02:53 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 01:18 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 03:40 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata in E (12 Solos for the violoncello, No. 10) | ||||||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 05:26 | Amazon | |||
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564 | ||||||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 03:51 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 19
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Carnaval des Animaux | ||||||
1 | Paul Tortelier | 02:50 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 03:39 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 02:50 | Amazon | |||
Samson et Dalila | ||||||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 03:17 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 01:51 | Amazon | |||
Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 61 | ||||||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 07:04 | Amazon | |||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 01:48 | Amazon | |||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 03:42 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 02:18 | Amazon | |||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 02:54 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 07:02 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 02:40 | Amazon | |||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 02:44 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 03:53 | Amazon | |||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 02:30 | Amazon | |||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 02:44 | Amazon | |||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 02:52 | Amazon | |||
18 | Paul Tortelier | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
19 | Paul Tortelier | 05:08 | Amazon | |||
20 | Paul Tortelier | 02:11 | Amazon | |||
21 | Paul Tortelier | 01:51 | Amazon | |||
Three Miniatures, for two cellos | ||||||
22 | Paul Tortelier | 00:37 | Amazon | |||
23 | Paul Tortelier | 01:12 | Amazon | |||
24 | Paul Tortelier | 01:26 | Amazon | |||
25 | Paul Tortelier | 05:56 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 20
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Paul Tortelier | 05:10 | Amazon | |||
2 | Paul Tortelier | 04:46 | Amazon | |||
3 | Paul Tortelier | 01:44 | Amazon | |||
4 | Paul Tortelier | 03:26 | Amazon | |||
5 | Paul Tortelier | 02:43 | Amazon | |||
6 | Paul Tortelier | 03:40 | Amazon | |||
Music for Children, Op. 65 | ||||||
7 | Paul Tortelier | 01:46 | Amazon | |||
Duos "Chameau-Loutres", for two cellos | ||||||
8 | Paul Tortelier | 03:48 | Amazon | |||
9 | Paul Tortelier | 02:26 | Amazon | |||
Cello Concerto | ||||||
10 | Paul Tortelier | 06:51 | Amazon | |||
11 | Paul Tortelier | 03:55 | Amazon | |||
12 | Paul Tortelier | 05:36 | Amazon | |||
Cello Sonata in D minor | ||||||
13 | Paul Tortelier | 04:01 | Amazon | |||
14 | Paul Tortelier | 03:17 | Amazon | |||
15 | Paul Tortelier | 03:17 | Amazon | |||
16 | Paul Tortelier | 03:02 | Amazon | |||
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 | ||||||
17 | Paul Tortelier | 04:30 | Amazon |