Anner Bylsma, violoncello ; Lambert Orkis, piano ; Archibudelli & Smithsonian Chamber Players (Vera Beths, Jody Gatwood, violins ; Guus Jeukendrup, viola ; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello ; Marji Danilow, contrabass) ; "Performed on Stradivarius and Erard instruments from the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington"--Container verso
The 3rd work is a transcription of Nocturnes op. 15, no. 1 & op. 37, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin ; 5th work is based on Giacomo Meyerbeer's Robert le diable.
The 1st, 4th, and 9th works are for violoncello & string quintet (2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass) ; 2nd, 6th, and 8th for two violoncellos; 3rd, 5th, and 7th for violoncello and piano.
Title from container.
Compact disc (DDD).
Program notes in English by Kenneth Slowik with German, French, and Italian translations (31 p. : ports.) in container.
Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, Jan. 25-28, 1993.