Steven Isserlis: The Marquis de Corberon CD Box Set

Marking its 300th anniversary in 2026, the 1726 Stradivarius cello known as 'The Marquis de Corberon' has been cited as one of the world’s greatest cellos, much prized for its exceptional warmth and depth in the lower register. This distinguished instrument — one of the last made by Stradivari — was bequeathed to London’s Royal Academy of Music in London, who since 2009 have loaned it to British cellist Steven Isserlis. This Marquis de Corberon 300th Anniversary Collection presents 10 of Isserlis’s greatest albums to enable listeners to hear this cello in music of the last 300 years — ranging from his recent Boccherini ‘Music of the Angels’ album to Concertos by CPE Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Dvorak right up to John Taverner, enabling listeners and enthusiasts to enjoy this incomparable instrument across a range of eras and styles. Two generous, comprehensive and scholarly booklets present all the original album notes alongside special essays.

Tracklist:

DISC 1 - Bach, Handel & Scarlatti Gamba Sonatas

Bach: Sonata in G major, BWV1027

Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, Kk90

Bach: Sonata in G minor, BWV1029

Handel: Violin Sonata in G minor, HWV364b

Bach: Sonata in D major, BWV1028

Bach: Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV639

DISC 2 -BOCCHERINI MUSIC OF THE ANGELS

Cello Concerto in D major, G479

Cello Sonata in C minor, G2b

String Quintet in D minor, G280

Cello Sonata in F major, G9

Cello Concerto in A major ‘The Frog’, G475

Minuetto & Trio from String Quintet in E major, G275

DISC 3 - HAYDN & C P E BACH CONCERTOS

Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major, Hob VIIb:1

Mozart/Isserlis: Geme la tortorella

Bach: Cello Concerto in A major, H439 Wq172

Haydn: Cello Concerto in D major Hob VIIb:2

Boccherini: Adagio from Cello Concerto in G, G480

DISCS 4 & 5 - BEETHOVEN SONATAS

Cello Sonata in F major, Op 5 No 1

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 5 No 2

Cello Sonata in A major, Op 69

Cello Sonata in C major, Op 102 No 1

Cello Sonata in D major, Op 102 No 2

Variations in G major on ‘See the conqu’ring hero comes’ from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, WoO45

Variations in F major on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Op 66

Variations in E flat major on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, WoO46

Horn Sonata in F major, Op 17

DISC 6 - CHOPIN & SCHUBERT SONATAS

Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op 3

Franchomme: Nocturne in C minor, Op 15 No 1

Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65

Chopin/Isserlis: Chopin: Nie ma czego trzeba, Op 74 No 13

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821

Schubert/Isserlis: Nacht und Träume, D827

DISC 7 - MENDELSSOHN, GRIEG & HOUGH SONATAS

Grieg: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op 36

Hough: Sonata for cello and piano left hand ‘Les adieux’

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No 2 in D major Op 58

DISC 8 - A GOLDEN CELLO DECADE, 1878–1888

Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op 47

Richard Strauss: Cello Sonata in F major, Op 6

Dvořák/Isserlis: 4 Romantic Pieces, Op 75

Le Beau: Cello Sonata in D major, Op 17

Ernst David Wagner: Kol Nidrei

Isaac Nathan/Isserlis: Oh! weep for those

DISC 9 - DVOŘÁK CONCERTOS

Cello Concerto in B minor Op, 104

Lasst mich allein, Op 82 No 1

Original ending of the Cello Concerto in B minor

Cello Concerto in A major

DISC 10 - TAVENER NO LONGER MOURN FOR ME

Preces and Responses

The death of Ivan Ilyich

Mahámátar

Popule meus

No longer mourn for me