The adventures of a cello

A brief history of violin making. Observations on the origin of violins and cellos ; Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, and the great Italian violin makers --

The adventures of a Stradivari cello from 1720 to the present. The adventures of a Stradivari cello : from Cremona in 1720 to New York in 1979 ; A brief autobiographical note ; Around the world with the Piatti ; My relationship with the music and musicians of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal --

A brief history of music for cello from the time of Stradivari to the present. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ; From Beethoven to the end of the nineteenth century ; The twentieth and twenty-first centuries : the cello comes of age.

Contents of compact disc from publisher's WWW site: List of Works Performed by Carlos Prieto on Accompanying CD. 1. J.S. Bach, Courante from Suite no. 6 in D Major for solo cello --

2. J.S. Bach, Gavotte from Suite no. 6 in D Major for solo cello --

3. Dmitry Shostakovich, Allegro from the Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40. Doris Stevenson, piano --

4. Dmitry Shostakovich, Scherzo from the Viola Sonata, op. 147; transcribed for the cello by Carlos Prieto. Doris Stevenson, piano --

5. Manuel de Falla, "Nana" from Suite popular española. Edison Quintana, piano --

6. Manuel de Falla, "El Paño Moruno" from Suite popular española. Edison Quintana, piano --

7. Astor Piazzolla, Milonga. Edison Quintana, piano --

8. Astor Piazzolla, Le grand tango. Edison Quintana, piano --

9. Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras, Canción en el puerto. Edison Quintana, piano --

10. Marlos Nobre, Appassionato from Partita Latina, op. 92. Edison Quintana, piano --

11. Marlos Nobre, Vivo from Partita Latina, op. 92. Edison Quintana, piano --

12. Samuel Zyman, Danzando from the Suite for Two Cellos, with Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello --

13. Samuel Zyman, Allegro energico from the Suite for Two Cellos, with Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello --

14. Roberto Sierra, Vivo from Four Verses for Cello and Orchestra. Orquesta de las Américas, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor --

15. Mario Lavista, Allegro giocoso e leggiero, the second of Three Secular Pieces. Edison Quintana, piano --

16. Federico Ibarra, Presto from the Cello Concerto. Orquesta de las Américas, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor --

17. Alberto Ginastera-Fournier, Triste. Edison Quintana, piano --

18. Eugenio Toussaint, Presto with swing from Cello Concerto no. 2. Orquesta de las Américas, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor.