The great Scottish violist William Primrose revolutionised the playing of his instrument through both his virtuosity and the myriad colours he could evoke. Fully the equal of his colleagues Heifetz and Feuermann, he recorded a number of concertos and sonatas.
 
However, he also committed a substantial number of shorter pieces to disc, from Chopin and Dvořák to Kreisler and Arthur Benjamin. They reveal his lustrous, vibrant sound in some of the most beautiful pieces in the repertory. Two feature the great singer Marian Anderson.

There are also two pieces from 1927 in which Primrose plays his first instrument, the violin.

This is the first of two volumes.

Contents:
1. Fritz Kreisler: Allegretto in the style of Boccherini
Joseph Kahn (piano)

2. Antonín Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me (arr. Kreisler)
Franz Rupp (piano)

3. Antonín Dvořák: Negro Spiritual Melody (arr. Kreisler)
Franz Rupp (piano)

4. Antonín Dvořák: Humoresque Op.101, No.7 (orch. E De Luca)
Victor Symphony Orchestra / Charles O’Connell

5. Jules Massenet: Élégie
Marian Anderson (contralto), Franz Rupp (piano)

6. Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud
Harry Isaacs (piano)

7. Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid
David Stimer (piano)

8. Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani
Franz Rupp (piano)

9. Traditional: Londonderry Air (arr. P. Hughes)
Sidonie Goossens (harp)

10. Fryderik Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9,No.2 (arr. Sarasate)
Violin solo with piano accompaniment

11. Franz Schubert: Ave Maria (arr. Wilhelmj)
Sidonie Goossens (harp)

12. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile (arr. Kreisler)
David Stimer (piano)

13. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: None But The Lonely Heart (arr. Primrose)
Harry Isaacs (piano)

14. Sergei Rachmaninov: When Night Descends Op.4, No.4
Marian Anderson (contralto), Franz Rupp (piano)

15. Johann Sebastian Bach: Gavotte (arr. Kreisler)
Violin solo with piano accompaniment

16. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Solfeggietto (arr. Primrose)
Joseph Kahn (piano)

17. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Tambourin (arr. Kreisler)
Joseph Kahn (piano)

Arthur Benjamin:
18. Jamaican Rumba
19. Mattie Rag
20. Cookie
21. From San Domingo
Vladimir Sokoloff (piano)

22. Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan
David Stimer (piano)

23. Boris Myronoff: Caprice
David Stimer (piano)