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Background -

Nathaniel "Nick" Rosen (born June 9, 1948 in Altadena, California) is an American cellist, former gold prize winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, and former faculty member at the USC Thornton School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music.

Rosen grew up in a musical household, his father being an amateur violist. At the age of six, Rosen began studying with Eleonore Schoenfeld, professor of cello at the University of Southern California. At age 12, his teacher encouraged him to move on, first intending to study with Gabor Rejto; but, when it was announced that Gregor Piatigorsky was joining USC, Rosen auditioned and was welcomed into his studio and the newly created Institute for Special Musical Studies at the age of 13. Growing up, he also studied chamber music with other renowned teachers who joined Piatigorsky and the institute including Jascha Heifetz and William Primrose. He graduated from John Muir High School in the Class of 1965, and was active in the John Muir orchestra while in Grades 10, 11, and 12.

He soon, however, began to branch out into the musical profession. While a student at the University of Southern California, he became a founding member and eventually principal cellist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. He also studied with Laurence Lesser. By age 22, the same year he graduated from USC, he had also become Piatigorsky's assistant — a post he maintained for five years. In 1977, at the age of 30, he became principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as well, under André Previn.

Nathaniel Rosen won the coveted Naumburg Competition for cello, and presented recitals in London and New York.

Although he first entered the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966 at the age of 17 and actually was a prize winner, Rosen became  only the second-ever American gold prize winner after pianist Van Cliburn at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978. He is still the only American cellist to take first prize at the competition. The victory thrust him into the forefront of the classical music circuit.

John Marks Records (JMR) of Rhode Island, USA, is a little known audiophile label. However, those in the "know" were lucky enough to acquire some outstanding recordings that this label issued before going out of print.

Long out of print and a very rare audiophile CD title, this is a FACTORY SEALED and MINT 2-CD set PRESSED and ISSUED by JMR - JOHN MARKS Music of a highly collectible title from the defunct CD catalog - a great title featuring the music of -

J.S. Bach // Nathaniel Rosen

CD title and music -

Cello Suites (complete)

Performed by -

  • Nathaniel Rosen, cello

The 2-CD set is from the ultra-rare JMR - John Marks Music series of audiophile, LONG Out of Print CDs.

  • CDs catalog # JMR 6 / 7
  • CDs made in the USA
  • CDs were issued in 1994

The 2-CDs, JEWEL CASE AND INSERTS are all in MINT condition - the set is actually FACTORY SEALED!

This CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Don't let this rarity slip by!!!