Born in Königsberg of Polish parents, Maurice Eisenberg (1900-1972) was brought to the United States by his family when he was two years old. After early training in Baltimore, he played in the Philadelphia Orchestra before becoming principal cellist of the New York Symphony at the age of eighteen. In 1921, Eisenberg had the opportunity to play for Pablo Casals, who was touring the United States. This meeting proved to be a turning point in Eisenberg’s life because, with Casals’s encouragement, he went to Europe the following year to continue his advanced training. Although he studied with Julius Klengel, Hugo Becker, Nadia Boulanger, and Diran Alexanian, Casals was his most important mentor, and they became lifelong friends.
Eisenberg spent the years between 1926 and 1939 playing and teaching in Europe. He was well known for his interpretation of the Bach Suites, but his repertoire also included much twentieth-century music. He was a member of the Menuhin Trio and was the founder and artistic director of the London International Violoncello Center. Eisenberg held teaching positions at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, where he succeeded Alexanian as professor of the Casals Class, the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and, during the last ten years of his life, the International Summer Courses in Cascais, Portugal. His book, Cello Playing of Today, first published in 1957, is now in its fifth edition. At the time of his death in 1972, Eisenberg was Professor of the Cello at the Juilliard School of Music. (Biography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, lightly edited for diacritics and style).
I would like to present the following performance chronology for anyone interested in how a leading cellist and pedagogue helped shape, preserve, and transmit the cello repertoire in the twentieth century. The information below is drawn from historic newspapers, concert programs, archival finding aids, and other period sources. It should be understood as a reconstructed working chronology rather than a complete list of Eisenberg’s performances.
When possible, I have included the date, city, venue, collaborators, and repertoire. Titles, composer names, arrangers, and diacritics have been standardized for readability, while uncertain identifications are placed in brackets or noted with a question mark. Arrangement credits are retained when they appear to be relevant to the version Eisenberg performed.
A list of works from Eisenberg’s programs that are not present in the UNCG Maurice Eisenberg Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection appears at the end of this chronology. This list is included as a practical reference for researchers who may expect the archive’s score holdings to correspond exactly with the surviving programs. In several cases, Eisenberg performed works, arrangements, or specific versions that are documented in programs but are not held in the collection. When a program names a specific arrangement, I have treated that arrangement as a distinct item rather than assuming that a related edition represents the same version.
12 February 1914 (Baltimore)
Concert sponsored by the Young Men's Hebrew Association at the Old Masonic Temple, accompanied by E. Lester Man.
8 May 1914 (Baltimore)
Performed at the Peabody Exhibition Concert with other advanced Conservatory students.
15 December 1914 (Baltimore)
Performed at the Madison Street Synagogue as Hanukkah entertainment. Violinist Benjamin Eisenberg also participated.
28 February 1915 (Baltimore)
Performed a recital with pianist Helen Kinsman at the Enoch Pratt Library (Branch No. 12).
- Grützmacher: Nocturne [Op. 32, No. 1]
- Corelli: Sarabande [Op. 5, No. 8]
- Godard: Berceuse from Jocelyn
- Martini: Gavotte
- Works for piano: Beethoven, Staub, Liszt, and Chopin
28 March 1915 (Baltimore)
Performed a recital with organist Ethel Lustnauer at the Columbia Avenue Methodist Church.
- Goltermann: Andante from Cello Concerto No. 3
- Works for organ: Borowski, Widor, J. S. Bach, and Hollins
25 April 1915 (Baltimore)
Participated in the sacred concert by the Meyerbeer Singing Society at the Jewish Educational Alliance Building. Violinist Benjamin Eisenberg also participated.
25 July 1915 (Baltimore)
Performed in a recital with organist Harold D. Phillips at the Peabody Conservatory.
- Bargiel: Adagio, Op. 38
- Goltermann: Andante from Cello Concerto No. 3
- Popper: Mazurka [Op. 11, No. 3]
- Works for organ: Beethoven, Weber, Tchaikovsky
3 February 1916 (Elkton, Maryland)
Performed for the Women's Club of Elkton at the Mechanics' Hall with pianist Esther Cutchin and soprano Mary E. Sharp (sponsored by Peabody).
- Grützmacher: Nocturne [Op. 32, No. 1]
- Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
- Popper: Mazurka [Op. 11, No. 3]
- Works for piano: Chopin, Aliabiev, Arensky, Schumann, and Saint-Saëns; songs: Haydn, Verdi, Cadman, Lehman, Laforge, Sinding, Homer, Horn, and Arne
4 February 1916 (York, Pennsylvania)
Performed for the Women's Club of York at the Country Club of York with pianist Esther Cutchin and soprano Mary E. Sharp (sponsored by Peabody). The proceeds went to war relief in Poland.
- Grützmacher: Nocturne [Op. 32, No. 1]
- Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
- Popper: Mazurka [Op. 11, No. 3]
- Works for piano: Chopin, Aliabiev, Arensky, Schumann, and Saint-Saëns; songs: Haydn, Verdi, Cadman, Lehman, Laforge, Sinding, Homer, Horn, and Arne
13 February 1916 (Baltimore)
Performed in a recital with organist Anne H. Peterson at Peabody.
- Bargiel: Adagio, Op. 38
- Massenet: Élégie
- Godard: Berceuse from Jocelyn
- Popper: Mazurka [Op. 11, No. 3]
- Work for organ: Buck, Schumann, Boëllmann, Bartlett, and Smart
20 November 1916 (Baltimore)
Performed Bargiel's Adagio, Op. 38 after a speech by Rabbi Schulman at the Hebrew Benevolent Society.
21 December 1916 (Baltimore)
Performed for the Hanukkah presentation for the Sisterhood of the Madison Avenue Temple.
26 May 1917 (Baltimore)
Performed at an awards ceremony at Peabody with other advanced students.
22 July 1917 (Baltimore)
Performed at an open-air service at Pro-Cathedral. Eisenberg was already in the Baltimore Symphony at this point.
12 April 1921 (Washington, DC)
Performed in a joint recital with pianist Louis Potter at the New Masonic Temple Auditorium. Eisenberg was accompanied by Gertrude McRae and was a member of the New York Symphony Orchestra at this point.
- Boëllmann: Variations symphoniques, Op. 23
- Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
- Popper: Gavotte, Op. 23
- Chausson, arr. Ronchini: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19
- Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Schroeder: Song of India from Sadko
- Saint-Saëns: Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43
- Saint-Saëns: The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals (encore)
5 February 1922 (New York)
Provided music for services at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. He performed Andante Moderato from an unspecified piece by Saint-Saëns with organist John Hyatt Brewer and Andante Cantabile by Tchaikovsky as part of a string quartet.
4 December 1925 (Paris)
Recital at the Maison Gaveau, Salle des Concerts, accompanied by Eugène Wagner.
- Locatelli, arr. Piatti: Sonata (from Op. 6, Nos. 6 and 12)
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Corelli: Grave [from Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5?]
- Kreisler: Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf
- Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
- François Schubert: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
2 February 1926 (Berlin)
Recital at the Kastanienwäldchen Sing-Akademie, accompanied by V. Ernst Wolff.
- Locatelli, arr. Piatti: Sonata (from Op. 6, Nos. 6 and 12)
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Corelli: Grave [from Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5?]
- Kreisler: Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf
- Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
- François Schubert: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
5 February 1926 (Leipzig)
Recital at the Festsaal im Neuen Rathaus, accompanied by Max Wünsche.
- Locatelli, arr. Piatti: Sonata (from Op. 6, Nos. 6 and 12)
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Corelli: Grave [from Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5?]
- François Schubert: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
- Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
- Klengel: Scherzo, Op. 6
18 February 1926 (London debut)
Recital at the Aeolian Hall with pianist Clarence Raybould.
- Locatelli, arr. Piatti: Sonata (from Op. 6, Nos. 6 and 12)
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Corelli: Grave [from Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5?]
- Kreisler: Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf
- Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
- François Schubert: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
25 February 1926 (London)
Recital at the Aeolian Hall with pianist Clarence Raybould.
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Bach: Arioso [from Cantata No. 156?]
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Granados: Spanish Dance [No. 5]
- Klengel: Scherzo, Op. 6
27 April 1926 (Paris)
Recital at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique, accompanied by Boris Golschmann. Other solo piano works were also performed.
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Kreisler: Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf
- Granados: Spanish Dance [No. 5]
- François Schubert: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
19 October 1926 (Berlin)
Recital at the Kastanienwäldchen Sing-Akademie, accompanied by V. Ernst Wolff.
- Couperin: Pièces (Prélude, Fughetta, Pompe funèbre, La Chemise blanche)
- Haydn: Cello Concerto in D major
- Huré: Sonata in F-sharp minor
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Debussy: Menuet from Petite Suite
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Fauré, arr. Ronchini: Fileuse from Pelléas et Mélisande
15 November 1926 (Paris)
Recital at the Salle du Conservatoire, accompanied by Eugène Wagner.
- Couperin: Pieces (Prelude, Fughetta, Pompe funèbre, La Chemise blanche)
- Haydn: Cello Concerto in D major
- Huré: Sonata in F-sharp minor (with the composer at the piano)
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Debussy: Menuet from Petite Suite
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Fauré, arr. Ronchini: Fileuse from Pelléas et Mélisande
7 December 1926 (London)
Recital at the Aeolian Hall with pianist Clarence Raybould.
- Couperin: Pieces (Prelude, Fughetta, Pompe funèbre, La Chemise blanche)
- Haydn: Cello Concerto in D major
- Huré: Sonata in F-sharp minor
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Debussy: Menuet from Petite Suite
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Fauré, arr. Ronchini: Fileuse from Pelléas et Mélisande
12 January 1927 (Zürich)
Recital at the Tonhalle, Kleiner Saal with pianist Elisabeth Reitz-Croset.
- Couperin: Pièces (Prélude, Fughetta, Pompe funèbre, La Chemise blanche)
- Haydn: Cello Concerto in D major
- Huré: Sonata in F-sharp minor
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Debussy: Menuet from Petite Suite
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- François Schubert: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
5 March 1928 (Paris)
Recital at the Maison Pleyel, Salle Chopin.
- Berteau, arr. Salmon (attributed to Sammartini): Sonata in G major
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Kreisler: Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
15 November 1928 (Berlin)
Performed a recital including works by Debussy, Ravel, and Couperin.
3 March 1930 (Daventry)
Performance with the BBC Wireless Military Band, conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell.
15 November 1930 (Berlin)
Recital at the Sing-Akademie. Incomplete program:
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
- Granados: Spanish Dance [No. 5]
29 November 1930 (London)
Performance with the BBC Wireless Military Band, conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell.
10 February 1931
Performed Casella's Cello Sonata with the composer for Eiffel Tower Radio.
24 May 1931 (Daventry)
- Boccherini, arr. Piatti: Adagio and Allegro, from Cello Sonata in A major, G. 4
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve
- Ravel: Habanera
- Sgambati: Serenata napolitana
- François Schubert, arr. Casals: L'Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
18 October 1931 (Barcelona)
Recital at the Palau de la Música Catalana.
3 February 1932 (Bournemouth)
Performed Boccherini/Grützmacher's Cello Concerto and d'Erlanger's Ballade with the Bournemouth Municipal Symphony, conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey.
9 February 1932 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall.
12 February 1932 (London)
Premiere of Julian (Julius) Krein's Cello Concerto, Op. 25, conducted by Joseph Lewis. The program also included the Bach, arr. Siloti Adagio and the Allegro presto excerpt from Lalo's Cello Concerto Intermezzo movement.
30 May 1932 (Paris)
Recital at the École Normale de Musique, Salle des Concerts, accompanied by Felix Hupka.
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Bach, arr. Kodály: Three Chorale Preludes
- Samazeuilh: Chant d’Espagne
- Fauré: [no title]
- Locatelli, arr. Piatti: Sonata (from Op. 6, Nos. 6 and 12)
27 November 1932 (Paris)
Performed Krein's Concerto with the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris at Salle Pleyel.
19 February 1933 (Daventry)
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Fauré: Élégie, Op. 24
- Granados, arr. Casals: Spanish Dance [No. 5]
- Vivaldi, arr. Stutschewsky: Largo
- Alfredo Casella, arr. Silva: Tarantella
22 February 1933 (Bournemouth)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the Bournemouth Municipal Symphony, conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey.
March 1933 (Paris)
Recital at the École Normale.
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Vivaldi, arr. Dandelot: Violin Concerto in D major, RV 230
- Julian Krein: Aria from Suite, Op. 20
- Stravinsky, arr. Dushkin: Lullaby from The Firebird
- Boulanger: Berceuse
16 December 1933 (Paris)
Performed Krein's Concerto with the Poulet Orchestra at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, conducted by M. Cloëz.
12 February 1934 (London)
Performed Bloch's Schelomo with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Queen's Hall, conducted by Bloch.
14 February 1934 (Bournemouth)
British premiere of Glazunov's Concerto-Ballata, Op. 108, conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey.
25 February 1934 (Daventry)
- Vivaldi, arr. Dandelot: Violin Concerto in D major, RV 230
- Bloch: Prayer
- de Laserna, arr. Cassadó: Tonadilla [program title; now identified as the Act III Passapied from Grétry’s Zémire et Azor]
- Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
- Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Strimer: The Flight of the Bumblebee
21 April 1934
Performed Schumann's Cello Concerto for Luxembourg Radio with the Radio Orchestra.
27 January 1935 (Daventry)
Shared recital with soprano Evelyn Scotney.
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009 (program listed "arr. Casals")
- Casals: Rêverie
30 January 1935 (Bournemouth)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the Bournemouth Municipal Symphony, conducted by Richard Austin.
4 February 1935 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall, accompanied by George Reeves.
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Fauré: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 117
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
1 March 1935 (Paris)
Recital at the Maison Gaveau, Salle des Concerts, accompanied by Felix Hupka.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- Casals: Rêverie
- Halffter, arr. Cassadó: Canzona e Pastorella
- Boulanger: Pièce No. 3 in C-sharp minor
- Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
2 March 1935
Performed Haydn's D-major Cello Concerto for Luxembourg Radio with the Radio Orchestra, followed by a recital:
- Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
- Chopin, arr. Eisenberg: Mazurka
- Saint-Saëns: Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43
10 December 1935
Performed Saint-Saëns's Cello Concerto No. 1 with the BBC Orchestra at Thurston's, Leicester Square, conducted by Clarence Raybould.
11 December 1935
Performed Lalo's Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Bournemouth Municipal Symphony at the Pavilion, conducted by Richard Austin.
24 January 1936 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall, accompanied by George Reeves.
- Bach: Suite No. 1, BWV 1007
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
7 February 1936 (Paris)
French premiere of Arnold Bax's Sonatine at Salle Grévin, accompanied by Lélia Gousseau.
10 October 1936 (Torquay)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the Torquay Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Goss.
14 December 1936 (Paris)
Recital at Dar Baroud.
- Huré: Sonata in F-sharp minor
- Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009 (without the Prelude)
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
7 March 1937
Performed Glazunov's Concerto-Ballata, Op. 108, on the National Radio of Great Britain, conducted by Julian Clifford.
10 March 1937 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
8 October 1937 (Belfast)
Recital at the British Music Society of Northern Ireland, accompanied by Harry Isaacs.
11 October 1937 (London)
Performed in a recital at Wigmore Hall with pianist Cécile Simon and violinist Yvonne Astruc.
- Simon: Poème for Violin, Cello, and Piano
- Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
- Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13
22 December 1937 (Bergen, New Jersey)
Solo appearance with the Bergen County Orchestra.
27 December 1937 (New York)
Debut recital at the Town Hall, accompanied by Ernst Victor Wolff.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Bach: Suite No. 4, BWV 1010
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- Turina: Le Jeudi Saint à minuit from Sevilla, Op. 2, No. 2
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Weber: unspecified piece
7 January 1938 (Baltimore)
Recital at the Peabody Conservatory.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- de Laserna, arr. Cassadó: Tonadilla [program title; now identified as the Act III Passapied from Grétry’s Zémire et Azor]
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Howe: Ballade Fantasque
25 March 1938 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
18 May 1938 (Paris)
Performed Boccherini/Grützmacher's Cello Concerto with the Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Colonne, conducted by Charles Miller.
24 January 1939 (Danbury, Connecticut)
Recital at the Danbury Music Centre.
30 January 1939 (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
Solo appearance with the Anthracite Philharmonic Orchestra at the Masonic Temple Theatre, conducted by Felix M. Gatz.
14 February 1939 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at the Mount Hebron Junior High School, conducted by René Pollain.
26 February 1939 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
4 March 1939 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall, accompanied by Harry Kaufman.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Debussy, arr. Eisenberg: Berceuse Héroïque
- Cupis de Camargo: Moto perpetuo (Gavotte) from Violin Sonata Op. 1, No. 2
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
2 May 1939
Recital at Salle Gaveau, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
- Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5, Op. 102, No. 2
- Bach: [unidentified Suite]
- Debussy, arr. Eisenberg: Berceuse Héroïque
- Cupis de Camargo: Moto perpetuo (Gavotte) from Violin Sonata Op. 1, No. 2
18 January 1940 (Troy, New York)
Recital at the Vocal Society, accompanied by Harry Kaufman.
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
- Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Minuet from Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Bach, arr. Siloti: Adagio from Toccata in C major
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Senaillé, arr. Salmon: Allegro spiritoso from Violin Sonata, Op. 10, No. 4
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Handel: Aria from The Messiah
- Arensky: Mystic Stars (obbligato)
24 January 1940 (Danbury, Connecticut)
Premiere of Donald Tweedy's Cello Sonata with Harry Kaufman.
26 January 1940 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
29 February 1940 (West Orange, New Jersey)
Recital at the Carteret School for Boys.
17 March 1940 (Austin, Texas)
Recital in the Hogg Auditorium, accompanied by Ruth Penick Pickard.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012 (Prelude, Sarabande, and Gavottes)
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Minuet from Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Senaillé, arr. Salmon: Allegro spiritoso from Violin Sonata, Op. 10, No. 4
26 March 1940 (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Recital with Joseph Battista at the Memorial Auditorium, sponsored by the Raleigh Woman's Club.
26 November 1940 (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Solo with the Oklahoma A&M Orchestra, conducted by Frank Hladky. The first half of the concert was with orchestra; the second half was with piano accompaniment by James Stephenson.
30 November 1940 (Clinton, South Carolina)
Recital at the Presbyterian College, accompanied by Harry Kaufman.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Bornschein: Appalachian Legend (U.S. premiere)
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Minuet from Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
- Chopin: Nocturne
- de Laserna, arr. Cassadó: Tonadilla [program title; now identified as the Act III Passapied from Grétry’s Zémire et Azor]
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
3 December 1940 (Maryville, Tennessee)
Recital with Joseph Battista at Maryville College.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Boëllmann: Variations symphoniques, Op. 23
- Chopin: Nocturne
- de Laserna, arr. Cassadó: Tonadilla [program title; now identified as the Act III Passapied from Grétry’s Zémire et Azor]
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
The program also included works for solo piano by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Debussy, and Shostakovich.
9 December 1940 (Seattle)
Solo with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nikolai Sokoloff.
12 December 1940 (Provo, Utah)
Solo with the Brigham Young University Orchestra, conducted by Leroy Robertson.
10 February 1941 (Baltimore)
Recital at Peabody, accompanied by Harry Kaufman.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bornschein: Appalachian Legend
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (encore)
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165 (encore)
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2 (encore)
17–18 February 1941 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major and Strauss's Don Quixote with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at the Mount Hebron Junior High School, conducted by Frieder Weissmann, with William Primrose on viola.
28 March 1941 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Informal concert at John Kremer's home hosted by the New Jersey Chamber Music Society. Other musicians included Kenneth Deane, John Cataldo, Gerard Glaubitz, and Dorothy Chapman.
- Elliot Griffis: String Quartet No. 2, Allegro
- Bach: Sarabande from an unspecified suite.
1 December 1941 (Hartsville, South Carolina)
Recital at the Coker College Auditorium, sponsored by the Hartsville Music Study Club and Coker College.
10 February 1942 (Albany, New York)
Performed Saint-Saëns's Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Albany Symphony Orchestra at Philip Livingston High School, conducted by Rudolph Thomas.
15 February 1942 (Indianapolis)
Joint recital with soprano Jean Tennyson as part of the Wabash Valley Concert Series.
16 February 1942 (Chicago)
Performed two movements of the Boccherini/Grützmacher Concerto with the WGN Symphony Orchestra for a program "Music that Endures."
26 February 1942 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Julian Krein: Andante from Cello Concerto, Op. 25
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Debussy: unnamed piece
12–13 March 1942 (Los Angeles)
Performed the Schumann Cello Concerto, Op. 129 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by George Szell.
29 July 1942 (New York)
Performed Saint-Saëns's Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 32 over WABC radio, in collaboration with Isidor Philipp.
29 November 1942 (Millburn, New Jersey)
Recital at the Millburn Arts Center.
18 December 1942 (New York)
8th Jubilee concert at Hunter College.
4–5 January 1943 (Chickasha, Oklahoma)
Recital.
12 January 1943 (Provo, Utah)
Solo with the Brigham Young University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leroy Robertson.
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
17 January 1943 (Los Angeles)
Haydn's Concerto in D major with the Hancock Ensemble at the Hancock Auditorium at the University of Southern California.
19 January 1943 (Los Angeles)
Recital at the Hancock Auditorium at the University of Southern California.
24 January 1943 (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Recital, accompanied by Mable Murphy.
7–8 February 1943 (Red Springs, North Carolina)
Recital at Flora Macdonald College, accompanied by Alexander Wilalta.
April 1943 (Los Angeles)
Recital with the Hancock Ensemble at the University of Southern California.
9 April 1943 (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Performed Beethoven's Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69 for a radio broadcast (WATR)
9 April 1943 (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Performed Brahms's Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 for a radio broadcast (WATR)
2 May 1943 (Los Angeles)
Recital with violinist Anton Maaskof and pianist John Crown at the University of Southern California.
- Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 100
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Brahms: Trio No. 2, Op. 87
6 May 1943 (Los Angeles)
Recital at the Hancock Auditorium at the University of Southern California.
- Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
17 October 1943 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
- Moor: Prelude, Op. 123
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Chopin: Cello Sonata, Op. 65
- Unspecified works: Fuleihan and Weber
19 November 1943 (Evansville, Indiana)
Joint recital with Percy Grainger at the Bosse High School Auditorium. Eisenberg was accompanied by Dorothy Wittich.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Chopin: Nocturne
- Boccherini: Rondo from String Quintet in C major
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009 (Prelude, Sarabande, Bourrees)
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
30 November 1943 (Newark, New Jersey)
Performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, DC at the Mosque Theatre, conducted by Hans Kindler. The concert also included Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.
4 January 1944 (Provo, Utah)
Performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major with the Brigham Young University Orchestra, conducted by Leroy Robertson. The concert also included Bach's Suite No. 3, BWV 1009.
13 January 1944 (Portland Oregon)
Recital with pianist Andor Földes at the Friend of Chamber Music.
- Bach: Suite No. 3 in C Major
- Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 69
- Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor
- Debussy: Cello Sonata (1915)
3 March 1944 (Schenectady, New York)
Recital with the Schubert Club of Schenectady at Union College, accompanied by Harrison Potter. (Only cello works of the recital are listed)
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Boccherini: Adagio and Allegro from Cello Sonata in A major, G. 6
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Arensky: Mystic Stars (obbligato)
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Eisenberg: Pizzicato Blues
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
31 March 1944 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Barclay Ballroom, presented by the Philadelphia Musical Academy, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Boccherini: Rondo from String Quintet in C major
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
18 April 1944 (Newark, New Jersey)
Recital at Fuld Hall, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Schubert: unspecified work
21 April 1944 (Los Angeles)
Recital with the Hancock Ensemble at the University of Southern California.
27 April 1944 (Philadelphia)
Recital presented by the Philadelphia Musical Academy.
22 July 1944 (Au Sable Forks, New York)
Recital at the Old Mill Studio, accompanied by Samuel Slussel.
16 October 1944 (Williamsburg)
Recital at the College of William and Mary.
22 November 1944 (Philadelphia)
Recital with pianist Joseph Schwarz, violinist Jani Szántó, and violist Erwin Groer.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 101
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 26
29 November 1944 (Montreal)
Recital at the Quebec Provincial Conservatory with Isidor Philipp.
- Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 32
- Philipp: Les Cygnes Noirs
- Philipp: Serenade Grotesque
- Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 123
13 December 1944 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Joseph Schwarz, violinist Jani Szántó, and violist Erwin Groer.
- Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 78
- Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3, Op. 60
17 December 1944 (New York)
Recital at the Brooklyn Museum, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bach: Suite No. 5, BWV 1011 (Prelude, Courante, Sarabande, Gavottes)
- Philipp: Les Cygnes Noirs
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Minuet from Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Senaillé, arr. Salmon: Allegro spiritoso from Violin Sonata, Op. 10, No. 4
3 January 1945 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Minuet from Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Senaillé, arr. Salmon: Allegro spiritoso from Violin Sonata, Op. 10, No. 4
- Philipp: Les Cygnes Noirs
- Philipp: Serenade Grotesque
6 January 1945 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
20 January 1945 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Joseph Schwarz, violinist Jani Szántó, and violist Carlton Cooley.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 2, Op. 120, No. 2
- Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108
2 February 1945 (Newark, New Jersey)
Recital at the Newark Academy.
26 February 1945 (Durham, North Carolina)
Recital at Duke University with clarinetist Allan H. Bone and pianist Narciso Figueroa.
- Brahms: Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
27 February 1945 (Durham, North Carolina)
Recital at Duke University accompanied by Narciso Figueroa.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009 (Prelude, Sarabande, Bourrees)
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Stravinsky: Serenata and Aria from Suite Italienne
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Eisenberg: Pizzicato Blue
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
14 March 1945 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Joseph Schwarz, violinist Jani Szántó, violist Trude Gundert, contralto Lyuba Senderowna, and clarinetist Walter Cochrane.
- Brahms: Alto Songs, Op. 91
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120, No. 1
- Brahms: Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
- Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 100
10 April 1945 (New York)
Recital at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences with pianist Ernő Balogh and violinist Roman Totenberg.
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer," Op. 47
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 100
17 April 1945 (New York)
Recital at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences with pianist Ernő Balogh and violinist Roman Totenberg.
- Mozart: Violin Sonata, K. 454
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Villa-Lobos: Piano Trio No. 3
24 April 1945 (New York)
Recital at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences with pianist Ernő Balogh and violinist Roman Totenberg.
- Milhaud: Violin Sonata No. 2
- Chopin: Cello Sonata, Op. 65
- Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8
26 April 1945 (Millburn, New Jersey)
Recital at the Millburn High School Auditorium, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
11 May 1945 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Joseph Schwarz, violinist Jani Szántó, violinist Albert Busilow, violist Trude Gundert, and clarinetist Walter Cochrane.
- Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115
- Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op. 34
20 May 1945
Recital at the Brooklyn Museum.
27 May 1945 (Boston)
Recital at the Gardner Museum.
4 October 1945 (Montreal)
Recital at the YM-YWHA of Montreal, accompanied by John Newmark.
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Bach: Suite No. 2, BWV 1008
- Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
28 October 1945 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at the Mount Hebron Junior High School, conducted by Frieder Weissmann.
11 November 1945 (Baltimore)
Performed Boccherini/Grützmacher's Cello Concerto with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Reginald Stewart.
14 December 1945 (Baltimore)
Recital at the Peabody Conservatory, accompanied by Árpád Sándor.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bach: Suite No. 2, BWV 1008
- Stravinsky: Serenata and Aria from Suite Italienne
- Duke: Dialogue (world premiere)
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Senaillé, arr. Salmon: Allegro spiritoso from Violin Sonata, Op. 10, No. 4
17 December 1945 (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the Scranton Philharmonic Orchestra (subbed for Joseph Schuster) at the Masonic Temple, conducted by Frieder Weissmann.
11 January 1946 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Bruno Eisner, violinists Jenő Szántó and Albert Brusilow, and violist Trude Gundert.
- Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 99
- Schubert: Duo in A major
- Schubert: String Quartet "Death and the Maiden"
17 January 1946 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Barclay Ballroom, presented by the Philadelphia Musical Academy.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Bach: Suite No. 2, BWV 1008
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Duke: Dialogue (world premiere)
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba
- Alexander Krein: Jewish Melody, Op. 43
26 January 1946 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
29 January 1946 (New York)
Recital at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with violinist Roman Totenberg and pianist Árpád Sándor.
- Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Dvořák: Dumky Trio, Op. 90
3 March 1946 (Torquay)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the Torquay Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Goss.
10 March 1946 (London)
Performed Boccherini/Grützmacher's Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.
12 April 1946 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Bruno Eisner, violinists Jenő Szántó and Albert Brusilow, and violist Trude Gundert.
- Schubert: String Quartet in E-flat major
- Schubert: String Quartet in G major
- Schubert: Fantasie in A for violin and piano
3 May 1946 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium with pianist Bruno Eisner, violinists Jenő Szántó and Albert Brusilow, violist Trude Gundert, cellist Jane Saunders, and bassist Roger Scott.
- Schubert: Piano Quintet "Trout"
- Schubert: String Quintet
24 October 1946 (Montreal)
Recital at the YMHA of Montreal accompanied by John Newmark.
- Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 3, BWV 1029
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Ibert, arr. Maréchal: Le petit âne blanc from Histoires
- Turina: Le Jeudi Saint à minuit from Sevilla, Op. 2, No. 2
- Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba
27 October 1946 (New York)
Joint recital with soprano Ann Roselle at the Brooklyn Museum.
30 October 1946 (Newark, New Jersey)
Recital at Fuld Hall with Bruno Eisner at the piano.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
7 November 1946 (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Recital at the Oklahoma A&M College, accompanied by Allan Sly.
14–15 November 1946 (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Recital at Doane College, accompanied by Allan Sly.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Eisenberg: Pizzicato Blues
- Other unspecified works
18 November 1946 (Nashville)
Recital at the Ward-Belmont College.
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Eisenberg: Pizzicato Blues
- Other unspecified works
7 January 1947 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium, accompanied by Bruno Eisner.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
12 January 1947 (Hackettstown, New Jersey)
Recital at the Centenary Junior College.
5 February 1947
BBC premiere of Bax's Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
26 February 1947
With the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Share a program (Music of Our Time) with soprano Dorothy Bond.
1 March 1947 (London)
Recital for the radio, accompanied by Harriet Cohen.
24 March 1947 (Ottawa)
Recital at the Technical School Hall, accompanied by John Newmark.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Ibert, arr. Maréchal: Le petit âne blanc from Histoires
- Turina: Le Jeudi Saint à minuit from Sevilla, Op. 2, No. 2
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
30 March 1947 (New York)
Joint recital with Vladimir Padwa at the Brooklyn Museum. Eisenberg was accompanied by Otto Herz.
- Cassadó: Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi
- Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 (3 pieces performed)
- Bach, arr. Siloti: Komm, süßer Tod
- Turina: Le Jeudi Saint à minuit from Sevilla, Op. 2, No. 2
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
26 May 1947 (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
Recital at the Bloomfield High School, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn.
23 October 1947
Kodály's Duo, Op. 7 with violinist Max Rostal for the BBC's Third Programme.
29 October 1947 (London)
Recital.
1 February 1948 (Millburn, New Jersey)
Recital at the Millburn High School.
19 February 1948 (Philadelphia)
Recital at the Ethical Society Auditorium, accompanied by Árpád Sándor.
- Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Fauré, arr. Casals: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Turina: Le Jeudi Saint à minuit from Sevilla, Op. 2, No. 2
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Ibert, arr. Maréchal: Le petit âne blanc from Histoires
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, Op. 25
- Handel: unspecified piece
2 May 1948 (Boston)
Recital at the Gardner Museum.
24 October 1948 (Hackettstown, New Jersey)
Recital at the Centenary Junior College, accompanied by Erich Itor Kahn. The recital included Brahms and pieces by modern and classical composers.
19 January 1949 (Orange, New Jersey)
Recital at the Orange High School.
- Turina: Le Jeudi Saint à minuit from Sevilla, Op. 2, No. 2
- Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
- Other unspecified pieces
20 October 1949 (Orono, Maine)
Recital at the University of Maine, accompanied by David Bacon.
Pieces by Bach, Boccherini, Schumann, Stravinsky, Sarasate.
6 November 1949 (Montreal)
Performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major with the CBC Little Symphonies Orchestra, conducted by Roland Leduc.
9 November 1949 (Montreal)
Guest artist at McGill University.
- Boccherini: String Quintet in C major
- Schubert: String Quintet in C major
15 November 1949 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Schumann's Cello Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Samuel Antek.
3 February 1950 (Washington, DC)
Recital at the Phillips Gallery with Vladimir Padwa at the piano.
- Bach, arr. Kodály: Three Chorale Preludes
- Bach, arr. Busoni: Toccata in C major (piano alone)
- Bach: Suite No. 2, BWV 1008
- Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 2, BWV 1027
5 February 1950 (Washington, DC)
Recital at the Phillips Gallery.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012 (Prelude, Sarabande, and Gavottes)
- Stravinsky: Serenata and Aria from Suite Italienne
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, Op. 25
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
16 March 1950 (Birmingham, England)
Performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by George Weldon.
15 July 1950 (Amagansett, New York)
Recital with Tsuya Matsuki.
24 October 1950 (Montreal)
Plays a Suite on an all-Bach concert at McGill University.
26 October 1950 (Montreal)
Recital at the YM-YWHA concert series at the Snowdon Auditorium, accompanied by John Newmark.
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Beethoven: 7 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, Op. 25
12 November 1950 (Philadelphia)
All-Bach recital at the Philadelphia Musical Academy with Agi Jambor.
14 November 1950 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
24 November 1950 (Montreal)
Plays on a recital at McGill University with violinist Alexander Brott and violist Lucien Robert.
- Dohnányi: Serenade, Op. 8
- Bach: Suite No. 2, BWV 1008
- Brahms: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 51
5 December 1950 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
5 January 1951 (Philadelphia)
All-Bach recital at the Philadelphia Musical Academy with Agi Jambor.
9 January 1951 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
6 March 1951 (Athens, Ohio)
Recital at Ohio University, accompanied by Adolph Weiser.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Debussy: Cello Sonata
- Stravinsky: Serenata and Aria from Suite Italienne
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
8 March 1951 (Zanesville, Ohio)
Recital at Muskingum College.
15 March 1951 (Newark, New Jersey)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mosque Theatre, conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
9 June 1951 (Poughkeepsie, New York)
Recital at the Hudson Valley Chamber Music.
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony
27 November 1951 (Lawrence, Kansas)
Recital at the University of Kansas, accompanied by Marian Jersild.
21 January 1952 (Montreal)
All-Bach recital with pianist John Newmark and flutist Mario Duschenes at the Gesù Theatre. The recital included an unspecified cello suite, gamba sonata, and flute sonata.
March 1952 (Belfast)
Recital in Belfast, Ireland.
24 and 27 March, and 1 April 1952 (London)
Performed the complete Bach Suites and Gamba Sonatas over the course of three concerts at Wigmore Hall, accompanied by Ivor Keys on the Sonatas.
24 April 1952 (Newark, New Jersey)
Joint recital with Mieczysław Horszowski at the Griffith Auditorium.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Valentini, arr. Piatti: Sonata in E major (Allettamento Op. 8, No. 10)
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
24 May 1952 (Newark, New Jersey)
Performed Boccherini/Grützmacher's Concerto with a string ensemble at the Griffith Auditorium in honor of Mrs. Parker O. Griffith.
9 November 1952
Recital at the Longy School of Music, accompanied by David Bacon on the piano and Melville Smith on the harpsichord.
- Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 1, BWV 1027
- Bach: Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
- Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1941)
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
30 November 1952 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
All-Bach recital at Harvard University.
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Bach: Suite No. 4, BWV 1010
- Bach: Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
10 December 1952 (New York)
All-Bach recital at the Lexington Ave. YM-YWHA.
25 January 1953 (Washington, DC)
Recital at the Phillips Gallery.
- Bach: Suite No. 3, 1009
- Stravinsky: Serenata and Aria from Suite Italienne
1 February 1953 (Boston)
Performed a recital called "Bach the Court Musician" at the Museum of Fine Arts, accompanied by David Bacon on harpsichord and Virginia Bacon on cello. The program consisted of Bach's three Gamba Sonatas, BWV 1027-1029.
10 April 1953 (Belfast)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the City of Belfast Orchestra, conducted by Denis Mulgan in Wellington Hall.
1 November 1953 (Princeton, New Jersey)
Recital at Princeton University playing Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 1, 2, and 6.
22 November 1953 (Princeton, New Jersey)
Recital at Princeton University playing Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 3, 4, and 5.
October 1954 (Birmingham, England)
Recital at the Barber Institute (Birmingham University) with Ivor Keys. Included music by Bach, Beethoven, and Fauré.
11 October 1954 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall with Ivor Keys.
12 December 1954 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Recital at the Longy School, accompanied by David Bacon.
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Fauré: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 117
- Stravinsky: Excerpts from Suite Italienne
- Hindemith: Capriccio, Op. 8, No. 1
- Bach: unspecified suite
12 April 1955 (Boston)
Performed Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Munch.
10 May 1955 (Athens, Ohio)
Recital at Ohio University with Erno Dohnányi.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4, Op. 102, No. 1
- Dohnányi: Cello Sonata, Op. 8
16 October 1955 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall with Ivor Keys.
7–8 November 1955 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Brahms's Double Concerto with Maurice Wilk and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Samuel Antek.
11 December 1955 (San Antonio, Texas)
Performed Bloch's Schelomo with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Victor Alessandro.
1 March 1956 (Bournemouth, England)
Performed Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves.
19 October 1956 (London)
Recital at St. Mark's Church Hamilton Terrace (St. John's Wood) with Ivor Keys.
6 November 1956
Recital at the Oklahoma College for Women.
- Granados, arr. Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- de Laserna, arr. Cassadó: Tonadilla [program title; now identified as the Act III Passapied from Grétry’s Zémire et Azor]
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony
- Bach: unspecified suite
- Unspecified works: Schumann and Boccherini
17 January 1957 (Oswego, New York)
Recital at SUNY Oswego.
7 April 1957 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall with Ivor Keys. Complete Beethoven works for cello and piano.
16 March 1958 (Dekalb, Illinois)
Performed Lalo's Cello Concerto with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra at the Jefferson J.H.S. Auditorium, conducted by Arthur Zack.
19 March 1958 (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Recital at the Oklahoma State University, accompanied by Marie Friedlander.
- Lully, arr. Bazelaire: Passacaille
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Boulanger: Pièce No. 3 in C-sharp minor
- Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
- Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, Op. 25
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
3 May 1958 (London)
Recital at Kilmorey Hall of the Royal Naval School.
4 October 1958 (Canterbury, England)
Recital at the King's School, accompanied by Alan Jellen.
- Lully, arr. Bazelaire: Passacaille
- Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op. 66
- Bach: Suite No. 5, BWV 1011 (Prelude, Sarabande, Gigue)
- Bax: Sonatine
- Chopin: Adagio [Largo from the Cello Sonata?]
- Prokofiev: Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, Op. 25
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
19 October 1958 (Dartington Hall, England)
Recital at the Dartington Hall Centre, accompanied by Alan Jellen.
- Lully, arr. Bazelaire: Passacaille
- Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op. 66
- Bach: Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
- Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1941)
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
22 October 1958 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall with Ivor Keys.
- Lully, arr. Bazelaire: Passacaille
- Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op. 66
- Bach: Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
- Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1941)
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
11 April 1959 (London)
Lecture and recital at the London Cello Club. The lecture was followed by a performance of Bach's Suite No. 5.
May 1959 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Bach/Siloti Air with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jennings Butterfield. Eisenberg also performed the Sarabande from Bach's Suite No. 5.
11 May 1959 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Concert at the Longy School.
- Gregory Tucker: Divertimento for Piano and Strings (world premiere)
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
- Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 (Eisenberg conducted)
8 October 1959 (London)
Solo with the Capriol Orchestra, conducted by Roy Budden.
- Handel: Cello Concerto in G minor (arr. from the Oboe Concerto)
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Boccherini, arr. Grützmacher: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
19 October 1959 (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Recital at the University of Aberdeen in the Picture Gallery at the Marischal College, accompanied by David Gwilt.
- Lully, arr. Bazelaire: Passacaille
- Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op. 66
- Bach: Suite No. 6, BWV 1012
- Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1941)
- Bloch: Prayer from Jewish Life
- Albéniz, arr. Eisenberg: Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Boulanger: Pièce No. 3 in C-sharp minor
6 December 1959 (Wellesley, Massachusetts)
Recital at Wellesley College, accompanied by Gregory Tucker.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 5, No. 2
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4, Op. 102, No. 1
- Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op. 66
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 69
7 December 1959 (Wellesley, Massachusetts)
Recital at Wellesley College, accompanied by Gregory Tucker.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 5, No. 1
- Beethoven: 7 Variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute
- Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme from Handel's Judas Maccabeus
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5, Op. 102, No. 2
12 March 1962 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall with Ivor Keys.
3 May 1962 (Boston)
Recital at the Lowell House.
7 May 1962 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Concert at the Longy School.
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99 (with pianist David Bacon)
- Mozart: Oboe Quartet, K. 370
- Schumann: Andante and Variations, Op. 46
- Piston: Piano Quintet
13 November 1962 (Austin, Texas)
Recital at the University of Texas at Austin, accompanied by Dolores Jerde Keahey.
- Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5, Op. 102, No. 2
- Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1941)
- Bach: Suite No. 3, BWV 1009
- Haydn, arr. Piatti: Sonata in C major (after Duo, Hob. VI:6)
13 January 1963 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Recital at the Longy School, accompanied by Ivor Keys.
- Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1941)
- Bréval, arr. Alexanian: Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 12, No. 5
- Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
- Bach: unspecified suite
15 January 1963 (New York)
Recital at the Town Hall.
14 December 1963 (Mexico City)
Performed Dvořák's Cello Concerto and María Teresa Prieto's Adagio and Fugue (Adagio y Fuga) with the Mexican National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Abel Eisenberg (no relation).
11 January 1964 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Elgar's Cello Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn.
11 March 1964 (London)
Recital at Wigmore Hall with Ivor Keys.
24 October 1965 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Performed Fauré's Élégie with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn.
Works and Arrangements from Eisenberg’s Programs Not Present in the UNCG Collection
Note: This list includes solo cello works, cello-and-piano works, cello concertos, and specific cello arrangements from Eisenberg’s programs that are not present in the UNCG Maurice Eisenberg Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection. Chamber music for trio and larger ensemble is not included here.
- Albéniz/Eisenberg - Malagueña from España, Op. 165
- Arensky - Mystic Stars, obbligato
- Bach - Arioso [from Cantata No. 156?]
- Bargiel - Adagio, Op. 38
- Bax - Sonatine
- Benjamin - Jamaican Rumba
- Boulanger - Berceuse
Note: This may be one of the three Boulanger pieces in the collection, but the individual descriptive titles are not given in the score. - Casals - Rêverie
- Chausson/Ronchini - Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19
- Chopin/Eisenberg - Mazurka
- Corelli - Grave [from Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5?]
- Corelli - Sarabande [Op. 5, No. 8]
- Cupis de Camargo - Moto perpetuo (Gavotte) from Violin Sonata, Op. 1, No. 2
- Eisenberg - Pizzicato Blues / Pizzicato Blue
- Fauré/Ronchini - Fileuse from Pelléas et Mélisande
- Glazunov - Concerto-Ballata, Op. 108
- Godard - Berceuse from Jocelyn
- Goltermann - Andante from Cello Concerto No. 3
- Granados/Casals - Spanish Dance [No. 5]
- Grützmacher - Nocturne [Op. 32, No. 1]
- Handel - Aria from The Messiah
- Huré - Sonata in F-sharp minor
- Klengel - Scherzo, Op. 6
- Martini - Gavotte
- Massenet - Élégie
- Popper - Gavotte, Op. 23
- Popper - Mazurka [Op. 11, No. 3]
- Prokofiev - Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, Op. 25
- Rimsky-Korsakov/Strimer - The Flight of the Bumblebee
- Schubert, François/Casals - L’Abeille, Op. 13, No. 9
- Schumann - Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
- Sgambati - Serenata napolitana