The Glory Of Rostropovich / Warner Classics Audio CD 2017 / 0190295849641

UPC 190295849641

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 1927 – 27 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, and Benjamin Britten.

Tracklist:

1.  Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 - I. Prelude

2.  Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)

3.  Chopin: Cello Sonata - III. Largo

4.  Faure: ''Apres un reve'' (3 Songs, Op. 7)

5.  Rachmaninov: Vocalise

6.  Beethoven: Variations on ''Ein Madchen oder Weibchen''

7.  Prokofiev: Adagio (10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97b)

8.  Dvorak: Cello Concerto - II. Adagio ma non troppo

9.  Schumann: Cello Concerto - II. Langsam

10. Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations - III. Andante sostenuto

11. Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 - II. Adagio

12. R. Strauss: Don Quixote - Epilogue

13. Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Beginning (Allegro non troppo)

• Cello - Mstislacv Rostropovich
• Piano - Alexander Dedyukhin, Vasso Devetzi
• Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker
• Conducted by - Adrian Boult, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Mstislav Rostropovich, Herbert Von Karajan