Rostropovich: Cellist of the Century

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Rostropovich: Cellist of the Century
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) with David Oistrakh, Alexander Dedyukhin, Herbert Tachezi, and others

[ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Monday 10 April 2017

This item is only available to us via Special Import.

Although Mstislav Rostropovich died 10 years ago, on April 27th 2007, he remains a powerful presence on the world's cultural scene through his legacy as the greatest cellist of his time, as a brave advocate of human rights, and as a man of proverbial generosity and charisma, often known simply by his nickname, Slava. He would have celebrated his 90th birthday in 2017.

Mstislav Rostropovich: Cellist of the Century has been curated by Warner Classics in close collaboration with Rostropovich's daughters Elena and Olga Rostropovich, whose mother was the celebrated soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich's wife from 1955 until his death. The label was given unprecedented access to Rostropovich's personal archive.

Tracks:

CD1.
1 Dvorák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
2 Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
3 Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: Allegro non troppo -
4 Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
5 Strauss, R: Don Quixote, Op. 35: Epilogue - Don Quixote's mind clears & Death of Don Quixote
6 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
7 Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante in E Minor, Op. 125: III. Andante con moto
8 Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Allegretto
9 Dutilleux: Cello Concerto (Tout un monde lointain): V. Hymne (Allegro)

CD 2.
1 Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
2 Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 406: III. Minuetto
3 Tartini: Cello Concerto in D Major: IV. Allegro (Arr. Wolff)
4 Caix d'Hervelois: 7 altfranzösische Mädchenbilder: III. La lionnoise (Arr. Längin for Cello and Harpsichord)
5 Cassadó: Toccata (in the Style of Frescobaldi)
6 Bach, JS: Concerto in D Minor After Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974: II. Adagio
7 Bach, CPE: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, H. 436: III. Allegro assai (Arr. Wolff)
8 Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb, 1: III. Allegro molto
9 Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb, 2: III. Rondo (Allegro)
10 Beethoven: 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte), Op. 66
11 Beethoven: 12 Variations on "See the conqu'ring hero comes" (from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus), WoO 45
12 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale (Allegro)
13 Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affetuoso

CD 3.
1 Rachmaninov: 14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise (Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
2 Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
3 Falla: El amor brujo: VIII. Danza Ritual del Fuego (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
4 Bach, JS: 3 Chorale Preludes: III. Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 747 (Arr. Kodály for Cello and Organ)
5 Bach, JS: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio (Arr. Siloti for Cello and Organ)
6 Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, D. 899 (Arr. Heifetz & Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
7 Dvorák: From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: V. Silent Woods (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
8 Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
9 Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges (suite), Op. 33b: III. March (Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
10 Britten: Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
11 Respighi: Adagio con variazioni, P. 133
12 Saint-Saëns: Prière, Op. 158
13 Fauré: 3 Songs, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve (Arr. Casals for Cello and Piano)
14 Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: XII. Minstrels (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
15 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens for Cello and Piano)
16 Milhaud: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136: III. Joyeux - Mstislav Rostropovich