The Glory of Rostropovich
80th birthday tribute
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Alexandre Stein & Martin Derungs, Martin Derungs, Catherine Cantin, Heinz Holliger & Yvonne Loriod, Rudolf Serkin, Martha Argerich, Leon Spierer & Eberhard Finke
Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker,...
…my star item from the whole set is the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Leningrad Philharmonic under Rozhdestvensky: here Rostropovich generates a natural impetus while bringing subtle nuance... — More…
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BBC Music MagazineMay 2007Orchestral Choice
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Luigi Boccherini, Mstislav Rostropovich: Cello Concerto Nr. 2 in D major
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Mstislav Rostropovich (cadenzor)
- Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum
- Paul Sacher
- Recorded: 1977-09-19
- Recording Venue: Kongresshaus, Kleiner Tonhallesaal, Zurich
1. Allegro (Cadenza by Mstislav Rostropovich)
2. Adagio
3. Allegro (Cadenza by Mstislav Rostropovich)
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C major, RV398
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Alexandre Stein (cello), Martin Derungs (cembalo)
- Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum
- Paul Sacher
- Recorded: 1977-09-19
- Recording Venue: Kongresshaus, Kleiner Tonhallesaal, Zurich
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro
Giuseppe Tartini, Mstislav Rostropovich: Cello Concerto in A major
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Mstislav Rostropovich (cadenzor)
- Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum
- Paul Sacher
- Recorded: 1977-09-19
- Recording Venue: Kongresshaus, Kleiner Tonhallesaal, Zurich
1. Allegro (Cadenza by Mstislav Rostropovich)
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro assai (Cadenza by Mstislav Rostropovich)
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G major, RV413
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Martin Derungs (cembalo)
- Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum
- Paul Sacher
- Recorded: 1977-09-19
- Recording Venue: Kongresshaus, Kleiner Tonhallesaal, Zurich
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
- Gennady Rozhdestvensky
- Recorded: 1960-09-12
- Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London
1. Nicht zu schnell
2. Langsam
3. Sehr lebhaft
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1968-09-24
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale. Allegro moderato
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1968-09-24
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
Introduction. Moderato quasi andante
Theme. Moderato semplice
Var. 1. Tempo della thema –
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 In D Major, Op. 11, TH.111 - Orchestral Version
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Members of Berliner Philharmoniker (strings)
- Recorded: 1978-06-04
- Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
2. Andante cantabile
Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Seiji Ozawa
- Recorded: 1975-08-11
- Recording Venue: Symphony Hall, Boston
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Seiji Ozawa
- Recorded: 1975-08-11
- Recording Venue: Symphony Hall, Boston
I. Largo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegretto