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Mstislav Rostropovich - Cellist of the Century - The Complete Warner Recordings (40CD) Box set It includes a number of works that Rostropovich premiered. ü The repertoire includes solo works, works for cello and piano, cello and chamber group and concertos/concertante works with orchestra. The list of the composers featured conveys the extraordinary range and variety of music in the box, which ranges from the early 18th century to the latter 20th century. The box contains no fewer than three versions of the Dvorák Cello Concerto, often considered the greatest of all concertos for the instrument. The version conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini (1977) is generally considered to be the essential version in the entire catalogue. Another highlight is the recording that in many senses represents the culmination of Rostropovich’s recording career: the Bach Cello Suites, recorded in Vézelay in France in 1991; this was his only studio recording of these landmark works. They appear in both audio and video versions in the box. A number of the live performances in the box originate from Russian tapes that were saved from destruction by resourceful Soviet archivists when Rostropovich was exiled from the USSR (1974-1990). They came back to light in the late 1990s.Other celebrated musicians appearing with Rostropovich include Leonard Bernstein, Benjamin Britten and such great Russians as David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Yevgeny Svetlanov. The box also contains a previously unpublished audio interview with Rostropovich, in which he discusses Shostakovich with the journalist Jon Tolansky. The interview dates from 2006 and represents Rostropovich’s testament as a musician.The recordings are complemented by a lavishly illustrated 200-page hardback book with a chronology and fascinating articles by Elizabeth Wilson, a student of Rostropovich and Claude Samuel, a former head of Radio France who knew Rostropovich well. The book contains reproductions of many rare photos and documents (including the open letter of support for Alexander Solzhenitsyn) from Rostropovich’s personal archive. All audio recordings in the box have been remastered. Analogue recordings have been remastered in 24 bit-96khz from the original tapes This deluxe edition comprises 40 CDs and 3 DVDs.

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Record LabelWarner Classics, Wcl

UPC0190295892302

eBay Product ID (ePID)20046039252

Product Key Features

Release Year2017

FormatCD

GenreClassical Artists

ArtistMstislav Rostropovich

Release TitleMstislav Rostropovich-Cellist of the Century

Dimensions

Item Height3.06 in

Item Weight5.72 lb

Item Length12.22 in

Item Width7.97 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs43

Number of Tracks345

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

TracksCello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor Op. 33: Allegro Non Troppo -, Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor Op. 33: Allegro Con Moto -, Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor Op. 33: Allegro Non Troppo, Cello Concerto in C minor Op. 66: I. Lento Ma Non Troppo - Andante, Cello Concerto in C minor Op. 66: II. Allegro Vivace - Andante Semplice E Tranquillo - Lento Come P, Sinfonia Concertante in E minor Op. 125: I. Andante, Sinfonia Concertante in E minor Op. 125: II. Allegro Giusto, Sinfonia Concertante in E minor Op. 125: III. Andante Con Moto - Allegretto - Allegro Marcato, 14 Romances Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise (Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano), Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major Op. 99: I. Allegro Vivace, Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major Op. 99: III. Allegro Passionato, Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major Op. 99: IV. Allegro Molto, Elfentanz Op. 39, Préludes Book 1 L. 117: XII. Minstrels (Arr. for Cello and Piano), Suite Bergamasque L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (Arr. Roelens for Cello and Piano), 12 Etudes Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat minor (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano), Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor Op. 102: I. Allegro, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor Op. 102: II. Andante, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor Op. 102: III. Vivace Non Troppo, Triple Concerto for Violin Cello and Piano in C Major Op. 56: I. Allegro, Triple Concerto for Violin Cello and Piano in C Major Op. 56: II. Largo, Triple Concerto for Violin Cello and Piano in C Major Op. 56: III. Rondo Alla Polacca, Cello Concerto (Tout Un Monde Lointain): II. Regard (Extrêmement Calme), Cello Concerto (Tout Un Monde Lointain): III. Houles (Large Et Ample), Cello Concerto (Tout Un Monde Lointain): IV. Miroirs (Lent Et Extatique), Cello Concerto (Tout Un Monde Lointain): V. Hymne (Allegro), Cello Concerto: I. Introduction, Cello Concerto: II. Four Episodes, Cello Concerto: III. Cantilena, Cello Concerto: IV. Finale, Cello Concerto No. 2: II. Aria, Cello Sonata in F Major Op. 6: I. Allegro Con Brio, Cello Sonata in F Major Op. 6: II. Andante Ma Non Troppo, Cello Sonata in F Major Op. 6: III. Finale (Allegro Vivo), Don Quixote Op. 35: Introduction, Don Quixote Op. 35: Thema - Don Quixote - the Knight of the Mournful Countenance, Don Quixote Op. 35: Variation II - the Battle with the Sheep, Don Quixote Op. 35: Variation III - Sancho's Wishes Peculiarities of Speech and Maxims, Don Quiote Op. 35: Variation IV - the Adventure with the Procession of Penitents, Don Quixote Op. 35: Variation V - Don Quixote's Vigil During the Summer Night, Don Quixote Op. 35: Variation VII - Don Quixote's Ride Through the Air, Don Quixote Op. 35: Variation VIII - the Trip on the Enchanted Boat, Don Quixote Op. 35: Variation IX - the Attack on the Mendicant Friars, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major Hob. Viib 1: I. Moderato (Cadenza By Britten), Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major Hob. Viib 1: II. Adagio (Cadenza By Britten), Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major Hob. Viib 1: III. Allegro Molto, Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major Hob. Viib 2: I. Allegro Moderato (Cadenza By Rostropovich), Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major Hob. Viib 2: II. Adagio (Cadenza By Rostropovich), Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major Hob. Viib 2: III. Rondo (Allegro), Cello Concerto in a Minor Op. 129: I. Nicht Zu Schnell, Cello Concerto in a Minor Op. 129: II. Langsam, Cello Concerto in a Minor Op. 129: III. Sehr Lebhaft, Schelomo, Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104: I. Allegro, Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo, Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor Op. 33: Allegro Non Troppo -, Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor Op. 33: Allegretto Con Moto -, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor Op. 102: I. Allegro, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor Op. 102: III. Vivace Non Troppo, Un Enfant Appelle: I. Un Enfant Appelle Loin TRÈS Loin, Un Enfant Appelle: III. La Nuit Même Où Il Faut Livré, La Prison: I. L'attente, La Prison: II. L'interrogatoire, La Prison: III. La Prison, Cello Concerto in B m

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Mstislav Rostropovich-Cellist of the Century by Mstislav Rostropovich (CD, 2017)