MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH: LEGENDARY RECORDINGS (10 CDS)

Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich was born in Azerbaijan, formerly part of the U.S.S.R. The intelligence and creativity of his interpretations have inspired contemporary composers such as Shostakovich, Britten, and Prokofiev. This 10-CD compilation consists of recordings of music made in the years 1950 to 1960 that had a very personal significance for him. Amongst the featured works are Bach's Six Cello Suites, Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No.1, and Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto. The music presented in this set also includes works by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann, Chopin, Faur and Dvork, as well as music by the great Russian composers Tchaikovsky, Glazunov and Borodin. To accompany the master cellist are artists who were personal friends such as Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels and Leonid Kogan, as well as the conductors Eugene Ormandy and Kurt Sanderling with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a variety of renowned orchestras from Moscow and Leningrad.

Personnel: Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Moscow Philharmonic, Kyril Kondrashin (conductor), Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Grigory Stolyarov (conductor), Leningrad State Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling (conductor), Alexander Dedyukhin, Emil Gilels, Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Leonid Kogan (violin), Rudolf Barshai (viola) and others.

SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 in Eb major, op. 107, I. Allegretto
II. Moderato
III. Cadenza
IV. Allegro con moto

TCHAIKOVSKY: Pezzo Capriccioso, op. 62

CHOPIN: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C major

CD 2
SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33, I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegretto con moto
III. Tempo I

FAURE: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 15, I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo: allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto

CD 3
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129, I. Nicht zu schnell
II. Langsam
III. Sehr lebhaft
IV. Nicht zu rasch
Stücke im Volkston op. 102 (Excerpts)
I. Mit Humor (Vanitas, vanitatum)
III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
Träumerei (Kinderszenen op. 5, Nr. 7)

SCHUBERT: Impromptu D 899 Nr. 3 (transcr. Jascha Heifetz/ Mstislav Rostropovich)

CD 4
DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104, I. Allegro - Quasi improvisado
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Allegro moderato

CD 5
PROKOFIEV: Sonata for cello and piano in C major, op. 119, I. Andante grave. Allegro moderato
II. Moderato
III. Allegro ma non troppo
RACHMANINOV: Vocalise No. 14, op. 34
GLAZUNOV: Chant du ménéstrel, op. 71
BORODIN: Polowetzer Tänze (Prinz Igor)
GRANADOS: Intermezzo (Goyescas)

CD 6
PROKOFIEV: Symphony-Concerto for Cello & Orch. op. 125, I. Andante
II. Allegro gusto
III. Andante con moto
Adagio (Cinderella)

CD 7 & 8
J.S.BACH: Six Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012, Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, I: Prélude
II: Allemande
III: Courante
IV: Sarabande
V: Menuet I/II
VI: Gigue
Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, I: Prélude
II: Allemande
III: Courante
IV: Sarabande
V: Menuet I/II
VI: Gigue
Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009, I: Prélude
II: Allemande
III: Courante
IV: Sarabande
V: Bourrée I/II
VI: Gigue
J.S.BACH: Six Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012, Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010, I: Prélude
II: Allemande
III: Courante
IV: Sarabande
V: Bourrée I/II
VI: Gigue
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011, I: Prélude
II: Allemande
III: Courante
IV: Sarabande
V: Gavotte I/II
VI: Gigue
Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012, I: Prélude
II: Allemande
III: Courante
IV: Sarabande
V: Gavotte I/II
VI: Gigue

CD 9
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro
III. Andante cantabile ma però con moto - attaca
IV. Allegro moderato

CD 10
HAYDN: Piano trio D major Hob. XV:16, I. Allegro
II. Andantino più tosto Allegretto
III. Vivace assai

SCHUMANN: Piano trio D minor op. 63, I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
II. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch
III. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung
Mit Feuer