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100 Best Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), David Oistrakh (violin), Peter Howard (cello), Christopher Brown (double bass), Layton James (harpsichord), Hugh Seenan (horn), Lazar Dvoskin (viola), Robert Quatrocchi (violin), Jean Emanuelle (violin), Micheline Lemoine (viola), Gilbert Zanlonghi (cello), Edmond Primetemps...

100 Best Rostropovich

100 Best Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), David Oistrakh (violin), Peter Howard (cello), Christopher Brown (double bass), Layton James (harpsichord), Hugh Seenan (horn), Lazar Dvoskin (viola), Robert Quatrocchi (violin), Jean Emanuelle (violin), Micheline Lemoine (viola), Gilbert Zanlonghi (cello), Edmond Primetemps...

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Following the 2017 complete edition released for the 10th anniversary of Rostropovich’s death, the greatest cellist of his time is now part of the 100 Best Series. These new compilations take the best of his recordings for Warner Classics as a cellist in the 2017 Remastering and also as a conductor.

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Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), David Oistrakh (violin), Peter Howard (cello), Christopher Brown (double bass), Layton James (harpsichord), Hugh Seenan (horn), Lazar Dvoskin (viola), Robert Quatrocchi (violin), Jean Emanuelle (violin), Micheline Lemoine (viola), Gilbert Zanlonghi (cello), Edmond Primetemps (double bass), Alexei Zybtsev (piano), Ana Amintayeva (piano), Dmitri Shostakovich (piano), Alexander Dedyukhin (piano), Herbert Tachezi (organ, harpsichord), Vasso Devetzi (piano), Vladimir Yampolsky (piano), Igor Uriash (piano), Luben Yordanoff (violin), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), Malcolm Smith (bass-baritone), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Choral Arts Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Bernstein, Sir Malcolm Sargent, George Szell, Hugh Wolff, Kirill Kondrashin, Serge Baudo, André Jolivet, Kent Nagano, Benjamin Britten, Evgeny Svetlanov

Contents and tracklist

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 - 1st movement
Work length14:44
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129; Langsam ; Sehr lebhaft
Work length5:02
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33
Work length18:32
Allegro non troppo -
Track length5:18
Allegro con moto -
Track length4:51
Allegro non troppo
Track length8:23
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
Work length8:55
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 - III. Allegro molto
Work length6:23
Excerpt,Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)
Work length10:08
II. Adagio (Cadenza by Rostropovich)
Track length5:11
III. Rondo (Allegro)
Track length4:57
Vivaldi: Concerto for cello, strings & continuo in D minor RV 406
Work length6:05
I. Allegro non molto
Track length3:10
II. Andante
Track length2:55
Tartini: Cello Concerto in D Major: IV. Allegro (Arr. Wolff)
Work length3:03
Bach, C P E: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, H. 436: III. Allegro assai (Arr. Wolff)
Work length6:17
Excerpt,Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Work length11:05
I. Allegretto
Track length6:23
IV. Allegro con moto
Track length4:42
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante in E Minor, Op. 125: I. Andante
Work length4:39
Bloch, E: Schelomo
Work length5:58
Miaskovsky: Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto in C Minor, Op. 66: I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante
Work length5:59
Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: I. Alborada (Vivo e strepitoso)
Work length1:19
Strauss, R: Strauss, R
Work length12:37
Don Quixote, Op. 35: Introduction
Track length6:18
Don Quixote, Op. 35: Thema - Don Quixote - The Knight of the Mournful Countenance
Track length2:09
Don Quixote, Op. 35: Variation I - Departure - The adventure of the windmills
Track length2:28
Don Quixote, Op. 35: Variation II - The battle with the sheep
Track length1:42
Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)
Work length9:50
III. Houles [Large et ample]
Track length4:29
IV. Miroirs [Lent et extatique]
Track length5:21
Jolivet: Cello Concerto No. 2
Work length5:54
II. Aria
Track length3:54
III. Animé
Track length2:00
Milhaud: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136: I. Nonchalant
Work length5:13
Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: II. Presto inquieto
Work length4:01
Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 2: No. 37 Waltz-Coda (Arr. Rostropovich)
Work length2:42
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33a: March
Work length1:33
Shaporin: 5 Pieces, Op. 25: No. 5 Scherzo in A Minor
Work length1:31
Excerpt,Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Work length6:42
II. Allegro
Track length3:09
IV. Allegro
Track length3:33
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
Work length6:50
Saint-Saëns: Prière for cello & piano, Op. 158
Work length5:28
Debussy: Préludes, L. 125b, Book 1: XII. Minstrels (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Work length2:55
Debussy: Debussy / Arr Roelens: Suite bergamasque, L. 82: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens for Cello and Piano)
Work length4:49
Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
Work length3:21
Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3
Work length4:59
Beethoven: 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (From Mozart's Die Zauberflöte), Op. 66: Thema, Variations I & II
Work length1:50
Excerpt,Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Work length8:23
II. Adagio affetuoso
Track length3:28
IV. Allegro molto
Track length4:55
Dvořák: Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5
Work length5:22
Chopin: Introduction et Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3: II. Alla polacca (Allegro con spirito)
Work length5:40
Strauss, R: Strauss, R: Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9: II. An einsamer Quelle
Work length3:34
Popper: Dance of the Elves, Op. 39
Work length2:30
Britten: Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Lamento (Lento rubato)
Work length2:47
Britten: Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga (Andante)
Work length4:01
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo)
Work length3:02
Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
Work length4:00
Shaporin: 5 Pieces, Op. 25: II. Waltz in G Minor
Work length3:44
Sinding: Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: I. Presto
Work length1:53
Piazzólla: Le Grand Tango
Work length3:26
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007
Work length8:00
I. Prélude
Track length2:06
II. Allemande
Track length3:20
III. Courante
Track length2:34
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010
Work length11:37
I. Prélude
Track length4:24
III. Courante
Track length3:39
V. Bourrée I
Track length3:34
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011
Work length9:02
II. Allemande
Track length5:11
IV. Sarabande
Track length3:51
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008
Work length7:00
I. Prélude
Track length4:07
VI. Gigue
Track length2:53
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009
Work length7:10
I. Prélude
Track length3:23
II. Allemande
Track length3:47
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012
Work length18:06
I. Prélude
Track length5:16
III. Courante
Track length3:31
V. Gavotte I
Track length2:17
V. Gavotte II - Gavotte I
Track length2:53
VI. Gigue
Track length4:09
Cassadó: Toccata (in the Style of Frescobaldi)
Work length4:44
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV974: Adagio
Work length5:08
Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": "Vouchsafe, O Lord" (Arr. Pekker)
Work length3:48
Bach, J S: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564: Adagio
Work length4:02
Hervelois: 7 altfranzösische Mädchenbilder: VI. La sicilienne (Arr. Längin)
Work length1:54
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17, TH 25, "Little Russian": III. Scherzo (Allegro molto vivace)
Work length5:08
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29, TH 26, "Polish": IV. Scherzo (Allegro vivo)
Work length5:24
Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Work length16:03
II. Andantino in modo di Canzone
Track length10:32
III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato (Allegro)
Track length5:31
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: III. Valse (Allegro moderato)
Work length6:20
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30, "Pathétique": IV. Finale (Adagio lamentoso)
Work length9:42
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Work length9:11
Introduction & Thema
Track length2:26
Variations I & II - Tempo della Thema
Track length2:04
Variation VI - Andante
Track length2:40
Variation VII & Coda (Allegro vivo)
Track length2:01
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60: III. Scherzo
Work length8:22
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88: III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
Work length6:31
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
Work length12:35
Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Work length11:22
Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince
Work length12:55
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov: Prologue
Work length6:20
"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Track length2:18
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Track length4:02
Excerpt,Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
Work length7:48
I. Allegro
Track length3:05
III. Gavotte
Track length4:43
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: II. Allegro marcato
Work length8:44
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: III. Presto
Work length6:39
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
Work length7:00
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II Allegro
Work length4:28
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126: III. Allegretto - Cadenza
Work length14:50
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