Rostropovich: The Russian Years

On this CD:

1. Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 119
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich

2. Sinfonia Concertante for cello & orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

3. Concertino for cello & orchestra in G minor, Op. 132
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

4. Canzona for clarinet & string orchestra in F minor
Composed by Sergey Taneyev
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

5. Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66
Composed by Nikolay Myaskovsky
Performed by USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

6. Concerto ballata for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 108
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Performed by USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

Rostropovich: The Russian Years, Music, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Nikolay Myaskovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Taneyev, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra, Moscow Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, Cello Concerto, Cello with Keyboard, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Concerto

Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974
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Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974
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Tracks:

Mavra: Russian Song
Le baiser de la Fee: Pas de deux: Adagio
Le baiser de la Fee: Pas de deux: Varitiation & Coda
Etude, Op.8 No.11: Etude, Op.8 No.11 - B Flat Minor
Saudades do Brasil, Op.67: Tijuca
El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
Silent Woods, B173: Silent Woods
STIMMUNGSBILDER, OP.9: An einsamer Quelle
Suite im alten Stil, Op.10 - A Minor: Presto
Apres un reve, Op.7 No.I
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
Suite Bergamasque: Nocturne et scherzo
Romance: I See You
Dance Of The Elves, Op.39
Impromptu No.3, D899,3: Impromptu No.3, D899,3 - G Flat Major
Cinderella: Adagio
Cinderella: Waltz-Coda
The Love For Three Oranges: March
Sonata, HWV 371 - D Major: Larghetto
Elegy
Scherzo, Op.25 No.5

Tracks:

Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: Canto primo (Sostenuto e largamente)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: I. Fuga (Andante moderato)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: II. Lamento (Lento rubato)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: Canto secondo (Sostenuto)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: III. Serenata (Allegretto: pizzicato)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: IV. Marcia (Alla marcia moderato)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: Canto terzo (Sostenuto)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: V. Bordone (Moderato quasi recitativo)
Suite For Solo Cello, Op.72: VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto (Presto)
Second Suite For Solo Cello, Op.80: I. Declamato (Largo)
Second Suite For Solo Cello, Op.80: II. Fuga (Andante)
Second Suite For Solo Cello, Op.80: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Second Suite For Solo Cello, Op.80: IV. (Andante lento)
Second Suite For Solo Cello, Op.80: V. Ciaccona (Allegro)
Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op.68: I. Allegro maestoso
Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op.68: II. Presto inquieto
Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op.68: III. Adagio - Cadenza
Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op.68: IV. Passacaglia (Andante allegro)

Tracks:

Cello Sonata, Op.119: I. Andante grave - Moderato animato
Cello Sonata, Op.119: II. Moderato - Andante dolce
Cello Sonata, Op.119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
Symphony-Concerto For Cello And Orchestra, Op.125: I. Andante
Symphony-Concerto For Cello And Orchestra, Op.125: II. Allegro giusto
Symphony-Concerto For Cello And Orchestra, Op.125: III. Andante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro marcato
Cello Concertino, Op.132: I. Andante mosso - Cadenza
Cello Concertino, Op.132: II. Andante
Cello Concertino, Op.132: III. Allegretto

Tracks:

Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107: I. Allegretto
Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107: II. Moderato
Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107: Cadenza
Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107: Allegro non troppo
Cello Concerto No.2, Op.126: I. Largo
Cello Concerto No.2, Op.126: II. Allegretto
Cello Concerto No.2, Op.126: III. Allegretto - Cadenza

Tracks:

Suite For Solo Cello (1960): Prelude (Moderato)
Suite For Solo Cello (1960): II. March (Allegro)
Suite For Solo Cello (1960): III. Aria (Adagio)
Suite For Solo Cello (1960): IV. Capriccio (Allegro)
Suite For Solo Cello (1960): V. Intermezzo (Largo) e Coda (Moderato)
Partita For Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar And Percussion: I. Twelve Notes
Partita For Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar And Percussion: II. Toccata I
Partita For Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar And Percussion: III. Canon
Partita For Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar And Percussion: IV. Toccata II
Partita For Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar And Percussion: V. Toccata III
Partita For Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar And Percussion: VI. Conclusion
Cello Concerto: I. Andante - Allegro - Andante
Cello Concerto: II. Allegretto
Cello Concerto: III. Allegro
Cello Concerto: IV. Moderato non troppo - Allegretto

Tracks:

Bachianas Brasileiras No.I For Eight Cellos (1930): Preludio (Modhina)
Adagio con variazioni (1921)
Cello Concerto (1929): Andante
Cello Concerto (1929): Lento
Cello Concerto (1929): Allegro marcato
Don Quixote, Op.35: Introduction
Don Quixote, Op.35: Don Quixote
Don Quixote, Op.35: Sancho Panza
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. I: Departure. The Adventure With The Windmills
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. II: The Battle With The Sheep
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities Of Speech And Maxims
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. IV: The Adventure With The Procession Of Penitents
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. V: Don Quixote's Vigil During The Summer Night
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. VI: Dulcinea
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. VII: Don Quixote's Ride Through The Air
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. VIII: The Trip On The Enchanted Boat
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. IX: The Attaack On The Mendicant Friars
Don Quixote, Op.35: Var. X: The Duel And Return Home
Don Quixote, Op.35: Epilogue: Don Quixote's Mind Clears. Death Of Don Quixote

Tracks:

Concerto da camera (1965): I. Allegro moderato
Concerto da camera (1965): II. Andante
Concerto da camera (1965): III. Finale
Concerto-Monologue For Cello, Seven Brass Instruments And Two Kettledrums (1962)
Cello Concerto, Op.43: I. Adagio
Cello Concerto, Op.43: II. Moderato
Cello Concerto, Op.43: III. Allegro - Cadenza
Cello Concerto, Op.43: IV. Allegro

Tracks:

Triple Concerto, Op.56: I. Allegro
Cello Concerto, Op.129: I. Nicht zu schnell
Cello Concerto, Op.129: II. Langsam
Cello Concerto, Op.129: III. Sehr lebhaft
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Introduction & Theme (Moderato semplice)
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. I (Tempo del Tema)
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. II (Tempo del Tema)
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. III (Andante sostenuto)
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. IV (Andante grazioso)
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. V (Allegro moderato) - Cadenza
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. VI (Andante)
Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33: Var. VII (Allegro vivo)

Tracks:

Canzona
Cello Concerto, Op.66: I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante - Tempo I
Cello Concerto, Op.66: II. Allegro vivace - Piu marcato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Piu largamente - Andante semplice e tranquillo - Tempo I - Piu tranquillo - Cadenza - Lento come prima
Concerto Ballata For Cello And Orchestra, Op.108

Tracks:

Cello Sonata, Op.40: I. Allegro non troppo - Largo
Cello Sonata, Op.40: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata, Op.40: III. Largo
Cello Sonata, Op.40: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata, Op.71: I. Andante molto sostenuto
Cello Sonata, Op.71: II. Allegretto
Cello Sonata, Op.71: III. Allegro molto
Cello Sonata (1966): I. Recitativo (Adagio)
Cello Sonata (1966): II. Inventio (Allegretto)
Cello Sonata (1966): III. Aria (Andante)
Cello Sonata (1966): IV. Toccata (Allegro con fuoco)

Tracks:

Concerto For Cello, Seventeen Wind Instruments, Percussioon And Organ, Op.23: Andante - Allegretto - Andante
Concerto-Rhapsody
Cello Concerto (1966,7): I. Andante
Cello Concerto (1966,7): II. Allegro
Cello Concerto (1966,7): III. Andante
Cello Concerto (1966,7): IV. Allegretto poco impovisato
Cello Concerto (1966,7): V. Lento
Cello Concerto (1966,7): VI. Allegro

Tracks:

Cello Sonata, Op.65: I. Allegro moderato
Cello Sonata, Op.65: II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
Cello Sonata, Op.65: III. Largo
Cello Sonata, Op.65: IV. Finale: Allegro
Polonaise Brillante, Op.3: Introduction (Lento)
Polonaise Brillante, Op.3: Alla Polacca (Allegro con spirito)
Cello Sonata No.2, Op.81: I. Allegro moderato
Cello Sonata No.2, Op.81: II. Andante cantabile
Cello Sonata No.2, Op.81: III. Allegro con spirito
Five Pieces, Op.25: I. Prelude
Five Pieces, Op.25: 3. Intermezzo
Five Pieces, Op.25: 4. Aria
Five Pieces, Op.25: 2. Waltz

Tracks:

Le Grand Tango
Grand Duet: I. =276
Grand Duet: II. =120
Grand Duet: III. =116
Grand Duet: IV. =160
Grand Duet: V. =112
Cello Sonata No. 2: I. Senza tempo
Cello Sonata No. 2: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 2: III. Largo
Cello Sonata No. 2: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 2: V. Lento
Peer Gynt (1987): Epilogue For Cello, Piano And Tape

Customer Reviews:

A diamond in your collection.......2004-10-05

This is one of my most favorite collectible albums, among S. Richter in Prague; C. Arrau: Complete Beethoven sonatas and concertos; Les introuvables de Cziffra; Oistrakh collection....In this box set, you not only have Mstislav's wellknown plays (like Dvorak's concerto, Beethoven's Triple concerto, R. Strauss' Don Quixote, R. Schumann's concerto...), but many plays dedicated to Rostropovich. There are some dedicated concertos and sonatas which hard to find in the market: Shaporin's pieces, Toyama's concerto, Lev Knipper's concerto, Boris Tishchenko's concerto, Dmitri Kalevsky's sonata...). This is a chance for you to have a wonderful box set of one of the greatest artist of classical music.

I also recommend other famous albums of M. Rostropovich: Slava 75, Beethoven complete cello sonatas (played with S. Richter), Cello Concertos (R. Gagneux' Triptyque, R. Shchedrin's Sotto voce concerto), and Shotakovich complete symphonies.

Chopin, Beethoven, Shostakovich --exquisite.......2004-09-28

There was much in this collection which did not particularly appeal to my musical tastes.

BUT

CD 8 has the greatest performance in history of Beethovens Triple Concerto (Rostropovich, Oistrakh, Richter, Moscow Philharmonic, recorded in Great Hall of Moscow Conservatoire).

CD 12 -- pieces with pianist Alexander Dedyukin -- has the most beautiful version ever of Chopin's Cello Sonata (op.65). This piece makes Jacqueline Du Pre's performances fade into utter insignificance.

I lent my Beethoven cd to someone who shall remain nameless, may they burn in hell. It didnt come back.

An ex girlfriend has the Chopin cd. She wont admit it though.

These two CDs are the only ones from the collection which EMI refused to release individually. Thank you very much EMI...

Other cds have some smaller pieces which were just exquisite also -- David Popper's Dance of the Elves (also with Dedyukin on piano), and Shostakovich's cello sonata op 40 (with Shostakovich
himself on the piano). Just amazing.

John

A Lot of Marvelous Cello.......2002-11-26

13 discs, all Rostropovich. The performances are collected thematically ("Short Pieces", "19th & 20th Century Non-Russians", "Benjamin Britten", "Concertos" etc) rather than chronologically, and in general probably have something for everyone somewhere in all the music, whether it be the chance to hear Rostropovich in a single movement of Beethoven's Triple Concerto, or to hear for the first time the comparatively rare works of Tishchenko and Ustvolskaya being performed. The fact that the pieces are a collection of what was available (what survived as master tapes in Moscow after Rostropovich's departure from the Soviet Union) is fortunate and unfortunate at the same time--one wishes the collection was more completist, in spite of being 13 discs long.

If you've never heard Rostropovich, then this is probably an expensive way to start, but still might be well worth it. Rostropovich is an exciting performer who usually can smoothe over his lapses in taste with sheer exuberance. His playing, which is both full of virtuosity and intimacy at the same time, has a way of persuading you with its own aesthetic, even if, upon reflection later, you realize that in some important way Rostropovich has "betrayed" the original sense of the music. I'm resorting to tenuous metaphors. I should say that Rostropovich is not at all a kind of Glen Gould on cello; the cellist's eccentricities don't have Gould's audaciousness at all. Rather, the same kinds of quirks that have earned him demerits (or acclaim) as a conductor are present (more subtly) in his cello playing as well.

Personally, I bought this collection for the obscure Russian composers it showcases, and was not disappointed. Throughout, the performances are uniformly sharp, natty, stylish...I keep wanting to use the word exuberant again, though not a naive exuberance. The liner notes, while extensive, are also almost all entirely anecdotal, being reflections by Rostropovich himself on some of the personal aspects of each given performance.

Lots of marvelous cello here, with a one star demerit owing to the piecemeal nature of the collection.

a true collector's item.......2000-04-04

Perhaps the most staggering aspect of this collection of CD's is that many of them were recorded live, and you won't know it until you hear the applause at the end of a track. Rostropovich, or Slava as he's usually known, recorded many of these pieces as premieres. The tapes lay in archives for years, and he thought he'd never have access to them. When he was allowed back into Russia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was able to listen to the old tapes, choose which ones he thought were the best, and oversee the production of this set. It's staggering. Even if you only listen to the "easy" parts on these albums, like Don Quixote, the Shostakovich sonata (with the composer at the piano), the Prokofieff sonata (at its world premiere), the Rococo Variations, you'll get your money's worth. If you're more adventurous, and dip into all the contemporary Russian music, you'll hear these works as only the composer could imagine them to be played. Rostropovich at his best, the music at its best, a unique look at a world now nearly gone, a true joy to own!

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Rostropovich: The Russian Years

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ASIN: B0000247G1
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

I Allegro - Sviatoslav Richter
I Nicht Zu Schnell
II Langsam
III Sehr Lebhaft
Introduction & Theme (Moderato Semplice)
Var. I (Tempo Del Tema)
Var. II (Tempo Del Tema)
Var. III (Andante Sostenuto)
Var. IV (Andante Grazioso)
Var. V (Allegro Moderato) - Cadenza
Var. VI (Andante)
Var. VII (Allegro Vivo)

Tracks:

Russian Song (Parasha's Aria)
Pas De Deux: Adagio
Pas De Deux: Variation & Coda
Etude In B Flat Minor, Op.8 No.11
Tijuca
Ritual Fire Dance
Silent Woods, B173
An Einsamer Quelle
Presto
Apres Un Reve, Op.7 No.1
Clair De Lune
Nocturne Et Scherzo
Romance: I See You
Dance Of The Elves, Op.39
Impromptu No.3, D899/3 G Flat Major
Adagio
Waltz-Coda
March
Larghetto
Elegy
Scherzo, Op.25 No.5

Customer Reviews:

Essential recordings.......2007-05-02

Nobody in what concerns the Russian repertoire for cello, has been capable to match with Rostropovich. He had not only the unerring technique, but besides he was owner of that special Caucasian style, wild and rough absolutely necessary ion those performances.

For those cello' s lovers this album is an absolute must in all the meaning of the expression. So, don't hesitate for a second and go for this extraordinary compilation,. The edition sound is outstanding, and the quality level is formidable.

A must-have.

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Rostropovich: The Russian Years

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ASIN: B0000247G5
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

Con De Camera: I. Allegro Moderato
Con De Camera: II. Andante
Con De Camera: III. Finale
Con-Monologue
Vc Con, Op.43: I. Adagio
Vc Con, Op.43: II. Moderato
Vc Con, Op.43: III. Allegro - Cadenza -
Vc Con, Op.43: IV. Allegro

Tracks:

Con, Op.23: Andante - Allegretto - Andante
Con-Rhapsody - Mstislav Rostropovich/Aza Amintayeva
Vc Con: I. Andante
Vc Con: II. Allegro
Vc Con: III. Andante
Vc Con: IV. Allegretto Poco Improvisato
Vc Con: V. Lento
Vc Con: VI. Allegro

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Rostropovich: The Russian Years

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ASIN: B0000247G3
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

I. Andante Grave/Moderato Animato - Sviatoslav Richter
II. Moderato/Andante Dolce - Sviatoslav Richter
III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Sviatoslav Richter
I. Andante
II. Allegro Giusto
III. Andante Con Moto/Allegretto/Allegro Marcato
I. Andante Mosso/Cadenza
II. Andante
III. Allegretto

Tracks:

Canzona
I Lento Ma Non Troppo/Andante/Tempo I
II. Allegro Vivace/Piu Marcato/Meno Mosso/Tempo I/Piu Largamente/Andante Semplice E Tranquillo/Tempo I/Piu Tranquillo/Cadenza/Lento Come Prima
Concerto Ballata For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 108 C Major