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Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich Plays Cello Works
Compil. 2008 on Warner Classics & Jazz label
Classical (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary)
Boxset Total Time: 9:46:07 Recordings 1969-1995. CD1 & CD2: Mstislav Rostropovich plays cello by Lorenco Storioni, 1760. 1-3 - 1-5 attrib. Johann Sebastian Bach. 1-6 attrib. Georg Friedrich Händel. ----------------------------------------------- ® 1969 (CD 5, 01-03),1984 (CD 8), 1987 (CD 3; CD 4,04-06; CD 6, 06), 1988 (CD 4, 01-03; CD 5, 04-07),1990 (CD 5, 08-10; CD 6, 01-05; CD 7, 01-03) Erato Disques. ® 1993 (CDs 1 & 2),1995 (CD 7, 04-10),1996 (CD 9) Teldec Classics Recording producers: Martin Fouque (CDs 1 & 2; CD 7, 04-10; CD 9); Michel Garcin (CD 3; CD 4, 01-03; CD 5, 04-10; CD 6; CD 7, 01-03; CD 8, 04-06); Jacques Boisgallais (CD 4, 04-06); Guy Chesnais (CD 8, 01-03) Recording engineers: Eberhard Sengpiel (CDs 1 & 2; CD 7, 04-10; CD 9); John Newton/Soundmirror Inc. (CD 3); John Rushby-Smith/BBC Transcription Service (CD 4, 01-03; CD 5, 04-07; CD 6, 06); Alain Duchemin (CD 4, 04-06); Jean-Martial Golaz (CD 5, 08-10); Mike Sheady (CD 6, 01-05; CD 7, 01-03); Michel Lepage (CD 8, 01-03): Pierre Verany (CD 8, 04-06) Assistant recording engineers: Tobias Lehmann, Wolfram Nehls (CD 1); Evelyne Griineberg, John Newton (CD 2); Jens Schiinemann (CD 7, 04-10; CD 9); David Flowers (CD 7, 04-10) Consultant engineer: Mark Huffman (CD 9) Digital editing: Francoise Garcin (CD 3; CD 4; CD 5, 04-10; CD 6; CD 7, 01-03; CD 8, 04-06); Olivier Beurotte (CD 8, 01-03) Co-productions: Erato/Radio-France (CD 4: Halffter; CD 8); Erato/Cascavelle (CD 5: Moret) Recording locations: ORTF Studios, Paris, April 1969 (CD 5, 01-03); Radio France Studios, Paris, May 1982 (CD 8,01-03), September 1986 (CD 4, 04-06); College Mignet, Aix-en-Provence, July 1983 (CD 8, 04-06); Symphony Hall, Boston, December 1985 (CD 3); Henry Wood Hall, London, February 1986 (CD 6, 06), November 1987 (CD 4,01-03; CD 5, 04-07); Abbey Road Studios, London, October 1989 (CD 6, 01-05; CD 7, 01-03), November 1994 (CD 7, 04-10); Studio 1, DRS, Zurich, November 1989 (CD 5, 08-10); Ordway Music Theater, St Paul, Minnesota, September 1992 (CD 2); St Giles, Cripplegate, London, May 1993 (CD 1); live recording, National Cathedral, Washington, April 1995 (CD 9) Publishers: Ritordi, Milan (CD 2: Vivaldi); Kalmus, Florida (CD 2: Tartini, C.P.E. Bach); Boosey & Hawkes, • London (CD 4: Prokofiev); Universal Edition, Vienna (CD 4: Halffter); Billaudot (CD 5: Jolivet); Chant du Monde, Paris (CD 5: Shostakovich); Editions Salabert (CD 6: Milhaud; CD 8: Landowski); Orpheus Publications (CD 6:Hoddinott); Schott, Mainz (CD 6: Penderecki; CD 7: Shchedrin); Editions Maurice Senart/Salabert (CD 7: Honegger); Durand, Paris (CD 7: Gagneux); Alexander Knaifel, GEMA, Berlin (CD 9: Knaifel) Introductory notes and translations © 2008 Warner Classics & Jazz, Warner Music UK Ltd Booklet editor: Mark Pappenheim for WLP Ltd Cover and booklet photos: Thomas Miiller, except pI2: Clive Barda Art direction: Claudia Wafer for WLP Ltd Made in the EU.
Musicians
 | Mstislav Rostropovich vc, 1927-2007 RU cello, album by, cadenza, cadenzas by, conductor |
 | Girolamo Frescobaldi org, 1583-1643 IT performer on track, composed by |
 | Gaspar Cassadó vc, 1897-1966 ES arranged by |
 | Herbert Tachezi org, hps, 1930-2016 AT organ, harpsichord |
 | Alessandro Marcello vc, 1669-1747 IT performer on track, composed by |
 | Johann Sebastian Bach , 1685-1750 DE arranged by, composed by |
 | Zoltán Kodály , 1882-1967 HU arranged by |
 | Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB performer on track, composed by |
 | Grigori Pekker , arranged by |
 | Alexander Siloti p, RU arranged by |
 | Louis De Caix D'Hervelois , FR performer on track, composed by |
| Folkmar Längin , arranged by |
 | Josef Rheinberger , 1839-1901 performer on track, composed by |
 | Camille Saint-Saëns p, 1835-1921 FR performer on track, composed by |
 | Antonio Vivaldi vn, 1678-1741 IT performer on track, composed by |
 | Gian Francesco Malipiero , 1882-1973 IT arranged by, edited by |
 | Peter Howard vc, cello, continuo |
 | Hugh Wolff p, *1953 US conductor, arranged by, rev. |
 | Chris Brown b, double bass, continuo |
 | Layton James hps, harpsichord, continuo |
 | The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Giuseppe Tartini vn, 1692-1770 IT performer on track, composed by |
 | Rudolf Hindemith vc, DE arranged by, edited by |
 | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach , 1714-1788 DE performer on track, composed by |
 | Antonín Dvořák , 1841-1904 CZ performer on track, composed by |
 | Seiji Ozawa p, *1935 JP conductor |
 | Boston Symphony Orchestra , US orchestra |
 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , 1840-1893 RU performer on track, composed by |
 | Sergei Prokofiev p, *1891 RU performer on track, composed by |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Cristóbal Halffter , *1930 ES performer on track, composed by, conductor |
 | Orchestre National De France , FR orchestra |
 | André Jolivet , 1905-1974 FR performer on track, composed by, conductor |
 | Gilbert Zanlonghi vc, cello |
| Edmond Primetens , double bass |
 | Micheline Lemoine vl, 1919-1998 FR viola |
| Jean Emanuelle , violin, ii |
 | Robert Quatrocchi , violin, i |
 | Dmitri Shostakovich p, RU performer on track, composed by |
 | Hugh Seenan , GB french horn |
 | Norbert Moret , performer on track, composed by |
 | Paul Sacher , 1906-1999 CH conductor |
 | Collegium Musicum Zürich , 1941-1992 CH orchestra |
 | Darius Milhaud voc, 1892-1974 FR performer on track, composed by |
 | Kent Nagano voc, *1951 US conductor |
 | Alun Hoddinott , 1929-2008 GB performer on track, composed by |
 | Krzysztof Penderecki voc, *1933 PL performer on track, composed by, conductor |
 | Philharmonia Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Arthur Honegger , 1892-1955 CH performer on track |
 | Maurice Maréchal vc, 1892-1964 FR cadenza |
 | Renaud Gagneux p, *1947 FR performer on track |
 | Родион Щедрин p, *1932 GB performer on track, composed by |
 | Marcel Landowski p, 1915-1999 FR performer on track, composed by, composed by, conductor, text by |
 | Galina Vishnevskaya voc, RU soprano vocals |
 | L'Orchestre National de Lille , orchestra |
 | Pierre Dux , 1908-1990 FR voice actor |
 | Alexander Knaifel , *1943 RU performer on track |
 | Choral Arts Society of Washington , *1965 US choir |
| National Cathedral School Lower School Chorus , choir |
| Washington National Cathedral Choristers , choir |
 | Norman Scribner p, 1936-2015 US conductor |
 | Douglas Major org, *1953 US conductor, assistant |
 | Thomas Beveridge , *1938 US conductor, assistant |
Producers
| Douglas Major directed by |
| Jill Bixler directed by |
| Norman Scribner directed by |
Composers
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | CD1: Music For Cello And Organ | Mstislav Rostropovich | 67:16 | |
| 2 | | Toccata | Girolamo Frescobaldi | Girolamo Frescobaldi | 4:44 |
| 3 | | Adagio, BWV 974 | Alessandro Marcello | Alessandro Marcello | 5:05 |
| 4 | | 3 Chorale Preludes | Johann Sebastian Bach | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 5 | | I. Ach, Was Ist Doch Unser Leben, BWV 743 | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:14 | |
| 6 | | II. Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, BWV 762 | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:12 | |
| 7 | | III. Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht, BWV 747 | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:12 | |
| 8 | | - | Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 9 | | Aria | Georg Friedrich Händel | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:41 |
| 10 | | Toccata, Adagio & Fugue In C Major, BWV 564: Adagio | Johann Sebastian Bach | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:00 |
| 11 | | Portraits De Jeunes Filles De La France D'Autrefois / Portraits Of Young Ladies From Old France | Louis De Caix D'Hervelois | Louis De Caix D'Hervelois | |
| 12 | | I. La Florentine | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:40 | |
| 13 | | II. La Provençale | Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:04 | |
| 14 | | III. La Lionnoise | Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:24 | |
| 15 | | IV. La Bavaroise | Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:35 | |
| 16 | | V. La Russienne | Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:37 | |
| 17 | | VI. La Siciliene | Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:55 | |
| 18 | | VII. La Milaneze | Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:05 | |
| 19 | | 3 Pieces (arr. From 6 Stucke Für Violine Und Orgel, Op.150) | Josef Rheinberger | Josef Rheinberger | |
| 20 | | I Abendlied | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:13 | |
| 21 | | II Pastorale | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:42 | |
| 22 | | III Elegie | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:07 | |
| 23 | | - | Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 24 | | Prière, Op.158 | Camille Saint-Saëns | Camille Saint-Saëns | 5:29 |
| 25 | | CD2: Vivaldi, Tartini, C.P.E. Bach: Cello ConcertosVivaldi, Tartini, C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos | Mstislav Rostropovich | 52:40 | |
| 26 | | Concerto In D Minor, RV 406 | Antonio Vivaldi | Antonio Vivaldi | |
| 27 | | I. Allegro Non Molto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:07 | |
| 28 | | II. Andante | Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:52 | |
| 29 | | III. Minuetto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:28 | |
| 30 | | Concerto In D Major | Giuseppe Tartini | Giuseppe Tartini | |
| 31 | | I. Largo | Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:28 | |
| 32 | | II. Allegro | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:15 | |
| 33 | | III. Grave | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:52 | |
| 34 | | IV. Allegro | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:00 | |
| 35 | | Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major, Wq 171/H436 | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | |
| 36 | | I. Allegro | Mstislav Rostropovich | 7:30 | |
| 37 | | II. Adagio | Mstislav Rostropovich | 9:11 | |
| 38 | | III. Allegro Assai | Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:17 | |
| 39 | | CD3: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations | Mstislav Rostropovich | 56:35 | |
| 40 | | Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 | Antonín Dvořák | Antonín Dvořák | |
| 41 | | I. Allegro | Mstislav Rostropovich | 14:37 | |
| 42 | | II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo | Mstislav Rostropovich | 11:48 | |
| 43 | | III. Finale: Allegro Moderato | Mstislav Rostropovich | 12:16 | |
| 44 | | - | Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 45 | | Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 17:33 |
| 46 | | CD4: Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto / Halffter: Cello Concerto No.2 | Mstislav Rostropovich | 75:15 | |
| 47 | | Symphony-Concerto In E Minor, Op.125 | Sergei Prokofiev | Sergei Prokofiev | |
| 48 | | I. Andante | Mstislav Rostropovich | 10:17 | |
| 49 | | II. Allegro Giusto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 16:58 | |
| 50 | III. Andante Con Moto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 9:41 | ||
| 51 | Cello Concerto No.2, "No Queda Mas Que El Silencio" ("Nothing Is Left But Silence"): In Memory Of Federico Garcia Lorca, On The Fiftieth Anniversary Of His Death | Cristóbal Halffter | Cristóbal Halffter | ||
| 52 | I. El Grito Deja En El Viento Une Sombra De Cipres / The Cry Leaves A Cypress Shadow In The Wind | Mstislav Rostropovich | 11:07 | ||
| 53 | II. Vine A Este Mundo Con Ojos Y Me Voy Sin Ellos / I Came Into This World With Eyes And Quit It Without Them | Mstislav Rostropovich | 16:36 | ||
| 54 | III. Si Muero, Dejad El Balcón Abierto / If I Die, Leave The Balcony Open | Mstislav Rostropovich | 10:24 | ||
| 55 | CD5: Jolivet, Shostakovich, Moret: Cello Concertos | Mstislav Rostropovich | 74:09 | ||
| 56 | Cello Concerto No.2 | André Jolivet | André Jolivet | ||
| 57 | I. Allant - Vivement - Cadence | Mstislav Rostropovich | 15:40 | ||
| 58 | II. Aria | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:54 | ||
| 59 | III Animé | Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:03 | ||
| 60 | Cello Concerto No.1 In E Flat Major, Op.107 | Dmitri Shostakovich | Dmitri Shostakovich | ||
| 61 | I Allegretto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:21 | ||
| 62 | II Moderato | Mstislav Rostropovich | 9:55 | ||
| 63 | III Cadenza | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:04 | ||
| 64 | IV Allegro Con Moto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:40 | ||
| 65 | Cello Concerto | Norbert Moret | Norbert Moret | ||
| 66 | I. Chanson Pour Passer Le Temps / Song To Pass The Time | Mstislav Rostropovich | 9:02 | ||
| 67 | II. Chanson D'Amour / Love Song | Mstislav Rostropovich | 8:38 | ||
| 68 | III. Chanson Du Vent D'Ouest / Song Of The West Wind | Mstislav Rostropovich | 8:31 | ||
| 69 | CD6: Milhaud: Cello Concerto No.1 / Hoddinott: Noctis Equi / Penderecki: Cello Concerto No.2 | Mstislav Rostropovich | 69:22 | ||
| 70 | Cello Concerto No.1, Op.136 | Darius Milhaud | Darius Milhaud | ||
| 71 | I. Nonchalant | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:13 | ||
| 72 | II. Grave | Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:15 | ||
| 73 | III. Joyeux | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:05 | ||
| 74 | Noctis Equi, Op.132 | Alun Hoddinott | Alun Hoddinott | ||
| 75 | I. Andante - Presto - Andante | Mstislav Rostropovich | 9:57 | ||
| 76 | II. Presto - Cadenza - Andante - Adagio | Mstislav Rostropovich | 11:02 | ||
| 77 | - | Mstislav Rostropovich | |||
| 78 | Cello Concerto No.2 | Krzysztof Penderecki | Krzysztof Penderecki | 33:34 | |
| 79 | CD7: Honegger: Cello Concerto / Gagneux: Triptyque / Shchedrin: Sotto Voce Concerto | Mstislav Rostropovich | |||
| 80 | Cello Concerto | Arthur Honegger | |||
| 81 | I. Andante | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:53 | ||
| 82 | II. Lento | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:09 | ||
| 83 | III. Allegro Marcato | Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:22 | ||
| 84 | Triptyque | Renaud Gagneux | |||
| 85 | I. Prenlier Mouvement | Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:51 | ||
| 86 | II. Deuxieme Mouvement | Mstislav Rostropovich | 8:54 | ||
| 87 | III. Troisieme Mouveillent | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:46 | ||
| 88 | Sotto Voce Concerto | Родион Щедрин | Родион Щедрин | ||
| 89 | I . Sostenuto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 7:06 | ||
| 90 | II. Allegretto Moderato | Mstislav Rostropovich | 14:33 | ||
| 91 | III. Scherzo: Cadenza | Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:53 | ||
| 92 | IV. Finale: Sostenuto - Allegro - Sostenuto | Mstislav Rostropovich | 12:23 | ||
| 93 | CD8: Landowski: Un Enfant Appelle / La Prison | Mstislav Rostropovich | |||
| 94 | Un Enfant Appelle (After Poems By Marie Noel) | Marcel Landowski | Marcel Landowski | ||
| 95 | I. Un Enfant Appelle, Loin, Très Loin / A Child Is Calling From Afar | Mstislav Rostropovich | 8:36 | ||
| 96 | II. Je Crois Très Bas / I Believe Deeply | Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:11 | ||
| 97 | III. La Nuit Même Où Il Fut Livré / The Very Night He Was Delivered | Mstislav Rostropovich | 8:47 | ||
| 98 | La Prison | Marcel Landowski | Marcel Landowski | ||
| 99 | I. L'Attente / Waiting | Mstislav Rostropovich | 9:02 | ||
| 100 | II. L'Interrogatoire / The Interrogation | Mstislav Rostropovich | 12:35 | ||
| 101 | III. La Prison / The Prison | Mstislav Rostropovich | 14:19 | ||
| 102 | CD9: Knaifel: Chapter Eight | Mstislav Rostropovich | 59:58 | ||
| 103 | Chapter Eight: Canticum Canticorum (Song Of Songs) For Church, Choruses And Cello (In XXXII Stanzas; Sung In Russian) | Alexander Knaifel | |||
| 104 | Who Is This Coming Up From The Wilderness... (Stanzas I-VI: Verses 5, 1, 13,2,2,9) | Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:37 | ||
| 105 | O That You Were Like A Brother To Me... (Stanzas VII-XI: Verses 1, 6, 6, 2, 1) | Mstislav Rostropovich | 11:22 | ||
| 106 | Make Haste, My Beloved... (Stanzas XII-XV: Verses 14, 6, 1, 5) | Mstislav Rostropovich | 8:25 | ||
| 107 | You Who Dwell In The Gardens... (Stanzas XVI-XXII: Verses 13, 2, 2, 9, 1, 1, 10) | Mstislav Rostropovich | 10:53 | ||
| 108 | Set Me As A Seal Upon Your Heart... (Stanzas XXIII-XXVIII: Verses 6, 14, 7, 5, 6, 5) | Mstislav Rostropovich | 10:53 | ||
| 109 | His Left Hand Is Under My Head... (Stanzas XXIX-XXXII: Verses 3, 2, 10, 9) | Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:46 |
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