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Summary of Mstislav Rostropovich The complete EMI Recordings 26CD and 2DVD

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopol'dovič Rostropovič, pronounced [rəstrɐˈpɔvʲɪtɕ]; March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya (October 25, 1926 - December 11, 2012). He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of all time. In addition to his outstanding interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He gave the premieres of over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutoslawski, Olivier Messiaen, Norbert Moret, Alfred Schnittke, Andreas Makris and especially Benjamin Britten.

CD details:

This set of 25 CDs Plus Bonus DVDs is divided into four sections:
1. The Bach Suites- CDs 1 & 2
2. The EMI Recordings- CDs 3 To 12
3. The Russian Years (1950-1974)- CDs 13 To 25
4. The Bach Suites - 2 DVDs

Bach, J S:
Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012

Beethoven:
Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56

David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

12 Variations on "Ein M?dchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66

Vasso Devetzi (piano)

12 Variations on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45

Vasso Devetzi (piano)

Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56

David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Bloch, E:
Schelomo

Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein

Brahms:
Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

David Oistrakh (violin)

Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell

Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99

Alexander Dedyukhin (piano)

Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink

Britten:
Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72

Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80

Cello Symphony Op. 68

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Chopin:
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65

Alexander Dedyukhin

Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3

Alexander Dedyukhin

Dutilleux:
Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)

Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo

Dvorak:
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Glazunov:
Concerto ballata in C major for cello and orchestra, Op. 108

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov

Gubaidulina:
The Canticle of the Sun

London Voices, Ryusuke Numajiri

Haydn:
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)

Honegger:
Cello Concerto

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Victor Dubrovsky

Kabalevsky:
Cello Sonata in B flat, Op. 71

Dmitry Kabalevsky (piano)

Khachaturian:
Cello Sonata

Karen Khachaturian (piano)

Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello in D minor

Aza Amintayeva

Knipper:
Concerto-Monologue

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Lopes Graca:
Concerto da cámera

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Lutoslawski:
Cello Concerto

Orchestre de Paris, Witold Lutoslawski

Miaskovsky:
Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66

Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov

Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81

Alexander Dedyukhin

Piazzólla:
Le Grand Tango

Igor Uriash

Prokofiev:
Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125

Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119

Sviatoslav Richter

Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132

Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Rachmaninov:
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

Respighi:
Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Saint-Sa?ns:
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Schnittke:
Concerto for Three

Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola)

Moscow Soloists

String Trio

Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola)

Minuet for String Trio

Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola)

Cello Sonata No. 2

Igor Uriash

Epilogue from the ballet Peer Gynt, for cello, piano and tape

Igor Uriash

Schumann:
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein

Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Shaporin:
Five Pieces

Alexander Dedyukhin

Shostakovich:
Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127

Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Vasso Devetzi (piano)

Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov

Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Dmitri Shostakovich (piano)

Strauss, R:
Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6

Vasso Devetzi (piano)

Don Quixote, Op. 35

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Don Quixote, Op. 35

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Taneyev:
Canzona in F minor

Alexander Dedyukhin

Tchaikovsky:
Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Tchaikovsky, B:
Suite in D minor

Partita for Cello & Chamber Ensemble

Alexander Dedyukhin, Boris Chaykovsky, Mr Khovov, Mr Malichko, Mr Godin

Cello Concerto

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Tishchenko:
Concerto for Cello, 17 Wind Instruments, Percussion and Organ

Igor Blazhkov

Toyama:
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Yuzo Toyama

Ustvolskaya:
Grand Duet for Cello & Piano

Alexei Lubimov

Vainberg:
Cello Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Villa-Lobos:
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for at least 8 cellos

and short pieces and transcriptions of works by: Stravinsky; Scriabin; Milhaud; De Falla; Dvorák; Strauss; Sinding; Fauré; Debussy; Shaporin; Popper; Schubert; Prokofiev & Handel