Rostropovich: "The Russian Years · 1950-1974" - EMI 7243 5 72016 2 9 (13CD set)
$175.00 USD
NM / made in the USA
(slight discoloration to upper edge of box; else MINT)
This historic deluxe issue 13CD set from EMI (7243 5 72016 2 9, made in the USA) entitled "Rostropovich · The Russian Years 1950 – 1974" features one of the most remarkable retrospectives ever compiled of any artist, gathering together a stunning array of performances recorded in the Soviet Union by the century's greatest cellist.
The contents are listed below.
Mstislav Rostropovich The Russian Recordings, 1950-74. Mstislav Rostropovich(vc/adir); bB. Simsky, 'David Oistrakh (vns); dL. Dvoskin (va); eMalichko, rGodin (perc); gBoris Chaykovsky (hpd); l'Khovov (gtr); 'Sviatoslav Richter, JAlexander Dedyukhin, kDmitri Shostakovich, IDnaitry Kabalevsky, mKaren Khachaturian, "Aza Amintayeva, °Igor Uriash, PAlexei Lubimov, Wladimir Yampolsky, rAlexei Zybtsev, 'anon (pfs); 'Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / uBenjamin Britten, vGennadi Rozhdestvensky, aKyrill Kondrashin; 'USSR State Symphony Orchestra / Israel Gusman, zEvgeni Svetlanov. "Victor Dubrovsky; bbMoscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra / ebYuzo Toyama. ddCello Ensemble; erensemble / Igor Blazhkov.
EMI mono/stereo CO CD CZS5 72016-2(13 discs: 907 minutes: ADD/rDDD). Recordings made at performances in Moscow during 1960-72, items marked rrecorded 1994.
Britten: Solo Cello Suites - No. I, Op. 72; No. 2, Op. 80. Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68i. Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C, Op. 119. Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. I 25xY. Concertino for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 132bbv. Adagio, Op.97/7-1. Cinderella, Op. 87 -Waltz-Coda (arr. Rostropovich)r. The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 - Marche (arr..Rostropovich)r. Shostakovich: Concertos for Cello and Orchestra - No. 1 in E flat, Op. I 071"; No. 2 in G, Op. 126. Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40k, Chaykovsky: Suite in D minor. Partitaa110. Concerto for Cello and Orchestral'. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 1 - Preludioadd. Respighi: Adagio con variazionew. Honegger: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, H721. R. Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 351cavv. Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9 - An einsamer Quelleq. Lopez-Garca: Concerto da camerat". Knipper: Concerto-Monologue". Vainberg: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43". Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra in C, Op. 56e1". Schumann: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129". Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33". Taneyev: Canzona-1. Miaskovsky: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 66". Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81J.Glazunov: Concerto ballata in C, Op. 108". Kabalevsky: Sonata for Cello and Piano in B flat, Op. 71.K. Khachaturian: Sonata for Cello and Piano'. Tishchenko: Concerto for Cello, 17 Wind Instruments, Percussion and Organ, Op. 23". Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody. Toyama: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, 1967b, Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 651. Introduction and Polonaise bcc brillant in C, Op. Y. Shaporin: Pieces, Op. 25 -Prelude;) Waltz1; Intermezzo1; Aria-1; Scherzo". Elegy". Romance, "I see you" (arr. Kubatsky)9. Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango°. Ustvolskaya: Grand DuetP. Schnittke: Sonata for Cello and Piano ,No. 2. Epilogue °. Stravinsky: Russian Dance). Divertimento from "Le baiser de la fee' - Pas de deux). Scriabin (arr. Piatigorgsky): Etude in B flat minor, Op. 8 No. 1 lq. Milhaud (arr. Rostropovich): Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 - Tijuca-1. Falla (arr. •Piatigorsky): El amor brujo - Ritual Fire Dance. Dvofak (arr. Piatigorsky): Silent woods, B173. Sinding: Suite for Violin and Orchestra, "in alten Stil", Op. 10'.. Faurê: Aprês un reve (arr. Casals). Debussy: Clair de lune (arr. Roelens)'. Nocturne et Scherzo1. Popper: Dance of the Elves, Op. 39-1. Schubert (arr. Heifetz and Rostropovich): Impromptu in G flat, D898 No. 31. Handel: Sonata for Violin and Continuo No. 7 in D, HWV371 - Larghetto1.
