Cellist of the Century: The Complete Warner Recordings

~ Release by Mstislav Rostropovich (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

40 CD + 3 DVD + 200-page book

Tracklist

1▶CD: Saint-Säens: Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33 / Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto, op. 66(Sargent)
2▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto(Boult)
3▶CD: Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante (Sargent) / Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
4▶CD: Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 2 / Popper: Dance of the Elves / Debussy: Minstrels / Clair de lune / Scriabin: Etude no. 11, op. 8
5▶CD: Brahms: Double Concerto(w. Oistrakh, Szell)
6▶CD: Beethoven: Triple Concerto(w. Oistrakh & Richter, Karajan)
7▶CD: Dutilleux, Lutosławski: Cello Concertos
8▶CD: R. Strauss: Cello Sonata / Beethoven: Cello Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” and “See, the Conquering Hero Comes”
9▶CD: Strauss: Don Quixote(Karajan)
10▶CD: Haydn: Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2
11▶CD: Schumann: Cello Concerto / Bloch: Schelomo(Bernstein)
12▶CD: Dvořák, Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concertos(Giulini)
13▶CD: Brahms: Double Concerto( w. Perlman, Haitink)
14▶CD: Landowski: Un enfant appelle / La Prison
15▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations(Ozawa)
16▶CD: Penderecki, Halffter: Cello Concertos no. 2(
17▶CD: Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante / Shostakovich: Cello Concertos(Ozawa)
18▶CD: Milhaud: Concerto no. 1 / Honegger: Concerto / Hoddinott: Noctis equi(Kent Nagano)
19▶CD: Bach: Cello Suites nos. 1, 4 & 5
20▶CD: Bach: Cello Suites nos. 2, 3 & 6
21▶CD: Vivaldi, Tartini, C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos(Wolff)
22▶CD: Works for Cello & Organ
23▶CD: Gagneux: Triptyque / Shchedrin: Sotto voce concerto
24▶CD: Schnittke: Concerto for Three / String Trio / Minuet
25▶CD: Knaifel: Make me drunk with your kisses / D. Matthews: Romanza
26▼CD: Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun / Shostakovich: 7 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok
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1The Canticle of the Sun: Opening ... Altissimu, onnipotente bon Signore
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina4:40
2The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 15]
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina3:01
3The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 25] ... Laudate si, mi Signore, cum tucte le Tue creature ...
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina2:11
4The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 25] ... Laudato si, mi Signore, per sora Luna e le stele ...
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina3:35
5The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 66]
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina5:57
6The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 87]
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina3:32
7The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 95] ... Laudato si, mi Signore, per quelli ke perdonano per lo Tuo amore ...
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina4:24
8The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 111]
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina8:54
9The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 126]
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina1:53
10The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 132]... Laudato si, mi Signore, per sora nostra Morte corporale ...
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina3:30
11The Canticle of the Sun: [fig. 144] ... Laudate et benedicete mi Signore
producer:
Stephen Johns
celesta:
John Aley (on 1999-01-14)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14)
harpsichord:
John Alley (on 1999-01-14)
percussion:
Simon Carrington (on 1999-01-14), Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1999-01-14) and Neil Percy (on 1999-01-14)
choir vocals:
London Voices (on 1999-01-14)
conductor:
Ryusuke Numajiri (on 1999-01-14)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (on 1999-01-14)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (on 1999-01-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1999-01-14)
partial recording of:
The Canticle of the Sun (Canticle of the Sun) (on 1999-01-14)
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (in 1997)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sofia Gubaidulina3:24
127 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: I. Song of Ophelia
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 1. Pesnya Ofelii (Ophelia's Song) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich2:47
137 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: II. Gamayun, Bird of Prophecy
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 2. Gamayun, ptitsa veshchaya (Gamayun, The Prophet Bird) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich3:38
147 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: III. We Were Together
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals [soprano]:
Galina Vichnevskaïa (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 3. Mï bïli vmeste (We Were Together) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich2:35
157 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: IV. The City Sleeps
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 4. Gorod spit (The City Sleeps) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich3:00
167 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: V. The Storm -
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
spoken vocals:
Mstislav Rostropovich (in 2006-06)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 5. Burya (The Storm) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich2:10
177 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: VI. Secret Signs -
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
spoken vocals:
Mstislav Rostropovich (in 2006-06)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 6. Tayniye znaki (Mysterious Signs) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich5:10
187 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: VII. Music
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
violin:
Ulf Hoelscher (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
spoken vocals:
Mstislav Rostropovich (in 2006-06)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 7. Muzïka (Music) (from 1974-10-28 until 1974-10-29)
lyricist:
Александр Блок
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich5:37
27▶CD: Prokofiev: Cello Sonata / Sinfonia concertante / Cello Concertino(Rozhdestvensky)
28▶CD: Short Pieces & Transcriptions
29▶CD: Beethoven: Triple Concerto(I.) / Schumann: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
30▶CD: Shostakovich: Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2
31▶CD: Boris Tchaikovsky: Suite in D minor / Partita / Cello Concerto
32▶CD: Villa‐Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras, no. 1 / Respighi: Adagio con variazioni / Honegger: Cello Concerto / Strauss: Don Quixote
33▶CD: Shostakovich, Kabalevsky, Khachaturian: Cello Sonatas
34▶CD: Russian Works; Taneyev: Canzona / Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto / Glazunov: Concerto ballata
35▶CD: Tishchenko: Cello Concerto no. 1 / Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody / Toyama: Cello Concerto
36▶CD: World Premieres; Lopes-Graça: Concerto da camera / Knipper: Concerto-Monologue / Weinberg: Cello Concerto(Rozhdestvensky)
37▶CD: Britten: Cello Suites nos. 1 & 2 / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
38▶CD: In Memoriam Alexander Dedyukhin; Chopin: Cello Sonata / Introduction and Polonaise brillante / Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata / Shaporin: Pieces
39▶CD: Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango / Ustvolskaya: Grand Duet for Cello and Piano / Schnittke: Cello Sonata no. 2 / Epilogue to the Ballet Peer Gynt
40▶CD: The Last Audio Interview( Produced by Jon Tolansky)
41▶DVD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto no. 1(Giulini)
42▶DVD
43▶DVD