Historic Russian Archives: Mstislav Rostropovich Edition

~ Release by Mstislav Rostropovich (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Note that the details of these recordings may contain errors. See reviews on Amazon. For example, the orchestra(s?) for CD2 are likely incorrect. The 1957 Dvorak was apparently recorded with USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra (CD Yedang Classics ct10015 liner notes, AllMusic review by Mike D. Brownell), in MB as Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra.

The disc cat#s are 92771/#.

CD 1: Recorded Live on 1972.12.27
CD 2: Recordings (Live): Dvorak: 1957.06.23 / Schumann: 1960.11.30
CD 3: Recordings (Live): Saint-Saens: 1964.02.14 / Haydn: 1963.09.15
CD 4: Recordings (Live): 1960.11.30 (1) / 1964.05.13 (2) / 1949.09.22 (3, 4) / 1965.10.17 (5)
CD 5: Recordings (Live): 1961.02.10 (Shostakovich) / 1968.11.28 (Tishchenko) / 1964.05.13 (Vlasov)
CD 6: Recordings (Live): 1967.01.10 (1-5) / 1968.11.11 (6-8)
CD 7: Recordings (Live): 1964.05.13 (1-3) / 1964.02.25 (4-6)
CD 8: Recordings (Live): 1964.02.14
CD 9: Recordings (Live): 1961.11.07 (1-3) / 1960.12.11 (4-6) / 1960.12.15 (7-15)
CD 10: Recordings (Live): 1968.11.11 (1-9) / 1960.12.15 (10-14)

Additional barcode on each CD sleeve:
CD 1: 5028421277110
CD 2: 5028421277127
CD 3: 5028421277134
CD 4: 5028421277141
CD 5: 5028421277158
CD 6: 5028421277165
CD 7: 5028421277172
CD 8: 5028421277189
CD 9: 5028421277196
CD 10: 5028421771106

Tracklist

1CD: Prokofiev / Miasovsky
2CD: Dvořák / Schumann
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1Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1957-07-10)
orchestra:
USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra (on 1957-07-10)
conductor:
Boris Khaikin (on 1957-07-10)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: I. Allegro (on 1957-07-10)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-02-09)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Antonín Dvořák14:48
2Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1957-07-10)
orchestra:
USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra (on 1957-07-10)
conductor:
Boris Khaikin (on 1957-07-10)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo (on 1957-07-10)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-02-09)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Antonín Dvořák11:45
3Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: III. Allegro moderato
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1957-07-10)
orchestra:
USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra (on 1957-07-10)
conductor:
Boris Khaikin (on 1957-07-10)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: III. Finale. Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro vivo (on 1957-07-10)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-06-11)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
revision of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: III. Finale (original finale (not the one usually played))
Antonín Dvořák12:36
4Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1960-11-30)
orchestra:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-11-30)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (on 1960-11-30)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire in Moscow, Russia (on 1960-11-30)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell) (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Robert Schumann (from 1850-10-10 until 1850-10-24)
part of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129
Robert Schumann10:43
5Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1960-11-30)
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (on 1960-11-30)
conductor:
Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (on 1960-11-30)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: II. Langsam (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam) (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Robert Schumann (from 1850-10-10 until 1850-10-24)
part of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129
Robert Schumann3:33
6Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (on 1960-11-30)
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (on 1960-11-30)
conductor:
Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (on 1960-11-30)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft) (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Robert Schumann (from 1850-10-10 until 1850-10-24)
part of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129
Robert Schumann8:27
3CD: Saint-Saëns / Haydn
4CD: Tchaikovsky / Glazunov / Khatchaturian
5CD: Shostakovich / Tishchenko / Vlasov
6CD: Prokofiev / Khatchaturian / Stravinsky / Mirzoyan / Rostropovich
7CD: Prokofiev / Weinberg / Knipper
8CD: Lalo / Honegger / Sauguet
9CD: Beethoven / Brahms / Schumann / Fauré / Falla / Mele
10CD: Britten / Bridge / Händel / Bach