Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974 [Box set]

Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974 [Box set]

On this CD:

1. Mavra, opera buffa in 1 act Russian Song (Parasha's Aria), Transcribed by Igor Stravinsky
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

2. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in four scenes for orchestra Pas de deux, Transcribed by Rostropovich
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

3. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in four scenes for orchestra Variation & Coda (cello & piano transcription by Rostropovich)
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

4. Etude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 8/11
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Yampolsky

5. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67 Tijuca, Transcribed for cello by Rostropovich
Composed by Darius Milhaud
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

6. Ritual Fire Dance (from "El Amor brujo"), for orchestra and various arrangements Ritual Fire Dance, Transcribed by Piatigorsky
Composed by Manuel de Falla
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

7. Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian Forest, B. 133), B. 173 (Op. 68/5)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Yampolsky

8. An einsamer Quelle, for piano, Op. 9/2 An einsamer Quelle, arr for cello & piano
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Yampolsky

9. Suite for violin & orchestra in A Minor, Op 10 ("Suite in the Old Style") Presto in A minor
Composed by Christian Sinding
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

10. Après un rêve ("Levati sol que luna è levata"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1 No.1, transcribed for cello & piano by Casals
Composed by Gabriel Faure
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

11. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Claire de lune, transcribed for cello & piano by Roelens
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

12. Work(s) Nocturen et scherzo, arr for cello & piano
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

13. Romance, I See You, Transcribed for cello & piano by Kubatsky
Composed by Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Yampolsky

14. Elfentanz for cello & piano, Op 39 "Dance of the Elves"
Composed by David Popper
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

15. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No 3 in G flat major, transcribed for cello & piano
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

16. Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87 Adagio, transcribed by Sergei Prokofiev
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

17. Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87 Waltz Coda, transcribed by Rostropovich
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexey Zybtsev

18. The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis March, Transcribed by Rostropovich
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexey Zybtsev

19. Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371 Larghetto in D major
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

20. Elegy
Composed by Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Yampolsky

21. Pieces (5) for cello & piano, Op 25 No.5, Scherzo, arr for cello & piano
Composed by Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Aza Amintayeva

22. Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

23. Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

24. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

25. Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 119
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

26. Sinfonia Concertante for cello & orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich

27. Concertino for cello & orchestra in G minor, Op. 132
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Dmitry Kabalevsky / Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

28. Cello Concerto No. 1, in E flat major, Op. 107
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

29. Cello Concerto No. 2, in G major, Op. 126
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

30. Suite for solo cello in D minor
Composed by Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

31. Partita for cello, piano, harpsichord, electric guitar and percussion
Composed by Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Carolynne Godin, Carolynne Godin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Boris Chaikovsky, Alexander Dedyuhkin, Khovov, Khovov, Malichko, Malichko

32. Concerto for cello & orchestra
Composed by Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

33. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, for 8 cellos, A. 246 Prelude (Modhina)
Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

34. Adagio con variazioni, for cello & orchestra, P. 133
Composed by Ottorino Respighi
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

35. Concerto for cello & orchestra, H 72
Composed by Arthur Honegger
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

36. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich, L. Dvoskin, B. Simsky
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

37. Concerto da càmera
Composed by Fernando Lopes-Graca
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

38. Concerto Monologue for cello, 7 brass instruments and 2 kettledrums
Composed by Lev Konstantinovich Knipper
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

39. Concerto for cello & orchestra, Op 43, 1956 revision
Composed by Mieczyslaw (Moisei) Vainberg
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

40. Concerto for piano, violin, cello, & orchestra in C major ("Triple Concerto"), Op. 56
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

41. Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

42. Variations on a Rococo Theme, for cello & orchestra (or cello & piano) in A major, Op. 33
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

43. Canzona for clarinet & string orchestra in F minor
Composed by Sergey Taneyev
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich

44. Concerto for cello & orchestra in C minor, Op. 66
Composed by Nikolay Myaskovsky
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

45. Concerto ballata for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 108
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

46. Sonata for cello & piano, in D minor, Op. 40
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Dmitry Shostakovich, Mstislav Rostropovich

47. Sonata for cello & piano in B flat, Op 71
Composed by Dmitry Kabalevsky
Performed by Dmitry Kabalevsky, Mstislav Rostropovich

48. Sonata for cello & piano
Composed by Karen Khachaturian
Performed by Karen Khachaturian, Mstislav Rostropovich

49. Concerto for cello & orchestra
Composed by Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Igor Blazhkov

50. Concerto-Rhapsody, for cello & orchestra in D minor
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Aza Amintayeva

51. Concerto for cello & orchestra
Composed by Yuzo Toyama
Performed by Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich
Conducted by Yuzo Toyama

52. Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 65, CT 204
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

53. Introduction and Polonaise brillante for cello & piano in C major, Op. 3, CT 148
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

54. Sonata for cello (or viola) & piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81
Composed by Nikolay Myaskovsky
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

55. Pieces (5) for cello & piano, Op 25
Composed by Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyuhkin

56. Le grand tango, for cello & piano
Composed by Astor Piazzolla
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Igor Uriash

57. Grand duet for cello & piano
Composed by Galina Ustvolskaya
Performed by Aleksei Lubimov, Mstislav Rostropovich

58. Sonata for cello & piano No.2
Composed by Alfred Schnittke
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Igor Uriash

59. Peer Gynt, ballet in 3 acts Epilogue, transcribed for cello, piano, & tape
Composed by Alfred Schnittke
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Igor Uriash

Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974, Music, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Britten, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Faure, Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, George Frideric Handel, Arthur Honegger, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Aram Khachaturian, Karen Khachaturian, Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, Fernando Lopes-Graca, Darius Milhaud, Nikolay Myaskovsky, Astor Piazzolla, David Popper, Sergey Prokofiev, Ottorino Respighi, Alfred Schnittke, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Alexander Scriabin, Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, Dmitry Shostakovich, Christian Sinding, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Sergey Taneyev, Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko, Yuzo Toyama, Galina Ustvolskaya, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Moisey (Mieczyslaw) Weinberg, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Igor Blazhkov, Kiril Kondrashin, Yuzo Toyama, Carolynne Godin, Khovov, Malichko

Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974 [Box set]

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