ROSTROPOVICH IN RECITAL
CD-4965(1)

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"The Chopin Cello Sonata surges in a way that seems wholly idiomatic; and Shostakovich would have been gratified by the quicksilver nervousness which cellist and pianist bring to his Sonata in D op.40. I'm not sure that Debussy would have responded so positively to the extroverted manner in which he is treated, but no-one could accuse it of reticence. Overall, these are performances typical of Rostropovich in their emotional generosity, and they are in admirable sound."
MDC Classical Express: July 1997: Michael Tanner

Considered by some to be the greatest cello virtuoso of all time, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, who was born in Baku, Azerbaidzhan, on 27 March 1927, has made his presence felt not just as a performer but also as an inspiration. Many of the most important composers of this century, including Prokofiev, Khachaturian, Britten, Foss, Lutoslawski, and Dutilleux have composed works for him. Both of Shostakovich's cello concertos are dedicated to Rostropovich, who was a close personal friend. But Rostropovich has also displayed amazing versatility in his musicianship. He has frequently appeared at the piano in chamber-music concerts and is also a conductor of world-class stature. Exiled with his wife, soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, in the seventies from the Soviet Union, Rostropovich became Music Director of Washington's National Symphony Orchestra, a position he occupied for a number of years. This 1967 public performance in which Rostropovich played three pillars of his repertory, was captured in the best possible sound.

CHOPIN: Sonata in G, Op. 65; SHOSTAKOVICH: Sonata in D, Op. 40; & DEBUSSY: Sonata No. 1 in D. With Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (live, 1967).

Total time: 62:43 (AAD) UPC # 017685-49652-4.
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