The Russian Years 1950-1974

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Annotation

Suite for Solo Cello, Op. 72 recorded on 1966.02.15 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Second suite for Solo Cello, Op. 80. No recording information given. (Cannot have been 1964 as CD might imply as the work wasn't written until 1967.)
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 recorded on 1964.03.12 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)


Concerto da Camera recorded in Moscow, 1967
Concerto-Monologue recorded in 1964.02.25 at The Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Cello Concerto, Op. 43 recorded in 1964.02.25 at The Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire


Cello Concerto No. 1 recorded on 1961.11.10 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Cello Concerto No. 2 recorded on 1967.09.25 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere in the presence of the composer)


Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 recorded on 1950.03.01 in the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World premiere in presence of the composer)
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125 movement I recorded on 1972.12.27 in the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125 movements II & III recorded on 1964.11.25 in the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire


Le Grand Tango recorded on 1996.11.22 in St. Petersburg, Engineer: V. Riabenko
Grand Duet recorded on 1996.11.07/08 (venue not mentioned), Engineer: Igor Veprinzev
Cello Sonata No. 2 recorded on 1996.11.21/22 in St. Petersburg, Engineer: V. Riabenko
Epilogue recorded on 1996.09.17 in St. Petersburg, Engineer: V. Riabenko


Suite for solo Cello in D minor recorded in 1961.11.05 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)
Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion recorded in 1967.01.10 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)
Cello concerto recorded in 1966.09.04 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere in presence of the composer)


Canzona for Cello and Piano recorded at the Radio House, Moscow (World Premiere)
Cello Concerto, Op. 66 recorded in 1964.01.14 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Concerto Ballata, Op. 108 recorded in 1964.01.14 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire


Cello Sonata, Op. 65 recorded at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (no date given)
Polonaise Brilliante, Op. 3 - no details given in the liners
Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 81 recorded on 1967.01.10 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Five Pieces, Op. 25 - no details given in the liners


Concerto for Cello, seventeen Wind Instruments, Percussion and Organ, Op. 23 recorded on 1966.02.06 at the Philharmonic Hall, Leningrad
Concerto-Rhapsody recorded on 1964.09.04 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire in the presence of the composer
Cello Concerto recorded on 1967.01.13 at the Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow (World Premiere)


Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 recorded at the Radio House, Moscow
Cello Sonata, Op. 71 recorded in 1962.02.06 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)
Cello Sonata recorded in 1967.01.10 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-17 15:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Short Pieces & Transcriptions
2CD: Benjamin Britten
3CD: Sergei Prokofiev
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1Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119: I. Andante grave - Moderato animato
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1950-03-01)
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist) (on 1950-03-01)
recorded at:
Moscow Conservatory: The Small Hall in Moscow, Russia (on 1950-03-01)
live recording of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119: I. Andante grave - Moderato animato (on 1950-03-01)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев10:49
2Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119: II. Moderato - Andante dolce
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1950-03-01)
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist) (on 1950-03-01)
recorded at:
Moscow Conservatory: The Small Hall in Moscow, Russia (on 1950-03-01)
live recording of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119: II. Moderato (on 1950-03-01)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:38
3Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1950-03-01)
piano:
Святослав Рихтер (Sviatoslav Richter, pianist) (on 1950-03-01)
recorded at:
Moscow Conservatory: The Small Hall in Moscow, Russia (on 1950-03-01)
live recording of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119: III. Allegro ma non troppo (on 1950-03-01)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев7:11
4Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125: I. Andante
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1972-12-27)
orchestra:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (on 1972-12-27)
conductor:
Israel Gusman (on 1972-12-27)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1972-12-27)
live recording of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125: I. Andante (on 1972-12-27)
additional composer:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1952)
dedicated to:
Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
part of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев10:11
5Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125: II. Allegro giusto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-02-25)
orchestra:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (on 1964-02-25)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1964-02-25)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-02-25)
live recording of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125: II. Allegro giusto (on 1964-02-25)
additional composer:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1952)
dedicated to:
Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
part of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев15:50
6Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125: III. Andante con moto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-02-25)
orchestra:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (on 1964-02-25)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1964-02-25)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-02-25)
live recording of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125: III. Andante con moto (standard finale) (on 1964-02-25)
additional composer:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1952)
dedicated to:
Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
part of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев9:38
7Concertino for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 132: I. Andante mosso - Cadenza
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestra:
Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.) (on 1964-05-13)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-05-13)
live recording of:
Cello Concertino, op. 132: I. Andante mosso - Cadenza (orch. Kabalevsky) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestrator:
Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский (Dmitri Kabalevsky, Soviet composer/teacher)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Cello Concertino, op. 132 (orch. Kabalevsky)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев7:31
8Concertino for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 132: II. Andante
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestra:
Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.) (on 1964-05-13)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-05-13)
live recording of:
Cello Concertino, op. 132: II. Andante (orch. Kabalevsky) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestrator:
Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский (Dmitri Kabalevsky, Soviet composer/teacher)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Cello Concertino, op. 132 (orch. Kabalevsky)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев5:44
9Concertino for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 132: III. Allegretto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestra:
Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.) (on 1964-05-13)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
recorded at:
Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-05-13)
live recording of:
Cello Concertino, op. 132: III. Allegretto (orch. Kabalevsky) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestrator:
Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский (Dmitri Kabalevsky, Soviet composer/teacher)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Cello Concertino, op. 132 (orch. Kabalevsky)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:12
4CD: Dmitri Shostakovich
5CD: Boris Tchaikovsky
6CD: Non-Russian Works
7CD: World Premieres
8CD: Classical & Romantic Works
9CD: Russian Works
10CD: Composers in Person
11CD: Concertos 1963-1967
12CD: In Memoriam Alexander Dedyukhin
13CD: New Recordings 1996