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

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-22 20:09 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Prokofiev / Miasovsky
2▶CD: Dvořák / Schumann
3▶CD: Saint-Saëns / Haydn
4▼CD: Tchaikovsky / Glazunov / Khatchaturian
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1Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1960-11-30)
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (on 1960-11-30)
conductor:
Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1960-11-30)
live recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version) (on 1960-11-30)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-11-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
dedicated to:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 33)
version of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (original Tchaikovsky version)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-11-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
dedicated to:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 33)
version of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (original Tchaikovsky version)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский17:37
2Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, Op. 62
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (on 1964-05-13)
conductor:
Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (on 1964-05-13)
live recording of:
Pezzo capriccioso, op. 62 (for cello and orchestra) (on 1964-05-13)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1889-12-07)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1887-08)
dedicated to:
Анатолий Андреевич Брандуков
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 51), The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 62) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 62)
recording of:
Pezzo capriccioso, op. 62 (for cello and orchestra)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1889-12-07)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1887-08)
dedicated to:
Анатолий Андреевич Брандуков
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 51), The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 62) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 62)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:01
3Minstrel Song for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 71
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1949-09-22)
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (on 1949-09-22)
live recording of:
Chant du ménestrel, op. 71 (Minstrel's Song, for cello and orchestra) (on 1949-09-22)
composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (in 1900)
dedicated to:
Александр Валерианович Вержбилович
publisher:
Musikverlag M. P. Belaieff (in 1901)
part of:
Works of Alexander Glazunov by opus number (number: op. 71)
recording of:
Chant du ménestrel, op. 71 (Minstrel's Song, for cello and orchestra)
composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (in 1900)
dedicated to:
Александр Валерианович Вержбилович
publisher:
Musikverlag M. P. Belaieff (in 1901)
part of:
Works of Alexander Glazunov by opus number (number: op. 71)
Александр Константинович Глазунов4:35
4Melody for Cello and Orchestra
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
Александр Константинович Глазунов7:41
5Concert Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1965-10-17)
orchestra:
Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1965-10-17)
conductor:
Евгений Фёдорович Светланов (Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor) (on 1965-10-17)
live recording of:
Concerto-Rhapsody in D minor for cello and orchestra, op. 99 (on 1965-10-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1963)
dedicated to:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
part of:
Compositions of Aram Khachaturian (number: op. 99)
Արամ Խաչատրյան22:07
5▶CD: Shostakovich / Tishchenko / Vlasov
6▶CD: Prokofiev / Khatchaturian / Stravinsky / Mirzoyan / Rostropovich
7▶CD: Prokofiev / Weinberg / Knipper
8▶CD: Lalo / Honegger / Sauguet
9▶CD: Beethoven / Brahms / Schumann / Fauré / Falla / Mele
10▶CD: Britten / Bridge / Händel / Bach