Cellist of the Century: The Complete Warner Recordings

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40 CD + 3 DVD + 200-page book

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Saint-Säens: Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33 / Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto, op. 66(Sargent)

2▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto(Boult)

3▶CD: Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante (Sargent) / Rachmaninoff: Vocalise

4▶CD: Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 2 / Popper: Dance of the Elves / Debussy: Minstrels / Clair de lune / Scriabin: Etude no. 11, op. 8

5▶CD: Brahms: Double Concerto(w. Oistrakh, Szell)

6▶CD: Beethoven: Triple Concerto(w. Oistrakh & Richter, Karajan)

7▶CD: Dutilleux, Lutosławski: Cello Concertos

8▶CD: R. Strauss: Cello Sonata / Beethoven: Cello Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” and “See, the Conquering Hero Comes”

9▶CD: Strauss: Don Quixote(Karajan)

10▶CD: Haydn: Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2

11▶CD: Schumann: Cello Concerto / Bloch: Schelomo(Bernstein)

12▶CD: Dvořák, Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concertos(Giulini)

13▶CD: Brahms: Double Concerto( w. Perlman, Haitink)

14▶CD: Landowski: Un enfant appelle / La Prison

15▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations(Ozawa)

16▶CD: Penderecki, Halffter: Cello Concertos no. 2(

17▶CD: Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante / Shostakovich: Cello Concertos(Ozawa)

18▶CD: Milhaud: Concerto no. 1 / Honegger: Concerto / Hoddinott: Noctis equi(Kent Nagano)

19▶CD: Bach: Cello Suites nos. 1, 4 & 5

20▶CD: Bach: Cello Suites nos. 2, 3 & 6

21▶CD: Vivaldi, Tartini, C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos(Wolff)

22▶CD: Works for Cello & Organ

23▶CD: Gagneux: Triptyque / Shchedrin: Sotto voce concerto

24▶CD: Schnittke: Concerto for Three / String Trio / Minuet

25▶CD: Knaifel: Make me drunk with your kisses / D. Matthews: Romanza

26▶CD: Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun / Shostakovich: 7 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok

27▶CD: Prokofiev: Cello Sonata / Sinfonia concertante / Cello Concertino(Rozhdestvensky)

28▶CD: Short Pieces & Transcriptions

29▶CD: Beethoven: Triple Concerto(I.) / Schumann: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

30▶CD: Shostakovich: Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2

31▶CD: Boris Tchaikovsky: Suite in D minor / Partita / Cello Concerto

32▶CD: Villa‐Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras, no. 1 / Respighi: Adagio con variazioni / Honegger: Cello Concerto / Strauss: Don Quixote

33▶CD: Shostakovich, Kabalevsky, Khachaturian: Cello Sonatas

34▶CD: Russian Works; Taneyev: Canzona / Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto / Glazunov: Concerto ballata

35▶CD: Tishchenko: Cello Concerto no. 1 / Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody / Toyama: Cello Concerto

36▶CD: World Premieres; Lopes-Graça: Concerto da camera / Knipper: Concerto-Monologue / Weinberg: Cello Concerto(Rozhdestvensky)

37▼CD: Britten: Cello Suites nos. 1 & 2 / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto primo: Sostenuto e largamente cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: I. Canto Primo. Sostenuto e largamente (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: I. Canto Primo. Sostenuto e largamente (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		2:09
2	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: I. Fuga: Andante moderato cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 1. Fuga. Andante moderato (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 1. Fuga. Andante moderato (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		3:31
3	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: II. Lamento: Lento rubato cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 2. Lamento. Lento rubato (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 2. Lamento. Lento rubato (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		2:47
4	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto secondo: Sostenuto cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: II. Canto secondo. Sostenuto (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: II. Canto secondo. Sostenuto (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		0:55
5	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: III. Serenata: Allegretto pizzicato cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 3. Serenata. Allegretto pizzicato (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 3. Serenata. Allegretto pizzicato (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		2:18
6	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: IV. Marcia: Alla marcia moderato cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 4. Marcia. Alla marcia moderato (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 4. Marcia. Alla marcia moderato (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		2:53
7	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto terzo: Sostenuto cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: III. Canto terzo. Sostenuto (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: III. Canto terzo. Sostenuto (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		1:47
8	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: V. Bordone: Moderato quasi recitativo cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 5. Bordone. Moderato quasi recitativo (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 5. Bordone. Moderato quasi recitativo (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		3:01
9	Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto: Presto cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1966-02-15, on 1966-02-16) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-15) and Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-02-16) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 6. Moto perpetuo e canto quarto. Presto (on 1966-02-15) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 6. Moto perpetuo e canto quarto. Presto (on 1966-02-16) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1964) part of: Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72	Benjamin Britten		2:51
10	Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: I. Declamato: Largo cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (ended, on 1968-11-11) recorded at: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1968-11-11) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: I. Declamato. Largo (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: I. Declamato. Largo (on 1968-11-11) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80	Benjamin Britten		3:27
11	Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: II. Fuga: Andante cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (ended, on 1968-11-11) recorded at: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1968-11-11) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: II. Fuga. Andante (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: II. Fuga. Andante (on 1968-11-11) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80	Benjamin Britten		4:02
12	Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (ended, on 1968-11-11) recorded at: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1968-11-11) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (on 1968-11-11) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80	Benjamin Britten		1:43
13	Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: IV. (Andante lento) - cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (ended, on 1968-11-11) recorded at: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1968-11-11) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: IV. Andante lento (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: IV. Andante lento (on 1968-11-11) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80	Benjamin Britten		4:38
14	Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: V. Ciaccona: Allegro cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (ended, on 1968-11-11) recorded at: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1968-11-11) live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: V. Ciaccona. Allegro (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80 live recording of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: V. Ciaccona. Allegro (on 1968-11-11) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1967) part of: Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80	Benjamin Britten		6:07
15	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: I. Allegro maestoso cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-03-12) orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1964-03-12) conductor: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1964-03-12) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-03-12) live recording of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: I. Allegro maestoso (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963) part of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68	Benjamin Britten		11:31
16	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: II. Presto inquieto cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-03-12) orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1964-03-12) conductor: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1964-03-12) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-03-12) live recording of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: II. Presto inquieto (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963) part of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68	Benjamin Britten		4:01
17	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: III. Adagio - Cadenza cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-03-12) orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1964-03-12) conductor: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1964-03-12) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-03-12) live recording of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: III. Adagio – Cadenza ad lib (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963) part of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68	Benjamin Britten		9:56
18	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68:IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1964-03-12) orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1964-03-12) conductor: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1964-03-12) recorded at: Great Hall, Conservatory, Moscow, USSR (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1964-03-12) live recording of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: IV. Passacaglia. Andante allegro (on 1964-03-12) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963) part of: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68	Benjamin Britten		6:59

38▶CD: In Memoriam Alexander Dedyukhin; Chopin: Cello Sonata / Introduction and Polonaise brillante / Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata / Shaporin: Pieces

39▶CD: Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango / Ustvolskaya: Grand Duet for Cello and Piano / Schnittke: Cello Sonata no. 2 / Epilogue to the Ballet Peer Gynt

40▶CD: The Last Audio Interview( Produced by Jon Tolansky)

41▶DVD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto no. 1(Giulini)

42▶DVD

43▶DVD

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Barcode:: 190295892302
Format:: 40×CD + 3×DVD
Length:: 45:10:28

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: [Multiple languages]
Script:: Latin
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0190295892302

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2017-03-24

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