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Mstislav Rostropovich’s life as a musician was one of incredible creative power. Profil are delighted to present 27 works on four CDs – all of them inspired by the artist and human being Mstislav Rostropovich; either once dedicated to him or premiered by him. They have been recorded on these four CDs as a lasting homage to the maestro.
The live recordings are taken from the eighth Kronberg Cello Festival “in remembrance – celebrating Slava” in 2007, where friends, former students and companions of Mstislav Rostropovich gathered to honour his memory and celebrate a unique artist.
"Cellist, pianist, conductor and communicator par excellence, Mstislav (‘Slava’) Rostropovich remains a powerful presence on the international music scene." Gramophone
Cinderella, Op. 87, Act II: Waltz-Coda (arr. M. Rostropovich)
Mstislav Rostropovich: Suite from The Love for 3 Oranges, Op. 33bis (arr. M. Rostropovich)
Suite from The Love for 3 Oranges, Op. 33bis: III. March (arr. M. Rostropovich)
Mstislav Rostropovich: Humoresque, Op. 5
Humoresque, Op. 5
Mstislav Rostropovich: Etude
Etude
Claude Debussy: Nocturne et scherzo
Nocturne et scherzo
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Le Grand Tango
Giya Kancheli: With a Smile For Slava
With a Smile For Slava
Yuri Alexandrovich Shaporin: The Russian Song and Scherzo
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II.
Alfred Schnittke: Musica nostalgica
Musica nostalgica
Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65
I. Dialogo: Allegro
II. Scherzo pizzicato: Allegretto
III. Elegia: Lento
IV. Marcia: Energico
V. Moto perpetuo: Presto
Alfred Schnittke: Epilogue
Epilogue
Nikolay Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegro con spirito
Sergey Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
I. Andante grave
II. Moderato
III. Allegro ma non troppo
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin: Slava, Slava
Slava, Slava
Hans Werner Henze: Trauer-Ode fur Margaret Geddes
Trauer-Ode fur Margaret Geddes
Sergey Prokofiev: Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132: II. Andante (arr. for 6 cellos)
Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132: II. Andante (arr. for 6 cellos)
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin: Na pososhok (One for the Road)
Na pososhok (One for the Road)
Romualds Kalsons: Aluzija
Aluzija
Leonard Bernstein: 3 Meditations from Mass
No. 1. Lento assai, molto sostenuto
No. 2. Andante sostenuto
No. 3. Presto
Giya Kancheli: Silent Prayer (Stilles Gebet)
Silent Prayer (Stilles Gebet)
September 2008
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“These recordings were all captured live at the Kronberg Cello Festival in 2007, the year of Mstislav Rostropovich's death, and the pieces were either written for him, premiered by him or… composed in his memory. The line-up includes some very distinguished names, and even the less familiar throw themselves into the celebration with commitment and fervour.”
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