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Alexander Ivashkin (cello) & Tatyana Lazareva (piano) Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky Having received glowing comments from the critical establishment on original release, Chandos brings together Alexander Ivashkin’s performances of Prokofiev’s Cello Concertos and Sonatas for the first time as a 2-CD set. Prokofiev’s love of the cello began early – he composed his Ballade aged scarcely 20 – and lasted throughout his life, fired by his friendship with Rostropovich. His very last composition was the Sonata, Op. 133 for solo cello, which he began on the latter half of 1952 but left unfinished at his death in March 1953. Towards the end of his life Prokofiev also engaged in the composition of three major works featuring the cellos as solo instrument. All three were inspired by Rostropovich. The Sonata, Op. 119 for cello and piano (1949) was followed by the Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125 for cello and orchestra (1950-51, revised 1952) and the Concertino in G minor, Op. 132, also for cello and orchestra. Ivashkin gave the premiere recording of the Concertino. The Strad wrote, “This is wonderful playing, best of all is Ivashkin’s understatement whose artistry reveals many fascinating layerings. Alexander Ivashkin is recognised internationally for his interpretations of Russian music, especially the music of Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Gubaidulina and Kancheli. The Telegraph on his Prokofiev performances, “It would be hard to imagine a better advocate for these works than Ivashkin… His rich tone could have been made for Prokofiev’s lush melodic writing…” Ivashkin is joined here by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra under Valeri Polyansky. | 
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Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over “Both soloist and orchestra seem to pull out all the stops for Shchedrin's Parabola Concertante. At its most intense moments the cello and timpani engage in an exciting musical dialogue.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Unknown Prokofiev
Alexander Ivashkin (cello) Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Alexander Rudin (cello) Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar "another inspired release from Naxos. It boasts good, wholesome playing"
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| |  | Prokofiev Complete Concertos
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| |  | Rostropovich Edition
Bach, J S: | Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011 | Beethoven: | Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 | Brahms: | Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 | Bridge: | Cello Sonata | Britten: | Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance | Fauré: | Aprčs un ręve, Op. 7 No. 1 | Glazunov: | Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 Melody | Handel: | Aria | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) | Honegger: | Cello Concerto | Khachaturian: | Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello in D minor Piano reduction version Cello Sonata | Knipper: | Concerto-Monologue | Lalo: | Cello Concerto in D minor | Miaskovsky: | Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 | Mirzoyan: | Cello Sonata | Prokofiev: | Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125 Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 | Rostropovich: | Humoresque, Op. 5 | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 | Sauguet: | Cello Concerto in D Major | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 | Shostakovich: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe 2 Movements from 'Le Baiser de la Fée' | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33 Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 for Violoncello & Orchestra | Tishchenko: | Cello Concerto No. 1 | Vainberg: | Cello Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43 | Vlassov: | Cello Concerto |
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| |  | Mstislav Rostropovich - The Complete EMI Recordings
This set of 25 CDs Plus Bonus DVDs is divided into four sections:
1. The Bach Suites - CDs 1 & 2
2. The EMI Recordings - CDs 3 To 12
3. The Russian Years (1950-1974) - CDs 13 To 25
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The Bach Suites - 2 DVDs Bach, J S: | Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012 | Beethoven: | Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66 Vasso Devetzi (piano) 12 Variations on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45 Vasso Devetzi (piano) Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Bloch, E: | Schelomo Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Brahms: | Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 David Oistrakh (violin) Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Alexander Dedyukhin (piano) Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink | Britten: | Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72 Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Alexander Dedyukhin Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3 Alexander Dedyukhin | Dutilleux: | Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Glazunov: | Concerto ballata in C major for cello and orchestra, Op. 108 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov | Gubaidulina: | The Canticle of the Sun London Voices, Ryusuke Numajiri | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) | Honegger: | Cello Concerto USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Victor Dubrovsky | Kabalevsky: | Cello Sonata in B flat, Op. 71 Dmitry Kabalevsky (piano) | Khachaturian: | Cello Sonata Karen Khachaturian (piano) Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello in D minor Aza Amintayeva | Knipper: | Concerto-Monologue USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Lopes Graca: | Concerto da cámera Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Lutoslawski: | Cello Concerto Orchestre de Paris, Witold Lutoslawski | Miaskovsky: | Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 Alexander Dedyukhin | Piazzólla: | Le Grand Tango Igor Uriash | Prokofiev: | Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125 Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 Sviatoslav Richter Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Respighi: | Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Schnittke: | Concerto for Three Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Moscow Soloists String Trio Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Cello Sonata No. 2 Igor Uriash Epilogue from the ballet Peer Gynt, for cello, piano and tape Igor Uriash | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Shaporin: | Five Pieces Alexander Dedyukhin | Shostakovich: | Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Vasso Devetzi (piano) Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 Dmitri Shostakovich (piano) | Strauss, R: | Don Quixote, Op. 35 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6 Vasso Devetzi (piano) Don Quixote, Op. 35 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Taneyev: | Canzona in F minor Alexander Dedyukhin | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Tchaikovsky, B: | Suite in D minor Partita for Cello & Chamber Ensemble Alexander Dedyukhin, Boris Chaykovsky, Mr Khovov, Mr Malichko, Mr Godin Cello Concerto Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Tishchenko: | Concerto for Cello, 17 Wind Instruments, Percussion and Organ Igor Blazhkov | Toyama: | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Yuzo Toyama | Ustvolskaya: | Grand Duet for Cello & Piano Alexei Lubimov | Vainberg: | Cello Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for at least 8 cellos |
and short pieces and transcriptions of works by: Stravinsky; Scriabin; Milhaud; De Falla; Dvorák; Strauss; Sinding; Fauré; Debussy; Shaporin; Popper; Schubert; Prokofiev & Handel
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Mstislav Rostropovich was born on 27th March 1927 and died from cancer a month after his 80th birthday. Whereas Pablo Casals was the leading cellist of the first half of the 20th century, Rostropovich took on this mantle for the second half. He was more than just a cellist however as he conducted and was an excellent piano accompanist to his wife, the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He also became a leading citizen of the world by his support for the Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, then stripped of his Russian citizenship by the Communists after being granted a visa to work abroad in 1974 and flying back to assist Boris Yeltsin when the new Parliament was besieged by Communist renegades in 1991. This collection brings together all the recordings with cello that he made for EMI Classics including both versions of the Brahms Double Concerto made with Oistrakh and Szell in 1969 and Perlman and Haitink in 1979; the Dvorák Concerto with Boult in 1957 and Giulini in 1977 and Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 1 with Sargent in 1956 and Giulini in 1977; the Bach Cello Suites both on CD and DVD and the 13CDs of recordings which Rostropovich brought to EMI entitled “The Russian Years”. Such was his enthusiasm and remarkable playing he inspired numerous composers to write for him. He always expressed his view that the greatest were Sergei Prokofiev, who died on the same day as Stalin, 5th March 1953, Dmitri Shostakovich, died on 9th August 1975 and Benjamin Britten, died on 4th December 1976. Both Rostropovich and Shostakovich had lost their fathers whilst teenagers so when Shostakovich became his teacher he was more of a surrogate father and you may imagine his anguish at not being able to return to Moscow for the funeral (having been stripped of his citizenship); it was thus at Britten’s funeral service that he could give vent to his sadness at the loss of both great friends. Slava, as he was universally known by his countless friends and colleagues, has left the world a matchless recorded legacy of his genius. We should all listen and be grateful. |
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