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Showing posts with label Bach. Show all posts

Monday, July 18, 2011

DVD - Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet: Piano Virtuosos

DVD5 | NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Audio: LinearPCM, 2 ch

Gyorgy Cziffra
Improvisation
Bach/Busoni: Prelude and Fugue in D minor BMW 532
Scarlatti: Sonate in A major K.101
Sonate in D major K.96 "La Chasse"
Schumann: Toccata in C Op.7
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody in D flat major S.244 No.6
Polonaise in E major S.223 No.2
Grand Galop Chromatique S.219
London, July 1962
Chopin: Polonaise No.6 in A flat major. Op.53 "Heroic"
London, 19 November 1963
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Schumann: Warum? (Fantasiestücke Op.12)
Grillen (Fantasiestücke Op. 12)
Träumes Wirren (Fantasiestücke Op.12)
London, 3 November 1954
Träumerei (Kinderszenen Op.15)
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 Variations 17-24
London, 7 February 1963
Jorge Bolet
Albeniz: Triana - Iberia,
Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57
Liszt: Grand Galop Chromatique S.219
London, 19 November 1963

Links:
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part01.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part02.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part03.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part04.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part05.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part06.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part07.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part08.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part09.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part10.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part11.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part12.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part13.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part14.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part15.rar

DVD - Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet: Piano Virtuosos

DVD5 | NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Audio: LinearPCM, 2 ch

Gyorgy Cziffra
Improvisation
Bach/Busoni: Prelude and Fugue in D minor BMW 532
Scarlatti: Sonate in A major K.101
Sonate in D major K.96 "La Chasse"
Schumann: Toccata in C Op.7
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody in D flat major S.244 No.6
Polonaise in E major S.223 No.2
Grand Galop Chromatique S.219
London, July 1962
Chopin: Polonaise No.6 in A flat major. Op.53 "Heroic"
London, 19 November 1963
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Schumann: Warum? (Fantasiestücke Op.12)
Grillen (Fantasiestücke Op. 12)
Träumes Wirren (Fantasiestücke Op.12)
London, 3 November 1954
Träumerei (Kinderszenen Op.15)
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 Variations 17-24
London, 7 February 1963
Jorge Bolet
Albeniz: Triana - Iberia,
Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57
Liszt: Grand Galop Chromatique S.219
London, 19 November 1963

Links:
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part01.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part02.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part03.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part04.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part05.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part06.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part07.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part08.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part09.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part10.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part11.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part12.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part13.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part14.rar
Cziffra - Moiseiwitsch - Bolet.part15.rar

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Bach: 6 Cello Suites played on the viola - Fuchs - Doremi

Covers + lossless, Not my Rip

Bach: 6 Suites for unaccompanied cello - played on the viola (Recorded: c.1952-1954)
1. Suite No. 1 in G Major: I. Prélude 2:40
2. Suite No. 1 in G Major: II. Allemande 4:13
3. Suite No. 1 in G Major: III. Courante 2:03
4. Suite No. 1 in G Major: IV. Sarabande 2:34
5. Suite No. 1 in G Major: V. Menuett I & II 3:41
6. Suite No. 1 in G Major: VI. Gigue 1:39
7. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: I. Prélude 4:19
8. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: II. Allemande 2:40
9. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: III. Courante 1:58
10. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: IV. Sarabande 3:39
11. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: V. Menuett I & II 3:48
12. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: VI. Gigue 2:44
13. Suite No. 3 in C Major: I. Prélude 3:49
14. Suite No. 3 in C Major: II. Allemande 2:53
15. Suite No. 3 in C Major: III. Courante 2:14
16. Suite No. 3 in C Major: IV. Sarabande 3:12
17. Suite No. 3 in C Major: V. Bourrée I & II 4:09
18. Suite No. 3 in C Major: VI. Gigue 2:32

Disc 2:
1. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: I. Prélude 4:34
2. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: II. Allemande 3:16
3. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: III. Courante 2:35
4. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: IV. Sarabande 3:43
5. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: V. Bourrée I & II 4:48
6. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: VI. Gigue 1:34
7. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: I. Prélude 7:41
8. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: II. Allemande 4:38
9. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: III. Courante 2:12
10. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: IV. Sarabande 2:17
11. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: V. Gavotte I & II 4:14
12. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: VI. Gigue 1:43
13. Suite No. 6 in D Major: I. Prélude 4:55
14. Suite No. 6 in D Major: II. Allemande 5:34
15. Suite No. 6 in D Major: III. Courante 1:51
16. Suite No. 6 in D Major: IV. Sarabande 3:03
17. Suite No. 6 in D Major: V. Gavotte I & II 3:32
18. Suite No. 6 in D Major: VI. Gigue 3:24

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Bach: 6 Cello Suites played on the viola - Fuchs - Doremi

Covers + lossless, Not my Rip

Bach: 6 Suites for unaccompanied cello - played on the viola (Recorded: c.1952-1954)
1. Suite No. 1 in G Major: I. Prélude 2:40
2. Suite No. 1 in G Major: II. Allemande 4:13
3. Suite No. 1 in G Major: III. Courante 2:03
4. Suite No. 1 in G Major: IV. Sarabande 2:34
5. Suite No. 1 in G Major: V. Menuett I & II 3:41
6. Suite No. 1 in G Major: VI. Gigue 1:39
7. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: I. Prélude 4:19
8. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: II. Allemande 2:40
9. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: III. Courante 1:58
10. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: IV. Sarabande 3:39
11. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: V. Menuett I & II 3:48
12. Suite No. 2 in D Minor: VI. Gigue 2:44
13. Suite No. 3 in C Major: I. Prélude 3:49
14. Suite No. 3 in C Major: II. Allemande 2:53
15. Suite No. 3 in C Major: III. Courante 2:14
16. Suite No. 3 in C Major: IV. Sarabande 3:12
17. Suite No. 3 in C Major: V. Bourrée I & II 4:09
18. Suite No. 3 in C Major: VI. Gigue 2:32

Disc 2:
1. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: I. Prélude 4:34
2. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: II. Allemande 3:16
3. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: III. Courante 2:35
4. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: IV. Sarabande 3:43
5. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: V. Bourrée I & II 4:48
6. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major: VI. Gigue 1:34
7. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: I. Prélude 7:41
8. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: II. Allemande 4:38
9. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: III. Courante 2:12
10. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: IV. Sarabande 2:17
11. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: V. Gavotte I & II 4:14
12. Suite No. 5 in C Minor: VI. Gigue 1:43
13. Suite No. 6 in D Major: I. Prélude 4:55
14. Suite No. 6 in D Major: II. Allemande 5:34
15. Suite No. 6 in D Major: III. Courante 1:51
16. Suite No. 6 in D Major: IV. Sarabande 3:03
17. Suite No. 6 in D Major: V. Gavotte I & II 3:32
18. Suite No. 6 in D Major: VI. Gigue 3:24

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Casals Festivals at Prades - Live Concert Performances (13CDs) - Music & Arts

Covers + lossless, Not my Rip

CD 01
01-03 Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, K 493
07 July 1956
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Ernst Wallfisch – viola,
Pablo Casals – cello

04-07 Schumann – Trio No. 3 in G, Op. 110
11 July 1956
Sandor Vegh – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 02
01-04 Beethoven – Trio in C, Op. 1, No. 3
18 July 1959
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Hepzibah Menuhin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-07 Beethoven – Trio No. 4 in D, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost Trio”)
18 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 03
01-04 Brahms – Trio No. 3 in C, Op. 101
13 July 1955
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Beethoven – Trio No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 70, No. 2
18 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 04
01-06 Bach – Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009
(exact date unknown)
Pablo Casals – cello

07-08 Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2
June 1953
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

09 Beethoven – Trio No. 9 in G, Op. 121a (“Kakadu”)
18 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 05
01-04 Bach – Sonata for Cello & Piano in G, BWV 1027
08 July 1956
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Brahms – Trio in B, Op. 8
13 July 1955
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

09-12 Brahms – Trio in A for Clarinet, Cello & Piano, Op. 114
03 July 1955
David Oppenheim – clarinet,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 06
01-04 Schumann – Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80
04 July 1956
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-07 Mozart – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, K 493
06 January 1953
William Kapell – piano,
Arthur Grumiaux – violin,
Milton Thomas – viola,
Paul Tortelier – cello

CD 07
01-04 Bach – The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II: selections (BWV 874, BWV 883, BWV 884, BWV 893)
1956
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano

05-07 Beethoven – Sonata No. 1 in D for Violin & Piano, Op. 12, No. 1
20 June 1953
William Kapell – piano,
Arthur Grumiaux – violin

08-10 Mozart – Oboe Quartet in F, K 370
June 1953
Marcel Tabuteau – oboe,
Orrea Pernel – violin,
Karen Tuttle – viola,
Paul Tortelier – cello

11 Mozart – Aria from Mozart’s Idomeneo, K 366
09 July 1959
Victoria de Los Angeles – soprano,
London Collegium Musicum (London), Pablo Casals

CD 08
01-04 Brahms – Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87
13 July 1955
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Schumann – Trio No. 1 in D, Op. 63
1956
Joseph Szigeti – violin,
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Rudolph von Tobel – cello

CD 09
01-02 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
20 June 1954
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

03-04 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
07 June 1954
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-07 Beethoven – Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17
11 July 1958
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 10
01-03 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69
10 July 1958
Alfred Cortot – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

04-05 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
16 June 1953
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

06-08 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
20 June 1954
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 11
01 Beethoven – Seven Variations on the Duet “Bei Maennern, welche Liebe…” from Mozart’s Zauberfloete, WoO 46
10 July 1958
Alfred Cortot – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

02-04 Beethoven – Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin No. 6 in A, Op. 30, No. 1
14 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano

05-08 Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581
15 July 1956
Jose Gonzales – clarinet,
Vegh Quartet

CD 12
01-04 Schubert – Quintet in C major, Op. 163
07 July 1953
Jacob Krachmalnick – violin,
Orrea Pernel – violin,
Karen Tuttle – viola,
Madeline Foley – cello,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
13 August 1960
Karl Engel – piano,
Sandor Vegh – violin,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 13
01 Schumann – Adagio and Allegro for Piano and Horn in Ab major, Op. 70
15 July 1956
Clifford Curzon – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

02-05 Schumann – String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
12 June 1956
Vegh Quartet

06-09 Schumann – Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in Eb major, Op. 44
12 June 1956
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Vegh Quartet

Links:

Casals Festivals at Prades - Live Concert Performances (13CDs) - Music & Arts

Covers + lossless, Not my Rip

CD 01
01-03 Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, K 493
07 July 1956
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Ernst Wallfisch – viola,
Pablo Casals – cello

04-07 Schumann – Trio No. 3 in G, Op. 110
11 July 1956
Sandor Vegh – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 02
01-04 Beethoven – Trio in C, Op. 1, No. 3
18 July 1959
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Hepzibah Menuhin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-07 Beethoven – Trio No. 4 in D, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost Trio”)
18 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 03
01-04 Brahms – Trio No. 3 in C, Op. 101
13 July 1955
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Beethoven – Trio No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 70, No. 2
18 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 04
01-06 Bach – Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009
(exact date unknown)
Pablo Casals – cello

07-08 Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2
June 1953
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

09 Beethoven – Trio No. 9 in G, Op. 121a (“Kakadu”)
18 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 05
01-04 Bach – Sonata for Cello & Piano in G, BWV 1027
08 July 1956
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Brahms – Trio in B, Op. 8
13 July 1955
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

09-12 Brahms – Trio in A for Clarinet, Cello & Piano, Op. 114
03 July 1955
David Oppenheim – clarinet,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 06
01-04 Schumann – Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80
04 July 1956
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-07 Mozart – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, K 493
06 January 1953
William Kapell – piano,
Arthur Grumiaux – violin,
Milton Thomas – viola,
Paul Tortelier – cello

CD 07
01-04 Bach – The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II: selections (BWV 874, BWV 883, BWV 884, BWV 893)
1956
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano

05-07 Beethoven – Sonata No. 1 in D for Violin & Piano, Op. 12, No. 1
20 June 1953
William Kapell – piano,
Arthur Grumiaux – violin

08-10 Mozart – Oboe Quartet in F, K 370
June 1953
Marcel Tabuteau – oboe,
Orrea Pernel – violin,
Karen Tuttle – viola,
Paul Tortelier – cello

11 Mozart – Aria from Mozart’s Idomeneo, K 366
09 July 1959
Victoria de Los Angeles – soprano,
London Collegium Musicum (London), Pablo Casals

CD 08
01-04 Brahms – Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87
13 July 1955
Yehudi Menuhin – violin,
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Schumann – Trio No. 1 in D, Op. 63
1956
Joseph Szigeti – violin,
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Rudolph von Tobel – cello

CD 09
01-02 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
20 June 1954
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

03-04 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
07 June 1954
Eugene Istomin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-07 Beethoven – Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17
11 July 1958
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 10
01-03 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69
10 July 1958
Alfred Cortot – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

04-05 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
16 June 1953
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

06-08 Beethoven – Cello Sonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
20 June 1954
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 11
01 Beethoven – Seven Variations on the Duet “Bei Maennern, welche Liebe…” from Mozart’s Zauberfloete, WoO 46
10 July 1958
Alfred Cortot – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

02-04 Beethoven – Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin No. 6 in A, Op. 30, No. 1
14 June 1954
Szymon Goldberg – violin,
Mieczyslaw Horszowski – piano

05-08 Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581
15 July 1956
Jose Gonzales – clarinet,
Vegh Quartet

CD 12
01-04 Schubert – Quintet in C major, Op. 163
07 July 1953
Jacob Krachmalnick – violin,
Orrea Pernel – violin,
Karen Tuttle – viola,
Madeline Foley – cello,
Pablo Casals – cello

05-08 Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
13 August 1960
Karl Engel – piano,
Sandor Vegh – violin,
Pablo Casals – cello

CD 13
01 Schumann – Adagio and Allegro for Piano and Horn in Ab major, Op. 70
15 July 1956
Clifford Curzon – piano,
Pablo Casals – cello

02-05 Schumann – String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
12 June 1956
Vegh Quartet

06-09 Schumann – Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in Eb major, Op. 44
12 June 1956
Rudolph Serkin – piano,
Vegh Quartet

Links:

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Kogan - Bach - Vivaldi - Mozart: Violin Concertos - Testament

Covers + lossless, Not my Rip

Leonid Kogan was one of several Soviet artists who burst upon the Western classical music scene in the mid-1950s, astonishing all with their incredible technique and superior musicianship. At the time--and ever since--Kogan played second fiddle to David Oistrakh, in much the same position occupied by Emil Gilels in relation to Sviatoslav Richter among pianists. At 26, Kogan won the 1951 Ysaye Competition (Oistrakh was on the jury) and then was unceremoniously ordered back to the Soviet Union instead of enjoying a triumphant European tour. He didn't make his London and Paris debuts until 1955. Testament's six-disc series of Kogan's mid-1950s British and European recordings offers a welcome opportunity to supplement his hard-to-find Soviet releases, and if much of the repertoire duplicates those, it's in appreciably better sound.

The first of the series offers Kogan in Baroque and Classical works, which prove congenial to his naturally aristocratic approach. In the Bach Concerto for Two Violins, which opens the program, he's joined by his wife, Elizaveta Gilels, the pianist's sister. With Otto Ackermann conducting, the performance has a pleasing solidity, neither Bach-lite in the current style nor stolidly heavy as was common at the time of this 1955 recording, and the pacing is comfortable (though a bit too comfortable for the Vivace first movement). The soloists are well-matched in tone and the slow movement is glorious, its impact enhanced by the soulful phrasing. A Romantic approach, yes, but tamed by playing that eschews excess and retains a stylistic Classical framework that sets off the players' emotional generosity. The same comments apply to the Bach E major Concerto that follows, again with Ackermann at the helm.

In the Barshai orchestration of the Vivaldi G minor Concerto RV 317, the venue shifts to Paris, with a French band and Belgian conductor. The resultant drop in temperature leads to a more plodding account typified by slower tempos and rhythmic heaviness, and the Largo is impossibly slow. But Kogan's violinism makes its mark through his tonal beauty and mastery of flowing legato, all the more impressive given that leaden tempo in the Largo. Best is the Mozart G major Concerto, where Kogan and the French orchestra are joined in 1959 by Constantin Silvestri. His presence is immediately apparent in the detailed orchestral accompaniment and a vigorously defined orchestral context: just listen to the excitement he generates in the opening measures of the work. Kogan responds with his usual gorgeous playing, the aristocratic demeanor intact but now unveiling a bit more tonal muscle to go with the sweet sound of the instrument. It's generally akin to Oistrakh's own Berlin recording that allies stylishness and virtuosity, the major difference being the older violinist's juicier tone (though Kogan's is hardly lean). Only the Mozart is in stereo; the rest are in highly acceptable mono.
--Dan Davis, ClassicsToday.com

1. Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Elizaveta Gilels (Violin), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: Otto Ackermann
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/25/1955
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 15 Minutes 48 Secs.
2. Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 12 no 1/RV 317 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: André Vandernoot
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1729; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/03/1956
Venue: Apollo Theatre, Paris, France
Length: 15 Minutes 35 Secs.
3. Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: Constantin Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Classical
Written: 1775; Salzburg, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/1959
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 24 Minutes 28 Secs.
4. Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: Otto Ackermann
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/25/1955
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 18 Minutes 44 Secs.

Kogan - Bach - Vivaldi - Mozart: Violin Concertos - Testament

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Leonid Kogan was one of several Soviet artists who burst upon the Western classical music scene in the mid-1950s, astonishing all with their incredible technique and superior musicianship. At the time--and ever since--Kogan played second fiddle to David Oistrakh, in much the same position occupied by Emil Gilels in relation to Sviatoslav Richter among pianists. At 26, Kogan won the 1951 Ysaye Competition (Oistrakh was on the jury) and then was unceremoniously ordered back to the Soviet Union instead of enjoying a triumphant European tour. He didn't make his London and Paris debuts until 1955. Testament's six-disc series of Kogan's mid-1950s British and European recordings offers a welcome opportunity to supplement his hard-to-find Soviet releases, and if much of the repertoire duplicates those, it's in appreciably better sound.

The first of the series offers Kogan in Baroque and Classical works, which prove congenial to his naturally aristocratic approach. In the Bach Concerto for Two Violins, which opens the program, he's joined by his wife, Elizaveta Gilels, the pianist's sister. With Otto Ackermann conducting, the performance has a pleasing solidity, neither Bach-lite in the current style nor stolidly heavy as was common at the time of this 1955 recording, and the pacing is comfortable (though a bit too comfortable for the Vivace first movement). The soloists are well-matched in tone and the slow movement is glorious, its impact enhanced by the soulful phrasing. A Romantic approach, yes, but tamed by playing that eschews excess and retains a stylistic Classical framework that sets off the players' emotional generosity. The same comments apply to the Bach E major Concerto that follows, again with Ackermann at the helm.

In the Barshai orchestration of the Vivaldi G minor Concerto RV 317, the venue shifts to Paris, with a French band and Belgian conductor. The resultant drop in temperature leads to a more plodding account typified by slower tempos and rhythmic heaviness, and the Largo is impossibly slow. But Kogan's violinism makes its mark through his tonal beauty and mastery of flowing legato, all the more impressive given that leaden tempo in the Largo. Best is the Mozart G major Concerto, where Kogan and the French orchestra are joined in 1959 by Constantin Silvestri. His presence is immediately apparent in the detailed orchestral accompaniment and a vigorously defined orchestral context: just listen to the excitement he generates in the opening measures of the work. Kogan responds with his usual gorgeous playing, the aristocratic demeanor intact but now unveiling a bit more tonal muscle to go with the sweet sound of the instrument. It's generally akin to Oistrakh's own Berlin recording that allies stylishness and virtuosity, the major difference being the older violinist's juicier tone (though Kogan's is hardly lean). Only the Mozart is in stereo; the rest are in highly acceptable mono.
--Dan Davis, ClassicsToday.com

1. Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Elizaveta Gilels (Violin), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: Otto Ackermann
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/25/1955
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 15 Minutes 48 Secs.
2. Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 12 no 1/RV 317 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: André Vandernoot
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1729; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/03/1956
Venue: Apollo Theatre, Paris, France
Length: 15 Minutes 35 Secs.
3. Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: Constantin Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Classical
Written: 1775; Salzburg, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/1959
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 24 Minutes 28 Secs.
4. Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor: Otto Ackermann
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/25/1955
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 18 Minutes 44 Secs.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Kogan - Ysaye - Leclair - Telemann - Locatelli - Bach - Paganini - Testament

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1. Sonata for 2 Violins in C major by Eugène Ysaÿe
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin), Elizaveta Gilels (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1915; Belgium
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 23 Minutes 39 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

2. Sonatas (6) for 2 Violins, Op. 3: no 1 in G major by Jean Marie Leclair
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin), Elizaveta Gilels (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1730; France
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 12 Minutes 28 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

3. Sonatas (6) for 2 Violins, Op. 3: no 3 in C major by Jean Marie Leclair
Performer: Elizaveta Gilels (Violin), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1730; France
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 12 Minutes 4 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

4. Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 5th movement, Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/16/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.

5. Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in F minor by Pietro Antonio Locatelli
Performer: Andrei Mytnik (Piano), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/03/1956
Venue: Apollo Theater, Paris, France
Length: 11 Minutes 50 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.

6. Cantabile for Violin and Guitar in D major, Op. 17/MS 109 by Niccolò Paganini
Performer: Andrei Mytnik (Piano), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 02/24/1955
Venue: Salle de la Mutualite, Paris, France
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.

7. Canonic Sonata for 2 Violins in G major by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin), Elizaveta Gilels (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century; Germany
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

Kogan - Ysaye - Leclair - Telemann - Locatelli - Bach - Paganini - Testament

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1. Sonata for 2 Violins in C major by Eugène Ysaÿe
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin), Elizaveta Gilels (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1915; Belgium
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 23 Minutes 39 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

2. Sonatas (6) for 2 Violins, Op. 3: no 1 in G major by Jean Marie Leclair
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin), Elizaveta Gilels (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1730; France
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 12 Minutes 28 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

3. Sonatas (6) for 2 Violins, Op. 3: no 3 in C major by Jean Marie Leclair
Performer: Elizaveta Gilels (Violin), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1730; France
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 12 Minutes 4 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

4. Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 5th movement, Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/16/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.

5. Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in F minor by Pietro Antonio Locatelli
Performer: Andrei Mytnik (Piano), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/03/1956
Venue: Apollo Theater, Paris, France
Length: 11 Minutes 50 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.

6. Cantabile for Violin and Guitar in D major, Op. 17/MS 109 by Niccolò Paganini
Performer: Andrei Mytnik (Piano), Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 02/24/1955
Venue: Salle de la Mutualite, Paris, France
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.

7. Canonic Sonata for 2 Violins in G major by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performer: Leonid Kogan (Violin), Elizaveta Gilels (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century; Germany
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
Wagram Hall, Paris, France (1962 - 1963)

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Rostropovich - The Complete EMI Recording (26CDs) - EMI

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Other EMI Complete Recordings: Richter, Gilels, Oistrakh

1. Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major, BWV 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1991
Venue: Vézelay, Yonne, France
2. Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1991
Venue: Vézelay, Yonne, France
3. Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1991
Venue: Vézelay, Yonne, France
4. Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1991
Venue: Vézelay, Yonne, France
5. Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1991
Venue: Vézelay, Yonne, France
6. Suite for Cello solo no 6 in D major, BWV 1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/1991
Venue: Vézelay, Yonne, France
7. Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: circa 1761-1765; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 11/1975
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
8. Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op. 101/H 7b no 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: 1783; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 11/1975
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
9. Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1850; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/1976
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
10. Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), David Oistrakh (Violin)
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1804; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1969
Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany
11. Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Vasso Devetsi (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 07/1974
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
12. Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a theme by Handel, WoO 45 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Vasso Devetsi (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 07/1974
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
13. Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double" by Johannes Brahms
Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1969
Venue: Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
14. Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; Austria
Date of Recording: 04/26/1957
Venue: No 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
15. Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double" by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Itzhak Perlman (Violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16. Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894-1895; USA
Date of Recording: 1977
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
17. Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894-1895; USA
Date of Recording: 04/1957
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
18. Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872; France
Date of Recording: 03/06/1956
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
19. Elfentanz, Op. 39 by David Popper
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 04/26/1957
Venue: No 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
20. Préludes, Book 1: no 12, Minstrels by Claude Debussy
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
Date of Recording: 04/26/1957
Venue: No 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
21. Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
Date of Recording: 04/26/1957
Venue: No 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
22. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 11 in B flat minor by Alexander Scriabin
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1894; Russia
Date of Recording: 04/26/1957
Venue: No 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Notes: Arranger: Piatigorsky.
23. Don Quixote, Op. 35 by Richard Strauss
Performer: Ulrich Koch (Viola), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896-1897; Germany
Date of Recording: 01/1975
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
24. Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6 by Richard Strauss
Performer: Vasso Devetsi (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880-1883; Germany
Date of Recording: 07/1974
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
25. Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951/1952; USSR
Date of Recording: 04/15/1957
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
26. Concerto for Cello, Op. 66 by Nikolay Myaskovsky
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944-1945; USSR
Date of Recording: 05/03/1956
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
27. Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
Date of Recording: 04/27/1957
Venue: No 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
28. Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872; France
Date of Recording: 1977
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
29. Concerto for Cello "Tout un monde lointain" by Henri Dutilleux
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Serge Baudo
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1968-1970; France
Date of Recording: 11/1974
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
30. Concerto for Cello by Witold Lutoslawski
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Witold Lutoslawski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1970; Poland
Date of Recording: 12/1974
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
31. Schelomo by Ernest Bloch
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915-1916; USA
Date of Recording: 11/1976
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
32. The Canticle of the Sun by Sofia Gubaidulina
Performer: John Aley (Celesta), Simon Carrington (Percussion), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello),
Mstislav Rostropovich (Percussion), Neil Percy (Percussion)
Conductor: Ryusuke Numajiri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Voices
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1997; Russia
Date of Recording: 01/14/1999
Venue: No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
33. Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano and Strings "For Three" by Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Yuri Bashmet (Viola), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Yuri Bashmet
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Soloists
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1994; Germany
Date of Recording: 02/1995
Venue: Studio 103, Radio France, Paris
34. Trio for Strings by Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Yuri Bashmet (Viola), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985; USSR
Date of Recording: 02/1995
Venue: Studio 103, Radio France, Paris
35. Menuet for Violin, Viola and Cello by Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Gidon Kremer (Violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Yuri Bashmet (Viola)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: 02/1995
Venue: Studio 103, Radio France, Paris
36. Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto": 1st movement, Allegro by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), David Oistrakh (Violin)
Conductor: Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1804; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/05/1970
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
37. Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1850; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/30/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
38. Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1876; Russia
Date of Recording: 11/30/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
39. Bachianas brasileiras no 1 for 8 Cellos: Prelúdio "Modinha" by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; Brazil
Date of Recording: 02/06/1962
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
40. Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra by Ottorino Respighi
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Rome, Italy
Date of Recording: unknown
Venue: unknown
41. Concerto for Cello by Arthur Honegger
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Victor Dubrovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
Date of Recording: 02/14/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
42. Don Quixote, Op. 35 by Richard Strauss
Performer: Boris Simsky (Violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), L. Dvoskin (Viola)
Conductor: Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896-1897; Germany
Date of Recording: 03/12/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
43. Canzona for Clarinet and Strings in F minor by Sergei Taneyev
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; Russia
Date of Recording: 01/14/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Taneyev.
44. Concerto for Cello, Op. 66 by Nikolay Myaskovsky
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944-1945; USSR
Date of Recording: 01/14/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
45. Concerto ballata for Cello and Orchestra in C major, Op. 108 by Alexander Glazunov
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1931; USSR
Date of Recording: 01/14/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
46. Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1949; USSR
Date of Recording: 03/01/1950
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
47. Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Israil Gusman
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951/1952; USSR
Date of Recording: 1964/1972
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: The first movement is conducted by Gusman, recorded 12/27/1972.
The second and third movements are conducted by Rozhdestvensky, recorded 02/25/1964.
48. Concertino for Cello in G minor, Op. 132 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; USSR
Date of Recording: 05/13/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Kabalevsky.
49. Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; USSR
Date of Recording: 02/10/1961
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
50. Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966; USSR
Date of Recording: 09/25/1967
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
51. Suite for Cello solo no 1, Op. 72 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; England
Date of Recording: 02/15/1966
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
52. Suite for Cello solo no 2, Op. 80 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1967; England
Date of Recording: 03/12/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
53. Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Benjamin Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1963; England
Date of Recording: 03/12/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
54. Suite for Cello solo by Boris Tchaikovsky
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 11/05/1961
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
55. Partita for Cello, Harpsichord, Piano, Electric Guitar and Percussion by Boris Tchaikovsky
Performer: Boris Tchaikovsky (Harpsichord), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano),
Khovov, (Electric Guitar), Malichko, (Percussion)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966; USSR
Date of Recording: 01/10/1967
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
56. Concerto for Cello by Boris Tchaikovsky
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; USSR
Date of Recording: 09/04/1966
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
57. Concerto for Cello no 1, Op. 23 by Boris Tishchenko
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Igor Blazhkov
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1963; USSR
Date of Recording: 02/06/1966
Venue: Philharmonic Hall, Leningrad
58. Concert-Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra by Aram Khachaturian
Performer: Aza Amintayeva (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1963; USSR
Date of Recording: 04/04/1964
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
59. Concerto for Cello by Yuzo Toyama
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Yuzo Toyama
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966-1967; Japan
Date of Recording: 01/13/1967
Venue: Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow
60. Concerto da càmera for Cello by Fernando Lopes-Graça
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

61. Concertino-monologue for Cello, Winds and Timpani in C major by Lev Knipper
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; USSR
Date of Recording: 02/25/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
62. Concerto for Cello, Op. 43 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1948/1956; USSR
Date of Recording: 02/25/1964
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
63. Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; USSR
Venue: Radio House, Moscow
64. Sonata for Cello and Piano in B flat major, Op. 71 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Performer: Dmitri Kabalevsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1968; USSR
Date of Recording: 02/06/1962
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
65. Sonata for Cello and Piano by Karen Khachaturian
Performer: Karen Khachaturian (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 01/10/1967
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
66. Mavra: Russian Song by Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 12/11/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Stravinsky.
67. Le baiser de la fée: Adagio by Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928/1950; France
Date of Recording: 12/11/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Rostropovich.
68. Le baiser de la fée: Variation by Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928/1950; France
Date of Recording: 12/11/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Rostropovich.
69. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 11 in B flat minor by Alexander Scriabin
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1894; Russia
Date of Recording: 12/11/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Piatigorsky.
70. Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: no 8, Tijuca by Darius Milhaud
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920-1921; France
Date of Recording: 12/11/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Rostropovich.
71. El amor brujo: Danza rituel del fuego "Ritual Fire Dance" by Manuel de Falla
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain
Date of Recording: 12/11/1960
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Piatigorsky.
72. From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68/B 133: no 5, Silent Woods by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: Bohemia
Date of Recording: 11/11/1968
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
73. Stimmungsbilder for Piano, Op. 9: no 2, An einsamer Quelle by Richard Strauss
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1882-1884; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/11/1968
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
74. Suite for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 10 "In alten Stil": Presto by Christian Sinding
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Norway
Date of Recording: 11/11/1968
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
75. Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 11/11/1968
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
76. Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
Date of Recording: 11/11/1968
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
77. Nocturne and Scherzo for Cello and Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 11/11/1968
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
78. I see you by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
79. Elfentanz, Op. 39 by David Popper
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: Leipzig, Germany
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
80. Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 3 in G flat major by Franz Schubert
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arrangers: Heifetz, Rostropovich.
81. Cinderella, Op. 87: Adagio by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940-1944; USSR
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Prokofiev.
82. Cinderella, Op. 87: no 37, Waltz-Coda by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Alexei Zybtsev (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Rostropovich.
83. Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a: March by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Alexei Zybtsev (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919/1924; USA
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Notes: Arranger: Rostropovich.
84. Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371/Op. 1 no 13: 3rd movement, Larghetto by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1750; London, England
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
85. Elegy by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
86. Pieces (5) for Cello and Piano, Op. 25: no 5, Scherzo by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Aza Amintayeva (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
87. Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France
Venue: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
88. Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830; Poland
Date of Recording: 01/10/1967
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
89. Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in A minor, Op. 81 by Nikolay Myaskovsky
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1948-1949; USSR
Date of Recording: 01/10/1967
Venue: Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
90. Pieces (5) for Cello and Piano, Op. 25: no 1, Prelude by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: unknown
Venue: unknown
91. Pieces (5) for Cello and Piano, Op. 25: no 3, Intermezzo by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: unknown
Venue: unknown
92. Pieces (5) for Cello and Piano, Op 25: no 4, Aria by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: unknown
Venue: unknown
93. Pieces (5) for Cello and Piano, Op. 25: no 2, Waltz by Yuri Shaporin
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: unknown
Venue: unknown
94. Le Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla
Performer: Igor Uryash (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Argentina
Date of Recording: 11/22/1996
Venue: St. Petersburg, Russia
95. Grand Duet for Cello and Piano by Galina Ustvolskaya
Performer: Alexei Lubimov (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; USSR
Date of Recording: 11/1996
Venue: Moscow, Russia
96. Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 by Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Igor Uryash (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1994
Date of Recording: 11/1996
Venue: St. Petersburg, Russia
97. Peer Gynt: Epilogue by Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Igor Uryash (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 09/17/1996
Venue: St. Petersburg, Russia

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