Mstislav Rostropovich - Mstislav Rostropovich In Moscow - Original Recordings (2019)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: I. Andante grave-Moderato animato
02. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: II. Moderato-Andante dolce
03. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
04. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Introduction and Theme (Moderato semplice)
05. Variation I (Tempo del Tema)
06. Variation II (Tempo del Tema)
07. Variation III (Andante sostenuto)
08. Variation IV (Andante grazioso)
09. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Variation V (Allegro moderato) Cadenza
10. Variation VI (Andante)
11. Variation VII (Allegro vivo)
12. Introduction et Polonaise Brillant in C Major, Op. 3

CD2
01. Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo-Largo
02. Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: II. Allegro
03. Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: III. Largo
04. Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro
05. Cello Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 71: I. Andante molto sostenuto
06. Cello Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 71: II. Allegretto
07. Cello Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 71: III. Allegro molto

CD3
01. Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell
02. Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam
03. Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
04. Cello Concerto No. 1 in e Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Allegretto
05. Cello Concerto No. 1 in e Flat Major, Op. 107: II. Moderato-Andante dolce
06. Cello Concerto No. 1 in e Flat Major, Op. 107: Cadenza
07. Cello Concerto No. 1 in e Flat Major, Op. 107: Allegro non troppo

CD4
01. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto
03. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: III. Tempo I
04. Preludio
05. Saudades Do Brasil: Tijuca
06. El Amor Brujo: Danza del fuego/ Fire Dance
07. Goyescas: Intermezzo
08. Le Baiser de la Fee: Pas de deux
09. Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14

Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007) is unquestionably one of the great personalities of the 20th century - as a cellist, as a pianist, as a conductor, but also as a politically active citizen, who made use of his international artistic renown to help dissidents or strengthen democracies. After it became known abroad that he had written to four Russian newspapers in defence of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, he found it harder to work in the Soviet Union and he and his wife, soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, were eventually stripped of their citizenship. Although rehabilitated by Gorbachev and awarded the highest order of merit by Putin, they declined the restoration of citizenship, preferring to remain stateless. The recordings compiled into this set were made when Rostropovich was already famous in the Soviet Union (Stalin Prize 1951, Lenin Prize 1961) but largely unknown in the West. They document the early career of Mstislav Rostropovich, which is of particular significance for the premieres of major works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Kabalevsky.

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