Mstislav Rostropovich - Britten: Cello Symphony, Cello Suite No.2 / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 (2004)

Tracklist:

Britten - Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op.68 (1997 Digital Remaster)

[1] I. Allegro maestoso - 11:36
[2] II. Presto inquieto – 4:03
[3] III. Adagio – 9:58
[4] IV. Passacaglia - Andante allegro - 7:02

Britten - Cello Suite No. 2, Op.80 (1997 - Remaster)

[5] I. Declamation (Largo) - 3:29
[6] II. Fuga (Andante) - 4:01
[7] III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) - 1:43
[8] IV. (Andante lento) - 4:37
[9] V. Ciaconna (Allegro) - 6:11

Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E Flat, Op.107 (1997 Digital Remaster)

[10] Allegretto - 6:01
[11] Moderato - 10:20
[12] Cadenza - 4:30
[13] Allegro non – 5:02

Performers:
Mstislav Rostropovich - Cello, Primary Artist
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, Gennady Rozhdestvensky – Conductor
Benjamin Britten, Dmitry Shostakovich - Composer

Remastered at Abbey Road studios and noise-shaped
via the Prism SNS system for optimum sound quality

Digital Remastering : Andrew Walter