MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH

CD1: BBCL 4073-2

Khachaturian Concerto Rhapsody for Violoncello and Orchestra

Royal Festival Hall, London, 21 December 1963

Shostakovich Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No.2, Op.126

Royal Festival Hall, London, 5 October 1966

Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op.33

Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 June 1964

Virtuosity and power combine in eloquent live performances from the '60s by Rostropovich. (Gramophone)

CD2: BBCL 4110-2

Schumann Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in A minor, Op.129

Alceburgh Festival, Orford Church, 6 July 1961

Dvořák Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B minor, Op.104

Royal Albert Hall, London, 21 August 1968

Tchaikovsky Pezzo capriccioso for Violoncello and Orchestra in B minor, Op.62

Aldeburgh Festival, Maltings, Snape, 16 June 1968

This disc displays several dimensions of Mstislav Rostropovich's expressive range as a cellist. (BBC Music Magazine)

CD3: BBCL 4198-2

Haydn Cello Concerto No.1 in C major

Royal Festival Hall, London, 1 July 1965

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.33

Royal Festival Hall, London, 7 July 1965

Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

Royal Festival Hall, London, 5 July 1965

(…) a very valuable disc that I would urge all those interested in the art of interpretation to buy. (Classical Source)

London Symphony Orchestra,

English Chamber Orchestra,

USSR State Symphony Orchestra,

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Mstislav Rostropovich, George Hurst, Sir Colin Davies, Benjamin Britten, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Booklet notes: English, German, French

Total time: 3h 34mins (214 mins)

Euroarts 3cds BBCL50052