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J S Bach, Antonin Dvorak, Tikhon Khrennikov, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Rostropovich and Rozhdestvensky: cello works

1965. Royal Albert Hall, London
Rostropovich plays three works for cello and orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
Composers J S Bach, Antonin Dvorak, Tikhon Khrennikov, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble London Symphony Orchestra
Instrumentalist Mstislav Rostropovich
Genre Symphonic concert

Mstislav Rostropovich and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky were among the great musicians of the Soviet Union who were allowed to visit the West from the mid-50’s and both featured regularly in the musical life of the UK.

This concert with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1965 was part of an epic cycle in which Rostropovich played over 50 works for cello in just 3 months.

As an encore Rostropovich played the Bach Sarabande in C minor for solo cello.

 

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)

Pezzo capriccioso Op 62

Track 2:

Tikhon Khrennikov (1913 – 2007)

Cello Concerto

  1. Prelude. Andante
  2. Aria. Andante
  3. Sonata

Track 3:

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)

Cello Concerto

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio, ma non troppo
  3. Finale: Allegro moderato — Andante — Allegro vivo

Track 4:

Encore

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Sarabande in C minor

 

This recording was taken from a relay from the Royal Albert Hall given on 7 March 1965.

The recording is in the Tolansky-Tschaikov Collection at Music Preserved.

  • Mstislav Rostropovich
    Cello
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
    Conductor

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