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Both as performer & conductor

Posted by frankz50 on May 2, 2007 at 18:00:54

In Reply to: Reccomended Mstislav Rostropovich performances posted by markjohnson22@comcast.net on May 2, 2007 at 04:32:56:

I've listed recommended Rostropovich recordings from my collection with relevant data and a "grade" for sound and performance.

As performer.............

Beethoven/Brahms: Concerto in C for piano,violin,cello, op.56 'Triple'; Double Concerto for Violin,Cello in A min, op.102, Oistrakh,D/Rostropovich,M/Richter,S/Karajan/Szell, EMI 7647442, 1969, ADD, 70, B+, A

Dutilleux/Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto (1970); Cello Concerto (1969-70), Rostropovich,M/Baudi,S/Lutoslawski,W/Orchestra de Paris, EMI 7243 5 67868 2, 1974, ADD, 53, A+, A+

Dvorak/Tchaikovsky: Cello Concerto in B min, op.104; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, op.33, Rostropovich,M/Karajan,H/BPO, DG 447 413-2 , 1968, ADD, 60, B+, A+

Dvorak/Tchaikovsky: Cello Concerto in B min, op.104; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, op.33, Rostropovich,M/Ozawa,S/BSO, Erato 45252-2, 1985, DDD, 57, A-, A

Kancheli: Simi (for cello & orchestra); Magnum Ignotum (for wind ensemble), Rostropovich,M/Kakhidze,J/Royal Flanders PO, ECM 289 462 713-2, 1997, DDD, 51, A+, A

Prokofiev/Shostakovich: Sinfonia concertante in E min for cello, op.125; Cello Concerto No.1, E-flat maj,op.107, Rostropovich,M/Ozawa,A/LSO, Erato ECD 75485, 1987, DDD, 63, A, A+

Schubert: String Quintet in C maj, D956 , Emerson Qt/Rostropovich,M., DG 431 792-2, 1990, DDD, 54, A-, A

As Conductor........

Britten/Walton: Violin Concerto, op.15 (revised); Viola Concerto (1961), Vengerov,M/Rostropovich,M/LSO, EMI 5 57510 2, 2002, DDD, 64, A+, A+

Prokofiev/Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1 in D maj, op.19; Violin Concerto No.1 in A min, op.77, Vengerov,M/Rostropovich,M/LSO, Teldec 450992256, 1994, DDD, 62, A, A+

Prokofiev/Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.2 in G min, op.63; Violin Concerto No.2 in C# min, op.129, Vengerov,M/Rostropovich,M/LSO, Teldec 63013150, 1996, DDD, 62, A+, A+

Rachmaninov: Vespers (All-Night Vigil), op.37, Mass for Unaccompanied Chorus, Rostropovich,M/Choral Arts Society Wash, Erato 45269-2, 1986, DDD, 57, A, A+

Schnittke: Trio Sonata; Viola Concerto , Bashmet,Y/Rostropovich,M/LSO, RCA 60446-2RC, 1988, DDD, 62, A, A

Shchedrin/Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky: Concerto Cantabile; Violin Concerto in D; Serenade melancolique, op.26, Vengerov,M/Rostropovich,M/LSO, EMI 5 56966 2, 1999, DDD, 61, A, A

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 in B, op.14 'To October'; Symphony No. 3 in Eb, op.20 'The First of May', Rostropovich,M/LSO/London Voices/Edwards,T., Teldec 450990853, 1993, DDD, 48, A, A

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D min, op.47, Rostropovich,M/National SO, Teldec 94557-2, 1994, DDD, 45, 01/17/07, A, A

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C min, op.65 , Rostropovich,M/Natl SO, Teldec 903174719, 1991, DDD, 61, A, A

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake suite, op.20; Sleeping Beauty suite; op.66a; The Nutcracker suite, op.71a, Rostropovich,M/BPO, DG 429 097-2, 1978, ADD, 69, A , A+

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