The Complete EMI Recordings

Compilation by Mstislav Rostropovich

Released 2008

Tracklist

  • CD 1: J.S. Bach
  • 1
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:04
  • 2
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:20
  • 3
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: III. Courante
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:34
  • 4
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:21
  • 5
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I -
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    1:17
  • 6
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: V. Menuet II - Menuet I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:03
  • 7
    Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    1:41
  • 8
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: I. Prélude (Preludium)
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:25
  • 9
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:32
  • 10
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: III. Courante
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:39
  • 11
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    5:09
  • 12
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I -
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:24
  • 13
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée II - Bourrée I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:45
  • 14
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:39
  • 15
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    7:23
  • 16
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    5:11
  • 17
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:26
  • 18
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:51
  • 19
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I -
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:46
  • 20
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte II - Gavotte I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:55
  • 21
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:25
  • CD 2: J.S. Bach
  • 1
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:08
  • 2
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:49
  • 3
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:09
  • 4
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    6:06
  • 5
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuet I -
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    1:20
  • 6
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuet II - Menuet I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    1:58
  • 7
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:53
  • 8
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:23
  • 9
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:47
  • 10
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: III. Courante
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:47
  • 11
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    5:18
  • 12
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    1:56
  • 13
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée II - Bourrée I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:42
  • 14
    Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: VI. GIgue
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:59
  • 15
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    5:16
  • 16
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    10:31
  • 17
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: III. Courante
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    3:32
  • 18
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:51
  • 19
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I -
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:17
  • 20
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte II - Gavotte I
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:53
  • 21
    Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:08
  • CD 3: Haydn, Schumann
  • 1
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato
    Joseph Haydn
    9:54
  • 2
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio
    Joseph Haydn
    8:29
  • 3
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto
    Joseph Haydn
    6:30
  • 4
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in D, Hob. VIIb:2: I. Allegro moderato
    Joseph Haydn
    14:29
  • 5
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in D, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio
    Joseph Haydn
    5:10
  • 6
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in D, Hob. VIIb:2: III. Rondo: Allegro
    Joseph Haydn
    5:06
  • 7
    Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: I. Nicht schnell -
    Robert Schumann
    12:17
  • 8
    Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: II. Langsam -
    Robert Schumann
    5:02
  • 9
    Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    8:11
  • CD 4: Beethoven
  • 1
    Triple Concerto in C, op. 56: I. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    17:58
  • 2
    Triple Concerto in C, op. 56: II. Largo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:36
  • 3
    Triple Concerto in C, op. 56: III. Rondo alla polacca
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    13:04
  • 4
    12 Variations in F on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    10:40
  • 5
    12 Variations in G on "See, the conquering hero comes", WoO 45
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    13:42
  • CD 5: Brahms
  • 1
    Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102: I. Allegro
    Johannes Brahms
    16:50
  • 2
    Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102: II. Andante
    Johannes Brahms
    7:50
  • 3
    Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
    Johannes Brahms
    8:56
  • 4
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in F, op. 99: I. Allegro
    Johannes Brahms
    9:31
  • 5
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in F, op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso
    Johannes Brahms
    7:34
  • 6
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in F, op. 99: III. Allegro passionate
    Johannes Brahms
    7:05
  • 7
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in F, op. 99: IV. Allegro molto
    Johannes Brahms
    4:53
  • CD 6: Brahms, Dvorak
  • 1
    Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102: I. Allegro
    Johannes Brahms
    16:51
  • 2
    Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102: II. Andante
    Johannes Brahms
    7:44
  • 3
    Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
    Johannes Brahms
    8:52
  • 4
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: I. Allegro
    Antonín Dvořák
    16:29
  • 5
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Antonín Dvořák
    12:55
  • 6
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: III. Finale: Allegro moderato
    Antonín Dvořák
    13:42
  • CD 7: Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Popper, Debussy, Scriabin
  • 1
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: I. Allegro
    Antonín Dvořák
    14:46
  • 2
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Antonín Dvořák
    11:47
  • 3
    Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: III. Finale: Allegro moderato
    Antonín Dvořák
    12:38
  • 4
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo -
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
    5:18
  • 5
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto -
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
    4:51
  • 6
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: III. Un peu moins vite
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
    8:27
  • 7
    Dance of the Elyes, op. 39
    David Popper
    2:34
  • 8
    Minstrels (no. 12 of Préludes Book I)
    Claude Debussy
    3:00
  • 9
    Clair de lune (no. 3 of Suite bergamasque)
    Claude Debussy
    4:57
  • 10
    Ètude, op. 6 no. 11
    Alexander Scriabin
    4:01
  • CD 8: R. Strauss
  • 1
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Introduction -
    Richard Strauss
    6:25
  • 2
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Don Quixote - Sancho Panza -
    Richard Strauss
    2:19
  • 3
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. I: Departure. The Adventure with the Windmills
    Richard Strauss
    2:40
  • 4
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. II: The Battle with the Sheep -
    Richard Strauss
    1:44
  • 5
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities of Speech and Maxims -
    Richard Strauss
    8:37
  • 6
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. IV: The Adventure with the Procession of Penitents -
    Richard Strauss
    1:56
  • 7
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. V. Don Quixote's Vigil During the Summer Night -
    Richard Strauss
    4:10
  • 8
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. VI. Dulcinea -
    Richard Strauss
    1:15
  • 9
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. VII. Don Quixote's Ride Through the Air -
    Richard Strauss
    1:15
  • 10
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. VIII: The Trip on the Enchanted Boat -
    Richard Strauss
    1:51
  • 11
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. IX: The Attack on the Medicant Friars -
    Richard Strauss
    1:12
  • 12
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. X: The Duel and Return Home -
    Richard Strauss
    4:41
  • 13
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Epilogue: Don Quixote's Mind Clears, Death of Don Quixote
    Richard Strauss
    5:52
  • 14
    Cello Sonata in F, op. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    Richard Strauss
    9:27
  • 15
    Cello Sonata in F, op. 6: II. Andante ma non troppo
    Richard Strauss
    7:12
  • 16
    Cello Sonata in F, op. 6: III. Finale: Allegro vivo
    Richard Strauss
    9:01
  • CD 9: Prokofiev, Myaskovsky, Rachmaninov
  • 1
    Symphony-Concerto in E minor, op. 125: I. Andante
    Sergei Prokofiev
    10:56
  • 2
    Symphony-Concerto in E minor, op. 125: II. Allegro giusto
    Sergei Prokofiev
    17:27
  • 3
    Symphony-Concerto in E minor, op. 125: III. Andante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro marcato
    Sergei Prokofiev
    10:05
  • 4
    Cello Concerto in C minor, op. 66: I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    10:59
  • 5
    Cello Concerto in C minor, op. 66: II. Allegro vivace - Più marcato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Più largamente - Andante semplice e tranquillo - Tempo I - Più tranquillo - Cadenza - Lento come prima
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    17:08
  • 6
    Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14
    Sergei Rachmaninov
    6:52
  • CD 10: Saint-Saens, Dutilleux, Lutoslawski
  • 1
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo -
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
    5:29
  • 2
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto -
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
    4:55
  • 3
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: III. Un peu moins vite
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
    8:57
  • 4
    Tout un monde lointain...: I. Enigme (Très libre et flexible)
    Henri Dutilleux
    6:55
  • 5
    Tout un monde lointain...: II. Regard (Extrémement calme)
    Henri Dutilleux
    7:14
  • 6
    Tout un monde lointain...: III. Houles (Large et ample)
    Henri Dutilleux
    4:29
  • 7
    Tout un monde lointain...: IV. Miroirs (Lent et extatique)
    Henri Dutilleux
    5:41
  • 8
    Tout un monde lointain...: V. Hymne (Allegro)
    Henri Dutilleux
    4:48
  • 9
    Cello Concerto: Introduction -
    Witold Lutosławski
    5:05
  • 10
    Cello Concerto: Four episodes -
    Witold Lutosławski
    6:50
  • 11
    Cello Concerto: Cantilena -
    Witold Lutosławski
    5:42
  • 12
    Cello Concerto: Finale
    Witold Lutosławski
    5:45
  • CD 11: Bloch, Gubaidulina
  • 1
    Schelomo - Hebrew Rhapsody
    Ernest Bloch
    22:56
  • 2
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Opening) ... "Altissimo, omnipotente, bon Signore..." -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    4:38
  • 3
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 15) -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    3:01
  • 4
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 25) ... "Laudato si, mi Signore, cun tucte le tue creature..." -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    2:11
  • 5
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 34) ... "Laudato si, mi Signore, per frate Vento..." -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    3:35
  • 6
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 66) -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    5:58
  • 7
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 87) -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    3:32
  • 8
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 95) ... "Laudato si, mi Signore, per quelli ke perdonano per lo tuo amore..." -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    4:24
  • 9
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 111) -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    8:53
  • 10
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 126) -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    1:53
  • 11
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 132) ... "Luudato si, mi Signore, per sora nostra Morte corporale..." -
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    3:29
  • 12
    The Canticle of the Sun: (Fig. 144) ... "Laudate et benedicete mi Signore..."
    Sofia Gubaidulina
    3:25
  • CD 12: Schnittke, Shostakovich
  • 1
    Concerto for Three: I. Moderato
    Alfred Schnittke
    6:06
  • 2
    Concerto for Three: II.
    Alfred Schnittke
    4:22
  • 3
    Concerto for Three: III. Largo
    Alfred Schnittke
    3:49
  • 4
    Concerto for Three: IV.
    Alfred Schnittke
    1:50
  • 5
    String Trio: I. Moderato
    Alfred Schnittke
    14:14
  • 6
    String Trio: II. Adagio
    Alfred Schnittke
    11:10
  • 7
    Minuet
    Alfred Schnittke
    2:55
  • 8
    Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: 1. Song of Ophelia
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    2:46
  • 9
    Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: 2. Gamayun, Bird of Prophecy
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    3:38
  • 10
    Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: 3. We Were Together
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    2:35
  • 11
    Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: 4. The City Sleeps
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    3:00
  • 12
    Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, op. 127: 5. The Storm / 6. Secter Signs / 7. Music
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    12:55
  • CD 13: Beethoven, Schumann, Tchaikovsky
  • 1
    Triple Concerto in C, op. 56: I. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    17:29
  • 2
    Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell -
    Robert Schumann
    10:43
  • 3
    Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: II. Langsam -
    Robert Schumann
    4:27
  • 4
    Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    7:58
  • 5
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Introduction & Theme (Moderato semplice) -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:24
  • 6
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. I (Tempo del Tema) -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    0:49
  • 7
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. II (Tempo del Tema) -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:11
  • 8
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. III (Andante sostenuto) -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:36
  • 9
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. IV (Andante grazioso) -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:45
  • 10
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. V (Allegro moderato) - Cadenza -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:09
  • 11
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. VI (Andante) -
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:34
  • 12
    Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33: Var. VII (Allegro vivo)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:16
  • CD 14: Villa-Lobos, Respighi, Honegger, R. Strauss
  • 1
    Bachianas brasileiras no. 1
    Heitor Villa‐Lobos
    8:37
  • 2
    Adagio con variazioni
    Ottorino Respighi
    11:00
  • 3
    Cello Concerto: Andante -
    Arthur Honegger
    5:56
  • 4
    Cello Concerto: Lento -
    Arthur Honegger
    4:14
  • 5
    Cello Concerto: Allegro marcato
    Arthur Honegger
    5:22
  • 6
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Introduction -
    Richard Strauss
    6:19
  • 7
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Don Quixote -
    Richard Strauss
    1:06
  • 8
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Sancho Panza -
    Richard Strauss
    1:03
  • 9
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. I: Departure. The Adventure With the Windmills -
    Richard Strauss
    2:28
  • 10
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. II: The Battle With the Sheep -
    Richard Strauss
    1:43
  • 11
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities of Speech and Maxims -
    Richard Strauss
    7:58
  • 12
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. IV: The Adventure With the Procession of Penitents -
    Richard Strauss
    1:54
  • 13
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. V: Don Quixote's Vigil During the Summer Night -
    Richard Strauss
    3:48
  • 14
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. VI: Dulcinea -
    Richard Strauss
    1:12
  • 15
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. VII: Don Quixote's Ride Through The Air -
    Richard Strauss
    0:57
  • 16
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. VIII: The Trip on the Enchanted Boat -
    Richard Strauss
    1:37
  • 17
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. IX: The Attack on the Mendicant Friars -
    Richard Strauss
    1:02
  • 18
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Var. X: The Duel and Return Home -
    Richard Strauss
    4:19
  • 19
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Epilogue: Don Quixote's Mind Clears, Death of Don Quixote
    Richard Strauss
    6:08
  • CD 15: Taneyev, Myaskovsky, Glazunov
  • 1
    Canzona
    Sergei Taneyev
    8:05
  • 2
    Cello Concerto in C minor, op. 66: I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante - Tempo I
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    10:38
  • 3
    Cello Concerto in C minor, op. 66: II. Allegro vivace - Più marcata - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Più largamente - Andante semplice e tranquillo - Tempo I - Più tranquillo - Cadenza - Lento come prima
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    17:27
  • 4
    Concerto ballata in C, op. 108
    Alexander Glazunov
    21:02
  • CD 16: Prokofiev
  • 1
    Cello Sonata in C, op. 119: I. Andante grave - Moderato animato
    Sergei Prokofiev
    10:49
  • 2
    Cello Sonata in C, op. 119: II. Moderato - Andante dolce
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:37
  • 3
    Cello Sonata in C, op. 119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo
    Sergei Prokofiev
    7:10
  • 4
    Symphony-Concerto in E minor, op. 125: I. Andante
    Sergei Prokofiev
    10:11
  • 5
    Symphony-Concerto in E minor, op. 125: II. Allegro giusto
    Sergei Prokofiev
    15:49
  • 6
    Symphony-Concerto in E minor, op. 125: III. Andante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro marcato
    Sergei Prokofiev
    9:38
  • 7
    Cello Concertino, op. 132: I. Andante mosso - Cadenza
    Sergei Prokofiev
    7:30
  • 8
    Cello Concertino, op. 132: II. Andante
    Sergei Prokofiev
    5:43
  • 9
    Cello Concertino, op. 132: III. Allegretto
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:12
  • CD 17: Shostakovich
  • 1
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, op. 107: I. Allegretto
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    6:03
  • 2
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, op. 107: II. Moderato -
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    10:19
  • 3
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, op. 107: II. Cadenza -
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    4:29
  • 4
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, op. 107: II. Allegro non troppo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    5:06
  • 5
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in G, op. 126: I. Largo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    13:54
  • 6
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in G, op. 126: II. Allegretto -
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    4:20
  • 7
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in G, op. 126: III. Allegretto - Cadenza
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    14:50
  • CD 18: Britten
  • 1
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto primo -
    Benjamin Britten
    2:10
  • 2
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: I. Fuga (Andante moderato) -
    Benjamin Britten
    3:31
  • 3
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: II. Lamento (Lento rubato) -
    Benjamin Britten
    2:47
  • 4
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto secondo (Sostenuto) -
    Benjamin Britten
    0:54
  • 5
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: III. Serenata (Allegretto: pizzicato)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:18
  • 6
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: IV. Marcia (Alla marcia moderato) -
    Benjamin Britten
    2:54
  • 7
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto terzo (Sostenuto) -
    Benjamin Britten
    1:47
  • 8
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: V. Bordone (Moderato quasi recitativo) -
    Benjamin Britten
    3:02
  • 9
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto (Presto)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:53
  • 10
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: I. Declamato (Largo)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:30
  • 11
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: II. Fuga (Andante)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:01
  • 12
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:43
  • 13
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: IV. (Andante lento) -
    Benjamin Britten
    4:38
  • 14
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: V. Ciaccona (Allegro)
    Benjamin Britten
    6:10
  • 15
    Cello Symphony, op. 68: I. Allegro maestoso
    Benjamin Britten
    11:37
  • 16
    Cello Symphony, op. 68: II. Presto inquieto
    Benjamin Britten
    4:02
  • 17
    Cello Symphony, op. 68: III. Adagio - Cadenza -
    Benjamin Britten
    9:56
  • 18
    Cello Symphony, op. 68: IV. Passacaglia (Andante allegro)
    Benjamin Britten
    6:57
  • CD 19: Tchaikovsky
  • 1
    Solo Cello Suite in D minor: I. Prelude (Moderato)
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    2:19
  • 2
    Solo Cello Suite in D minor: II. March (Allegro)
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    1:42
  • 3
    Solo Cello Suite in D minor: III. Aria (Adagio)
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    3:56
  • 4
    Solo Cello Suite in D minor: IV. Capriccio (Allegro)
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    1:33
  • 5
    Solo Cello Suite in D minor: V. Intermezzo (Largo) e Coda (Moderato)
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    3:08
  • 6
    Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion: I. Twelwe Notes
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    3:32
  • 7
    Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion: II. Toccata I
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    2:02
  • 8
    Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion: III. Canon
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    3:53
  • 9
    Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion: IV. Toccata II
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    3:54
  • 10
    Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion: V. Toccata III
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    2:56
  • 11
    Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion: VI. Conclusion
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    8:11
  • 12
    Cello Concerto: I. Andante - Allegro - Andante
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    14:54
  • 13
    Cello Concerto: II. Allegretto
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    6:41
  • 14
    Cello Concerto: III. Allegro
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    5:54
  • 15
    Cello Concerto: IV. Moderato non troppo - Allegretto
    Boris Tchaikovsky
    7:09
  • CD 20: Tishchenko, A. Khachaturian, Toyama
  • 1
    Concerto, op. 23
    Boris Tishchenko
    26:25
  • 2
    Concerto-Rhapsody
    Aram Khachaturian
    22:08
  • 3
    Cello Concerto: I. Andante
    Yuzo Toyama
    3:24
  • 4
    Cello Concerto: II. Allegro
    Yuzo Toyama
    1:51
  • 5
    Cello Concerto: III. Andante
    Yuzo Toyama
    4:08
  • 6
    Cello Concerto: IV. Allegretto poco improviasto
    Yuzo Toyama
    3:38
  • 7
    Cello Concerto: V. Lento
    Yuzo Toyama
    3:29
  • 8
    Cello Concerto: VI. Allegro
    Yuzo Toyama
    2:50
  • CD 21: Lopes-Graca, Knipper, Weinberg
  • 1
    Concerto da càmera: I. Allegro moderato
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    6:52
  • 2
    Concerto da càmera: II. Andante
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    7:04
  • 3
    Concerto da càmera: III. Finale
    Fernando Lopes-Graça
    9:10
  • 4
    Concerto-Monologue
    Lev Knipper
    16:10
  • 5
    Cello Concerto, op. 43: I. Adagio -
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    7:21
  • 6
    Cello Concerto, op. 43: II. Moderato
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    5:28
  • 7
    Cello Concerto, op. 43: III. Allegro - Cadenza
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    8:01
  • 8
    Cello Concerto, op. 43: IV. Allegro
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    9:00
  • CD 22: Shostakovich, Kabalevsky, K. Khachaturian
  • 1
    Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo - Largo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    10:56
  • 2
    Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: II. Allegro
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    3:10
  • 3
    Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: III. Largo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    8:01
  • 4
    Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: IV. Allegro
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    3:33
  • 5
    Cello Sonata in B-flat, op. 71: I. Andante molto sostenuto
    Dmitri Kabalevsky
    11:32
  • 6
    Cello Sonata in B-flat, op. 71: II. Allegretto
    Dmitri Kabalevsky
    6:19
  • 7
    Cello Sonata in B-flat, op. 71: III. Allegro molto
    Dmitri Kabalevsky
    8:47
  • 8
    Cello Sonata: I. Recitativo (Adagio) -
    Karen Khachaturian
    3:26
  • 9
    Cello Sonata: II. Inventio (Allegretto)
    Karen Khachaturian
    4:07
  • 10
    Cello Sonata: III. Aria (Andante)
    Karen Khachaturian
    6:07
  • 11
    Cello Sonata: IV. Toccata (Allegro con fuoco)
    Karen Khachaturian
    4:30
  • CD 23: Stravinsky, Scriabin, Milhaud, Falla, Dvorak, R. Strauss, Sinding, Faure, Debussy, Shaporin, Popper, Schubert, Prokofiev, Handel
  • 1
    Mavra
    Igor Stravinsky
    4:06
  • 2
    Le Baiser de la fée
    Igor Stravinsky
    4:17
  • 3
    Variation & Coda
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:21
  • 4
    Etude in B-flat minor, op. 8 no. 11
    Alexander Scriabin
    4:07
  • 5
    Sausades do Brasil, op. 67
    Darius Milhaud
    2:34
  • 6
    El amor brujo
    Manuel de Falla
    3:03
  • 7
    Silent Woods, B. 173
    Antonín Dvořák
    5:23
  • 8
    Stimmungsbilder, op. 9
    Richard Strauss
    3:35
  • 9
    Suite im alten Stil in A minor, op. 10
    Christian Sinding
    1:53
  • 10
    Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1
    Gabriel Fauré
    3:36
  • 11
    Suite bergamasque
    Claude Debussy
    4:56
  • 12
    Nocturne et scherzo
    Claude Debussy
    5:30
  • 13
    Romance: I See You
    Yuri Shaporin
    3:15
  • 14
    Dance of the Elves, op. 39
    David Popper
    2:36
  • 15
    Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat, D. 899/3
    Franz Schubert
    5:01
  • 16
    Cinderella: Adagio
    Serger Prokofiev
    5:57
  • 17
    Cinderella: Waltz-Coda
    Serger Prokofiev
    2:43
  • 18
    March from the The Love for Three
    Serger Prokofiev
    1:45
  • 19
    Sonata in D, HWV 371: Larghetto
    George Frideric Handel
    3:14
  • 20
    Elegy
    Yuri Shaporin
    2:50
  • 21
    Scherzo, op. 25 no. 5
    Yuri Shaporin
    1:46
  • CD 24: Chopin, Myaskovsky, Shaporin
  • 1
    Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: I. Allegro moderato
    Frédéric Chopin
    14:27
  • 2
    Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
    Frédéric Chopin
    4:01
  • 3
    Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: III. Largo
    Frédéric Chopin
    4:16
  • 4
    Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: IV. Finale: Allegro
    Frédéric Chopin
    5:26
  • 5
    Polonaise brillante, op. 3: Introduction (Lento)
    Frédéric Chopin
    3:31
  • 6
    Polonaise brillante, op. 3: Alla polacca (Allegro con spirito)
    Frédéric Chopin
    5:40
  • 7
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 81: I. Allegro moderato
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    8:35
  • 8
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 81: II. Andante cantabile
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    6:12
  • 9
    Cello Sonata no. 2 in A minor, op. 81: III. Allegro con spirito
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    5:07
  • 10
    Five Pieces, op. 25: 1. Prelude
    Yuri Shaporin
    2:51
  • 11
    Five Pieces, op. 25: 3. Intermezzo
    Yuri Shaporin
    3:38
  • 12
    Five Pieces, op. 25: 4. Aria
    Yuri Shaporin
    7:04
  • 13
    Five Pieces, op. 25: 2. Waltz
    Yuri Shaporin
    3:44
  • CD 25: Piazzolla, Ustvolskaya, Schnittke
  • 1
    Le Grand Tango
    Astor Piazzolla
    9:37
  • 2
    Grand Duet: I. [quaver] = 276
    Galina Ustvolskaya
    3:08
  • 3
    Grand Duet: II. [crotchet] = 120
    Galina Ustvolskaya
    2:28
  • 4
    Grand Duet: III. [crotcher] = 116
    Galina Ustvolskaya
    3:00
  • 5
    Grand Duet: IV. [crotchet] = 160
    Galina Ustvolskaya
    1:45
  • 6
    Grand Duet: V. [crotchet] = 112
    Galina Ustvolskaya
    13:19
  • 7
    Cello Sonata no. 2: I. Senza tempo
    Alfred Schnittke
    4:11
  • 8
    Cello Sonata no. 2: II. Allegro
    Alfred Schnittke
    2:05
  • 9
    Cello Sonata no. 2: III. Largo
    Alfred Schnittke
    4:25
  • 10
    Cello Sonata no. 2: IV. Allegro -
    Alfred Schnittke
    3:41
  • 11
    Cello Sonata no. 2: V. Lento
    Alfred Schnittke
    2:24
  • 12
    Epilogue for Cello, Piano and Tape from the Ballet Peer Gynt
    Alfred Schnittke
    25:47
  • CD 26: Documentary CD: The Life of Rostropovich - In His Own Words
  • 1
    Childhood and Early Life
    5:19
  • 2
    Studying with Shostakovich at the Moscow Conservatory
    2:46
  • 3
    Prokofiev - Memories and Relationship and Cello Sonata
    12:49
  • 4
    Vaclav Talich and Dvorak's Cello Concerto
    6:46
  • 5
    Britten - Memories and Relationship
    5:44
  • 6
    Conducting and Relationship with London Symphony Orchestra
    3:41
  • 7
    Shostakovich - Discussions and Memories of Recording Lady Macbeth
    11:23
  • 8
    Shostakovich - Memories and Relationship
    4:53
  • 9
    Letter to Pravda Criticising the Soviet Party
    3:53

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