Největší violoncellista své doby Mstislav Rostropovič by letos 27. 3. oslavil své 90. narozeniny. Zároveň si připomínáme 10 let od jeho smrti (27. 4 2007).
Kompilace postihuje rozsah a bohatství Rostropovičova umění a přináší všechny nejdůležitější díla violoncellového rep-ertoáru. Ukazuje Rostropoviče v dílech od 17. po 20. století. Pět ze zaznamenanych děl bylo věnováno jejich autory přímo Ros-tropovičovi: Šostakovičův Cello Concerto No 1, Prokofievova Symphony-Concerto, Cello Suite No. 2 Benjamina Brittena, Le Grand Tango Astora Piazzolly a Tout un monde lointain Henriho Dutilleuxe. Na kompilaci se objevují také jména dalších slavnych umělců: David Oistrach, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Carlo Maria Giulini, Kyrill Kondrašin a George Szell. Nahrávky byly nově remasterovány.
Skladby
CD1
1. Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo [11:53]
2. Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft [8:07]
3. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: Allegro non troppo - [5:32]
4. Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo [8:55]
5. Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations, Op. 35: Epilogue - Sehr ruhig - Don Quixote's mind clears (Death of Don Quixote) [5:59]
6. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 [17:34]
7. Sinfonia concertante in E Minor, Op. 125: III. Andante con moto [9:43]
8. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Allegretto [6:03]
9. Cello Concerto (Tout un monde lointain): V. Hymne (Allegro) [4:39]
CD2
1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude [2:06]
2. Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 406: III. Minuetto [3:30]
3. Cello Concerto in D Major: IV. Allegro (Arr. Wolff) [3:03]
4. 7 altfranzösische Mädchenbilder: III. La lionnoise (Arr. Längin) [2:27]
5. Toccata (in the Style of Frescobaldi) [4:44]
6. Concerto in D Minor After Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974: II. Adagio [5:08]
7. Cello Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, H. 436: III. Allegro assai (Arr. Wolff) [6:17]
8. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb, 1: III. Allegro molto [6:23]
9. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb, 2: III. Rondo (Allegro) [4:57]
10. 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte), Op. 66 [10:31]
11. 12 Variations on "See the conqu'ring hero comes" (from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus), WoO 45 [13:39]
12. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale (Allegro) [5:25]
13. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affetuoso [7:35]
CD3
1. 14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise (Arr. Rostropovich) [6:50]
2. Le Grand Tango [9:33]
3. El amor brujo: VIII. Danza Ritual del Fuego (Arr. Piatigorsky) [3:02]
4. 3 Chorale Preludes: III. Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 747 (Arr. Kodály) [5:14]
5. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio (Arr. Siloti) [4:02]
6. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, D. 899 (Arr. Heifetz & Rostropovich) [4:59]
7. From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: V. Silent Woods (Arr Piatigorsky) [5:22]
8. 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. Piatigorsky) [4:00]
9. The Love for Three Oranges (suite), Op. 33b: III. March (Arr. Rostropovich) [1:44]
10. Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) [1:45]
11. Adagio con variazioni, P. 133 [10:43]
12. Priere, Op. 158 [5:28]
13. 3 Songs, Op. 7: I. Apres un reve (Arr. Casals) [3:22]
14. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: XII. Minstrels [2:57]
15. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune [4:52]
16. Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136: III. Joyeux [3:09]
