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Composer:
Benjamin Britten

Artist(s):
Mstislav Rostropovich

Conductor:
Benjamin Britten

Background: Universally celebrated as a supreme cellist, 'Slava' Rostropovich was born in Baku in Azerbaijan in 1927 and studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where at the age of 29 he was appointed professor of cello. Allowed to travel widely, Rostropovich's reputation spread throughout Europe and America.

Shostakovich, his friend and mentor, wrote his First Concerto for him in 1959 and at the London premiere in 1960, Rostropovich met Britten, who would become a lifelong friend and the creator of five works inspired by the cellist's artistry and personality.

Two of those works (the magnificent Cello Symphony of 1963 and the second of the three cello suites) plus Shostakovich’s concerto are featured on this CD in historically important recordings made in Moscow in the 1960s.

CATALOGUE NR: 5628272
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Artists
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Mstislav Rostropovich
TRACKS: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra op.68. Cello Suite No.2 (Britten). Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat op.107 (Shostakovich).
ORCHESTRA: Moscow Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten and Gennady Rozhdestvensky
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1961 and 1964

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