The Russian Years 1950-1974

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Annotation

Suite for Solo Cello, Op. 72 recorded on 1966.02.15 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Second suite for Solo Cello, Op. 80. No recording information given. (Cannot have been 1964 as CD might imply as the work wasn't written until 1967.)
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 recorded on 1964.03.12 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)


Concerto da Camera recorded in Moscow, 1967
Concerto-Monologue recorded in 1964.02.25 at The Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Cello Concerto, Op. 43 recorded in 1964.02.25 at The Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire


Cello Concerto No. 1 recorded on 1961.11.10 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Cello Concerto No. 2 recorded on 1967.09.25 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere in the presence of the composer)


Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 recorded on 1950.03.01 in the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World premiere in presence of the composer)
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125 movement I recorded on 1972.12.27 in the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125 movements II & III recorded on 1964.11.25 in the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire


Le Grand Tango recorded on 1996.11.22 in St. Petersburg, Engineer: V. Riabenko
Grand Duet recorded on 1996.11.07/08 (venue not mentioned), Engineer: Igor Veprinzev
Cello Sonata No. 2 recorded on 1996.11.21/22 in St. Petersburg, Engineer: V. Riabenko
Epilogue recorded on 1996.09.17 in St. Petersburg, Engineer: V. Riabenko


Suite for solo Cello in D minor recorded in 1961.11.05 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)
Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar and Percussion recorded in 1967.01.10 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)
Cello concerto recorded in 1966.09.04 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere in presence of the composer)


Canzona for Cello and Piano recorded at the Radio House, Moscow (World Premiere)
Cello Concerto, Op. 66 recorded in 1964.01.14 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Concerto Ballata, Op. 108 recorded in 1964.01.14 at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire


Cello Sonata, Op. 65 recorded at the Great Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (no date given)
Polonaise Brilliante, Op. 3 - no details given in the liners
Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 81 recorded on 1967.01.10 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Five Pieces, Op. 25 - no details given in the liners


Concerto for Cello, seventeen Wind Instruments, Percussion and Organ, Op. 23 recorded on 1966.02.06 at the Philharmonic Hall, Leningrad
Concerto-Rhapsody recorded on 1964.09.04 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire in the presence of the composer
Cello Concerto recorded on 1967.01.13 at the Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow (World Premiere)


Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 recorded at the Radio House, Moscow
Cello Sonata, Op. 71 recorded in 1962.02.06 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)
Cello Sonata recorded in 1967.01.10 at the Small Hall, Moscow Conservatoire (World Premiere)

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-17 15:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Short Pieces & Transcriptions
2CD: Benjamin Britten
3CD: Sergei Prokofiev
4CD: Dmitri Shostakovich
5CD: Boris Tchaikovsky
6CD: Non-Russian Works
7CD: World Premieres
8CD: Classical & Romantic Works
9CD: Russian Works
10CD: Composers in Person
11CD: Concertos 1963-1967
12CD: In Memoriam Alexander Dedyukhin
13CD: New Recordings 1996
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1Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1996-11-30)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1996-11-30)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (on 1996-11-30)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (on 1996-11-30)
live recording of:
Le Grand Tango (original for cello and piano) (on 1996-11-30)
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (in 1982)
dedicated to:
Мстислав Ростропович (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
Astor Piazzolla9:37
2Grand Duet for Cello and Piano: I. 1/8th Note=276
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
piano:
Alexei Lubimov (Russian pianist, fortepianist and harpsichordist) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
balance engineer:
Igor Veprintsev (Igor Veprintsev) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
live recording of:
Grand Duet: I (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
composer:
Галина Ивановна Уствольская (Galina Ustvolskaya, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Grand Duet
Галина Ивановна Уствольская3:08
3Grand Duet for Cello and Piano: II. 1/8th Note=120
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
piano:
Alexei Lubimov (Russian pianist, fortepianist and harpsichordist) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
balance engineer:
Igor Veprintsev (Igor Veprintsev) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
live recording of:
Grand Duet: II (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
composer:
Галина Ивановна Уствольская (Galina Ustvolskaya, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Grand Duet
Галина Ивановна Уствольская2:29
4Grand Duet for Cello and Piano: III. 1/8th Note=116
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
piano:
Alexei Lubimov (Russian pianist, fortepianist and harpsichordist) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
balance engineer:
Igor Veprintsev (Igor Veprintsev) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
live recording of:
Grand Duet: III (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
composer:
Галина Ивановна Уствольская (Galina Ustvolskaya, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Grand Duet
Галина Ивановна Уствольская3:00
5Grand Duet for Cello and Piano: IV. 1/8th Note=160
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
piano:
Alexei Lubimov (Russian pianist, fortepianist and harpsichordist) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
balance engineer:
Igor Veprintsev (Igor Veprintsev) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
live recording of:
Grand Duet: IV (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
composer:
Галина Ивановна Уствольская (Galina Ustvolskaya, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Grand Duet
Галина Ивановна Уствольская1:45
6Grand Duet for Cello and Piano: V. 1/8th Note=112
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
piano:
Alexei Lubimov (Russian pianist, fortepianist and harpsichordist) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
balance engineer:
Igor Veprintsev (Igor Veprintsev) (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
live recording of:
Grand Duet: V (from 1996-11-07 until 1996-11-08)
composer:
Галина Ивановна Уствольская (Galina Ustvolskaya, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Grand Duet
Галина Ивановна Уствольская13:20
7Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano: I. Senza tempo
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata no. 2: I. Senza tempo (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist) (in 1994)
part of:
Cello Sonata no. 2
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке4:12
8Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano: II. Allegro
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata no. 2: II. Allegro - (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist) (in 1994)
part of:
Cello Sonata no. 2
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке2:05
9Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano: III. Largo
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata no. 2: III. Largo (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist) (in 1994)
part of:
Cello Sonata no. 2
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке4:25
10Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano: IV. Allegro
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata no. 2: IV. Allegro - (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist) (in 1994)
part of:
Cello Sonata no. 2
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке3:41
11Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano: V. Lento
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata no. 2: V. Lento (from 1996-11-21 until 1996-11-22)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist) (in 1994)
part of:
Cello Sonata no. 2
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке2:25
12Epilogue from the Ballet "Peer Gynt" (transcription: Alfred Schnittke)
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1996-09-17)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1996-09-17)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist) (on 1996-09-17)
balance engineer:
Vladimir Ryabenko (sound engineer/producer) (on 1996-09-17)
live recording of:
Epilogue From the Ballet "Peer Gynt" (for cello, piano and tape) (on 1996-09-17)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist) (from 1985 until 1987)
arranger:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist)
arrangement of:
Peer Gynt: Epilogue: Out of the World
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке25:47