The Russian Years
Mstislav Rostropovitch
Juin 1997
EMI 7243(CZS) 5 72016-2 (13 CDs)
Disque : 1

1. Igor Stravinsky
Mavra, opera buffa in 1 act Russian Song (Parasha's Aria), Transcribed by Igor Stravinsky

2. Igor Stravinsky
Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in four scenes for orchestra Pas de deux, Transcribed by Rostropovich

3. Igor Stravinsky
Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in four scenes for orchestra Variation & Coda (cello & piano transcription by Rostropovich)
Alexander Dedyuhkin

4. Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Etude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 8/11
Vladimir Yampolsky

5. Darius Milhaud
Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67 Tijuca, Transcribed for cello by Rostropovich
Alexander Dedyuhkin

6. Manuel de Falla
Ritual Fire Dance (from "El Amor brujo"), for orchestra and various arrangements Ritual Fire Dance, Transcribed by Piatigorsky
Alexander Dedyuhkin

7. Antonin Dvorak
Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian Forest, B. 133), B. 173 (Op. 68/5)
Vladimir Yampolsky

8. Richard Strauss
An einsamer Quelle, for piano, Op. 9/2 An einsamer Quelle, arr for cello & piano
Vladimir Yampolsky

9. Suite for violin & orchestra in A Minor, Op 10 ("Suite in the Old Style") Presto in A minor
Christian Sinding

10. Gabriel Faure
Après un rêve ("Levati sol que luna è levata"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1 No.1, transcribed for cello & piano by Casals
Alexander Dedyuhkin

11. Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Claire de lune, transcribed for cello & piano by Roelens
Alexander Dedyuhkin

12. Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque: Nocturen et scherzo, arr for cello & piano
Alexander Dedyuhkin

13. Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Romance, I See You, Transcribed for cello & piano by Kubatsky
Vladimir Yampolsky

14. David Popper
Elfentanz for cello & piano, Op 39 "Dance of the Elves"
Alexander Dedyuhkin

15. Franz Schubert
Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No 3 in G flat major, transcribed for cello & piano
Alexander Dedyuhkin

16. Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87 Adagio, transcribed by Sergei Prokofiev
Alexander Dedyuhkin

17. Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87 Waltz Coda, transcribed by Rostropovich
Alexey Zybtsev

18. Sergey Prokofiev
The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis March, Transcribed by Rostropovich
Alexey Zybtsev

19. George Frideric Handel
Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371 Larghetto in D major
Alexander Dedyuhkin

20. Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Elegy
Vladimir Yampolsky

21. Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Pieces (5) for cello & piano, Op 25 No.5, Scherzo, arr for cello & piano
Aza Amintayeva

 
Disque : 2

Benjamin Britten
Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72

1. Canto primo (Sostenuto e largamente)
2. I. Fuga (Andante moderato)
3. II. Lamento (Lento rubato)
4. Canto secondo (Sostenuto)
5. III. Serenata (Allegretto: pizzicato)
6. IV. Marcia (Alla marcia moderato)
7. Canto terzo (Sostenuto)
8. V. Bordone (Moderato quasi recitativo)
9. VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto (Presto)

 Benjamin Britten
Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80

10. I. Declamato (Largo)
11. II. Fuga (Andante)
12. III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
13. IV. (Andante lento)
14. V. Ciaccona (Allegro)

Benjamin Britten
Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68

15. I. Allegro maestoso
16. II. Presto inquieto
17. III. Adagio - Cadenza
18. IV. Passacaglia (Andante allegro)

 
Disque : 3

Sergey Prokofiev
Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 119
1. I. Andante grave - Moderato animato
2. II. Moderato - Andante dolce
3. III. Allegro, ma non troppo

Sergey Prokofiev
Sinfonia Concertante for cello & orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
USSR Symphony Orchestra
4. I. Andante
5. II. Allegro giusto
6. III. Andante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro marcato

Sergey Prokofiev
Concertino for cello & orchestra in G minor, Op. 132
7. I. Andante mosso - Cadenza
8. II. Andante
9. III. Allegretto
Dmitry Kabalevsky
Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

 
Disque : 4

Cello Concerto No. 1, in E flat major, Op. 107
1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Moderato
3. III. Cadenza
4. IV. Allegro non troppo
Dmitry Shostakovich
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Cello Concerto No. 2, in G major, Op. 126
5. I. Largo
6. II. Allegretto
7. III. Allegretto - Cadenza
Dmitry Shostakovich
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

 
 
Disque : 5

Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky
Suite for solo cello in D minor (1960)
1. I. Prelude (Moderato)
2. II. March (Allegro)
3. III. Aria (Adagio)
4. IV. Capriccio (Allegro)
5. V. Intermezzo (Largo) e Coda (Moderato)

Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky
Partita for cello, piano, harpsichord, electric guitar and percussion
  6. I. Twelve Notes
  7. II. Toccata I
  8. III. Canon
  9. IV. Toccata II
10. V. Toccata III
11. VI. Conclusion
Carolynne Godin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Boris Chaikovsky, Alexander Dedyuhkin, Khovov, Malichko

Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky
Concerto for cello & orchestra
12. I. Andante - Allegro - Andante
13. II. Allegretto
14. III. Allegro
15. IV. Moderato non troppo - Allegretto
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Kiril Kondrashin

 
Disque : 6

1. Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, for 8 cellos, A. 246 Prelude (Modhina)

2. Ottorino Respighi
Adagio con variazioni, for cello & orchestra, P. 133 (1921)
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Kiril Kondrashin

Arthur Honegger
Concerto for cello & orchestra, H 72 (1929)
3. Andante
4. Lento
5. Allegro marcato

Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra L. Dvoskin, B. Simsky
  6. Introduction
  7. Don Quixote
  8. Sancho Panza
  9. Var. I: Departure. The Adventure With The Windmills
10. Var. II: The Battle With The Sheep
11. Var. III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities Of Speech And Maxims
12. Var. IV: The Adventure With The Procession Of Penitents
13. Var. V: Don Quixote's Vigil During The Summer Night
14. Var. VI: Dulcinea
15. Var. VII: Don Quixote's Ride Through The Air
16. Var. VIII: The Trip On The Enchanted Boat
17. Var. IX: The Attaack On The Mendicant Friars
18. Var. X: The Duel And Return Home
19. Epilogue: Don Quixote's Mind Clears. Death Of Don Quixote

 
Disque : 7

Fernando Lopes-Graca
Concerto da càmera (1965)
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Andante
3. III. Finale
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Kiril Kondrashin

Lev Konstantinovich Knipper
4. Concerto Monologue for cello, 7 brass instruments and 2 kettledrums (1962)
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Mieczyslaw (Moisei) Vainberg
Concerto for cello & orchestra, Op 43, 1956 revision
5. I. Adagio
6. II. Moderato
7. III. Allegro - Cadenza
8. IV. Allegro
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

 
 
Disque : 8

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for piano, violin, cello, & orchestra in C major ("Triple Concerto"), Op. 56
1. I. Allegro
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich
Kiril Kondrashin

Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
2. I. Nicht zu schnell
3. II. Langsam
4. III. Sehr lebhaft
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme, for cello & orchestra (or cello & piano) in A major, Op. 33
  5. Introduction & Theme (Moderato semplice)
  6. Var. I (Tempo del Tema)
  7. Var. II (Tempo del Tema)
  8. Var. III (Andante sostenuto)
  9. Var. IV (Andante grazioso)
10. Var. V (Allegro moderato) - Cadenza
11. Var. VI (Andante)
12. Var. VII (Allegro vivo)
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

 
 
Disque : 9

Sergey Taneyev
1. Canzona for clarinet & string orchestra in F minor

Nikolay Myaskovsky
Concerto for cello & orchestra in C minor, Op. 66
2. I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante - Tempo I
3. II. Allegro vivace - Piu marcato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Piu largamente - 
         Andante semplice e tranquillo - Tempo I - Piu tranquillo - Cadenza - Lento come prima
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
4. Concerto ballata for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 108
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

 
 
Disque : 10

Dmitry Shostakovich
Sonata for cello & piano, in D minor, Op. 40
1. I. Allegro non troppo - Largo
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Largo
4. IV. Allegro
Dmitry Shostakovich, Mstislav Rostropovich

Dmitry Kabalevsky
Sonata for cello & piano in B flat, Op 71
5. I. Andante molto sostenuto
6. II. Allegretto
7. III. Allegro molto
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Mstislav Rostropovich

Karen Khachaturian
Sonata for cello & piano (1966)
  8. I. Recitativo (Adagio)
  9. II. Inventio (Allegretto)
10. III. Aria (Andante)
11. IV. Toccata (Allegro con fuoco)
Karen Khachaturian, Mstislav Rostropovich

 
 
Disque : 11

Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko
1. Concerto For Cello, Seventeen Wind Instruments, Percussioon And Organ, Op.23: Andante - Allegretto - Andante
Igor Blazhkov

Aram Khachaturian
Concerto-Rhapsody, for cello & orchestra in D minor
Aza Amintayeva

Yuzo Toyama
Concerto for cello & orchestra (1966-67)
3. I. Andante
4. II. Allegro
5. III. Andante
6. IV. Allegretto poco impovisato
7. V. Lento
8. VI. Allegro
Moscow Radio & Television Orchestra
Yuzo Toyama

 
 
Disque : 12

Fryderyk Chopin
Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 65, CT 204
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
3. III. Largo
4. IV. Finale: Allegro
Alexander Dedyuhkin

Fryderyk Chopin
Introduction and Polonaise brillante for cello & piano in C major, Op. 3, CT 148
5. Introduction (Lento)
6. Alla Polacca (Allegro con spirito)
Alexander Dedyuhkin

Nikolay Myaskovsky
Sonata for cello (or viola) & piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81
7. I. Allegro moderato
8. II. Andante cantabile
9. III. Allegro con spirito
Alexander Dedyuhkin

Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin
Pieces (5) for cello & piano, Op 25
10. I. Prelude
11. III. Intermezzo
12. IV. Aria
13. II. Waltz
Alexander Dedyuhkin

 
Disque : 13

Astor Piazzolla
1. Le grand tango, for cello & piano
Igor Uriash

Galina Ustvolskaya
Grand duet for cello & piano
2. I. =276
3. II. =120
4. III. =116
5. IV. =160
6. V. =112
Aleksei Lubimov, Mstislav Rostropovich

Alfred Schnittke
Sonata for cello & piano No.2
  7. I. Senza tempo
  8. II. Allegro
  9. III. Largo
10. IV. Allegro
11. V. Lento
Igor Uriash

Alfred Schnittke
12. Peer Gynt, ballet in 3 acts Epilogue, transcribed for cello, piano, & tape (1987)
Igor Uriash