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Mstislav Rostropovich
12+ albums
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Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Russian cellist and conductor, born March 27, 1927, in Baku USSR. He is considered one of the greatest cellists ever. First concerts Rostropovich gave his first cello concert in 1942. From 1943 to 1948, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where he became professor of cello in 1956. He won first prize at the international Music Awards of Prague and Budapest in 1947, 1949 and 1950. In 1950, at the age of 23 he was awarded the Stalin Prize, then considered the highest distinction in the Soviet Union. At that time, Rostropovich was already well known in his country and while actively pursuing his solo career, he taught at the Leningrad Conservatory (now Saint-Petersburg) and the Moscow Conservatory. In 1955, he married Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano at the Bolshoi Theatre. His international career started in 1964 in the then West Germany. As of this date, he went on several tours in the western Europe and met several composers, including Benjamin Britten. In 1967, he conducted Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi, thus letting forth his passion for both the role of conductor and the opera. Exile Rostropovich fought for art without borders, freedom of speech and democratic values, resulting in a reprimand from the Soviet regime. His friendship with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his support for dissidents led to official disgrace in the early 1970s. He was banned from several musical ensembles and his Soviet citizenship was re
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6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Prélude
17,0752Frederic Chopin / Introduction And Polonaise Brillante For Cello And Piano In C Major
7,10536 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Allemande
5,90446 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Courante
5,0795Rachmaninov / Vocalise Op 34
4,66566 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Sarabande
4,61276 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Menuett II
4,58086 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Menuett I
4,39096 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello BWV1007-12, Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007: Gigue
4,28610Franz Schubert / Impromptu In G Flat Major
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Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Mastercellist
J.S. Bach: Cello Suites 1, 4 & 5
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J.S. Bach: Cello Suites 2, 3 & 6
Bach: Cello Suites
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Schumann: 5 Stücke in Volkston / Debussy: Cello Sonata
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J.S. Bach: Cello Suites 1, 4 5