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« Reply #15 on: 19:25:44, 27-04-2007 »
It is hard to decide where to post such news. Maybe I should merge the threads. It's news so I could bring the CMoR3 thread over here... but then in this thread you've mentioned In Tune so maybe this thread should go to CmoR3.

 Smiley Slava would laugh at our indecision here!
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« Reply #16 on: 19:27:59, 27-04-2007 »
Rostropovich plays Bach´s Bourree - Suite No 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud3BvW2MAj4

Rostropovich plays the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E&mode=related&search=

gone, but he left his mark for all time Smiley
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« Reply #17 on: 19:33:40, 27-04-2007 »
The death of Rostropovich was mentioned earlier today on Radio 4 in Last Word. A few moments ago, there was also an item on Rostropovich in Front Row.

Nice of Radio 4 to pay attention to this giant of classical music.
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« Reply #18 on: 19:40:38, 27-04-2007 »
Haydn Cello Concerto Rostropovich 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnzLEDDbANY&mode=related&search=

A truly amazing musician.
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« Reply #19 on: 19:59:04, 27-04-2007 »
Quote from: Lord Byron on 19:40:38, 27-04-2007
Haydn Cello Concerto Rostropovich 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnzLEDDbANY&mode=related&search=

A truly amazing musician.



Many thanks for this clip, my Lord. Smiley

Rostropovich and Seiji Ozawa made a lot of interesting recordings together. Their recording of the Second Cello Concerto by Shostakovich on Deutsche Grammophon is my favourite recording of that piece. I've always liked the Second Concerto better than the First.

At the moment, I'm listening to a rather obscure recording by Rostropovich and Ozawa of the Triptique by Renaud Gagneux and Soto voce by Rodion Shchedrin for cello, orchestra and recorders (!). Not very great or important works, but interesting enough to hear now and then.
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« Reply #20 on: 22:22:51, 27-04-2007 »
Classic FM have devoted their Friday evening to Slava:


Friday 4 May

Tonight, David Mellor pays homage to the great cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich who has died at the age of 80.

Programme:

Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major Opus 56
David Oistrakh – violin
Mstislav Rostropovich – cello
Sviatoslav Richter – piano
Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor Opus 47
Mstislav Rostropovich conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Cello Concerto No.2 in D major
Mstislav Rostropovich – cello and conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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« Reply #21 on: 03:38:53, 28-04-2007 »
I'd also like to pay my respects to Mstislav Rostropovich, partly with this message and also through listening to his recordings of Bach's 'cello suites which are my personal favourites.
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« Reply #22 on: 12:26:13, 28-04-2007 »
Absolutely a top bloke, a true humanist and we are all somehow diminished by his departure. Although, as part of the Britten-Pears circle, he could be rather bitchy, and privately referred to Dmitri Shostakovich as a spineless coward. I rather think this was impenetrable Slavic irony.

There is a touching tribute from James MacMillan in The Guardian. Can you guess which comment is mine?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/04/slava_my_fierce_funny_friend.html
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