Mstislav Rostropovich - 100 Best Rostropovich (CD)

Mstislav Rostropovich - 100 Best Rostropovich (6CD) - Following the 2017 complete edition released for the 10th anniversary of Rostropovich's death, the greatest cellist of his time is now part of the 100 Best Series. These new compilations take the best of his recordings for Warner Classics as a cellist in the 2017 Remastering and also as a conductor.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro
2. Cello Concerto in a Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam
3. Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 33: Allegro Non Troppo -
4. Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 33: Allegro Con Moto -
5. Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 33: Allegro Non Troppo
6. Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace Non Troppo
7. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. Viib, 1: III. Allegro Molto
8. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. Viib, 2: II. Adagio (Cadenza By Rostropovich)
9. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. Viib, 2: III. Rondo (Allegro)
10. Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 406: I. Allegro Non Molto
11. Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 406: II. Andante
12. Cello Concerto in D Major: IV. Allegro (Arr. Wolff)
13. Cello Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, H. 436: III. Allegro Assai (Arr. Wolff)

Disc: 2

1. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Allegretto
2. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: IV. Allegro Con Moto
3. Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, Op. 125: I. Andante
4. Schelomo
5. Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66: I. Lento Ma Non Troppo - Andante
6. Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: I. Alborada (Vivo E Strepitoso)
7. Don Quixote, Op. 35: Introduction
8. Don Quixote, Op. 35: Thema - Don Quixote - the Knight of the Mournful Countenance
9. Don Quixote, Op. 35: Variation I - Departure - the Adventure of the Windmills
10. Don Quixote, Op. 35: Variation II - the Battle with the Sheep
11. Cello Concerto (Tout Un Monde Lointain): III. Houles (Large Et Ample)
12. Cello Concerto (Tout Un Monde Lointain): IV. Miroirs (Lent Et Extatique)
13. Cello Concerto No. 2: II. Aria
14. Cello Concerto No. 2: III. Animé
15. Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136: I. Nonchalant
16. Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: II. Presto Inquieto
17. Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 2: No. 37 Waltz-Coda (Arr. Rostropovich)
18. The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33B: III. March (Suite) [Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano]
19. 5 Pieces, Op. 25: No. 5 Scherzo in a Minor
20. Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: II. Allegro
21. Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro

Disc: 3

1. 14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise (Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
2. Prière, Op. 158
3. Préludes, L. 125B, Book 1: XII. Minstrels (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
4. Suite Bergamasque, L. 82: III. Clair de Lune (Arr. Roelens for Cello and Piano)
5. 3 Songs, Op. 7: I. Après Un Rêve (Arr. Casals for Cello and Piano)
6. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, D. 899 (Arr. Heifetz ; Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
7. 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen" (From Mozart's Die Zauberflöte), Op. 66: Thema, Variati
8. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio Affetuoso
9. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: IV. Allegro Molto
10. From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: V. Silent Woods (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
11. Introduction Et Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3: II. Alla Polacca (Allegro Con Spirito)
12. Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9: II. An Einsamer Quelle
13. Elfentanz, Op. 39
14. Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Lamento (Lento Rubato)
15. Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga (Andante)
16. El Amor Brujo: VIII. Danza Ritual Del Fuego (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
17. 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat minor (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
18. 5 Pieces, Op. 25: II. Waltz in G minor
19. Suite Im Alten Stil, Op. 10: I. Presto
20. Le Grand Tango

Disc: 4

1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
3. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
4. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude
5. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
6. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I
7. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
8. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
9. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
10. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
11. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
12. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
13. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
14. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
15. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I
16. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte II - Gavotte I
17. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
18. Toccata (In the Style of Frescobaldi)
19. Concerto in D minor After Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974: II. Adagio
20. Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": "Vouchsafe, O Lord" (Arr. Pekker)
21. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio (Arr. Siloti for Cello and Organ)
22. 7 Altfranzösische Mädchenbilder: VI. La Sicilienne (Arr. Längin)

Disc: 5

1. Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, TH 25, "Little Russian": III. Scherzo (Allegro Molto Vivace)
2. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29, TH 26, "Polish": IV. Scherzo (Allegro Vivo)
3. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27: II. Andantino in Modo Di Canzone
4. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato Ostinato (Allegro)
5. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29: III. Valse (Allegro Moderato)
6. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, TH 30, "Pathétique": IV. Finale (Adagio Lamentoso)
7. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Introduction ; Thema
8. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Variations I ; II - Tempo Della Thema
9. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Variation VI - Andante
10. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Variation VII ; Coda (Allegro Vivo)
11. Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60: III. Scherzo
12. Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88: III. Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace
13. Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": IV. Allegro Con Fuoco

Disc: 6

1. Night on the Bare Mountain
2. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. the Story of the Kalendar Prince
3. Boris Godunov, Prologue: "Well, What's Got Into You?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
4. Boris Godunov, Prologue: "Long Live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
5. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical": I. Allegro
6. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical": III. Gavotte
7. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: II. Allegro Marcato
8. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54: III. Presto
9. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro Non Troppo
10. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: II Allegro
11. Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126: III. Allegretto - Cadenza