Rostropovich Life & Art

Rostropovich Life & Art

2007
2h 11m
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Music
Overview

Released as a memorial for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who passed away on 27 April 2007, this DVD contains one bonafide cello concerto, the Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, and two tone poems with prominent cello parts, Ernest Bloch's Schelomo and Richard Strauss' Don Quixote. Rostropovich mastered the Schumann in several famous recordings. Here, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, he provides a splendid performance. Featuring his trademark powerful technique, smooth legato and crisp vibrato, the Romantic roots of the concerto are never hidden for long, despite the relatively cool playing of the Orchestre National de France.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

classical concert

Quick Facts

Release Date February 5, 2007
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich

Self

Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein

Self - Conductor

Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor

Ulrich Koch
Ulrich Koch

Self

Orchestre National de France
Orchestre National de France

Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic
Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra

Key Crew

Humphrey Burton
Director
Yves-André Hubert
Director