Mstislav Rostropovich: Cello Concertos

Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Alexander Glazunov (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Enrique Granados (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), David Popper (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Grigory Stolarov (Conductor), Samuel Samosud (Conductor), Kiril Kondrashin (Conductor), All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Alexander Dedyuhkin (Performer), Walter Naum (Performer), Vladimir Yampolsky (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Performer: Alexander Dedyuhkin, Walter Naum, Vladimir Yampolsky
• Orchestra: All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Grigory Stolarov, Samuel Samosud, Kiril Kondrashin
• Composer: Camille Saint-Saens, Robert Schumann, Alexander Glazunov, Frederic Chopin, Enrique Granados, et al.
• Audio CD (April 10, 2007)
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000M05VMK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,683 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Early, youthful Rostropovich, who is 80 this year., July 14, 2007

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L. J. Gray "STUDIOCAT" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mstislav Rostropovich: Cello Concertos (Audio CD)

First the most important stuff: sound quality through out is very good to excellent.

These two CD's are two Westminster vinyl albums, one from 1953 and the other from 1954, with a short Paganini with no known recording history thrown in to extend these two CD's, which are "short in time" for CD's. The first CD runs under 45 minutes, but the double CD set is priced accordingly and is a bargain.
Several of the album cuts were never released on a CD before this set, which celebrates Rostopovich's 80th birthday, Of course they are all mono recordings. While listening to the music you will never miss the stereo, as the high sound quality through out permits Rostropovich to shine.
Westminster was the best vinyl source for anything Russian classical way back when, only to be, perhaps, out done by the recent Yedang CD's.
These performances show a young developing celloist, already a master of the cello...exubriant and at the same time..warm and moving ..quite suprising and most rewarding.
Mistislav is my favorite celloist. If he touches you, I recommend these early satisfying recordings.
5 stars for the recordings, 4 stars for the compilation.