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	Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Antonin Dvorak, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1996 average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Rostropovich's technique shimmers and sparkles.. like Heifetz on the cello. But unlike Heifetz, Rostropovich can let emotion and passion flow at precisely the right time. I could (and do!) listen to this recording ALL the time. It never gets old... and that's proof that this recording is somehow more than itself: it brings the listener to a higher plane- a heightened state of consciousness. When listening to this piece, somehow everything in the world just makes sense. Dvorak and his world are long gone, but through this piece I hear him. And all of a sudden, I understand... it's strangely spiritual.

If you are even remotely interested in classical music, you MUST experience this CD. I bought it years ago for full price (something like $17) and I haven't regretted a penny of it. Now, at the new pricing, you can get it for half the price and double the fun!

Buy it. NOW.

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A must for any serious collector

This is a supreme classic of the gramophone catalogue. It is a glorious disc, representing Rostropovich at his peak. The Berlin Philharmonic and Karajan are on top form as well. From the rapt opening of the Dvorak concerto, Karajan and his band create the most wonderful atmosphere for the soloist to play in. Dvorak's Cello concerto is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, work for the cello in the concerto repertoire. Rostropvich's magnificently full tone is perfect for this work. There is hardly anything you could criticise about the disc. The Dvorak is full of passion, fire, lyricism you could wish for, but Rostropvich doesn't pull out all the stops. He keeps certain degrees of fire in reserve for the really big moments. The dialog between the soloist and orchstra are unmatched in its chamber-like quality. It's a give-and-take performance, and what a performance! This particular recording of the Rococo Variations is unsurpassed. It has so much wit, panache, elegance, and the addition of Karajan being a master Tchaikovskian helps enormously. The playing matches the beauty and elegance and the Rustic charm of this piece fully with the soloist. This piece is pretty difficult to play, as there are many technical difficulties which surround the soloist, but Rostropovich, with his rich palette of tone colours, make the piece sound easy, very easy. My favouite in the Variations has to be the Finale, where Rostropovich finally pulls out all his powers and lets rip. The way he 'talks' with the orchestra is unmatched in its imaginativeness. All the parties involved really give the impression that they are really having fun, which in turn gives the listener the same impression. A most joyful way to end a glorious disc. I realise that I have been pretty indulgent with my use of superlatives, but I am lost for words, really. It really is a great disc, whose reputation is for once not exaggerated. If you don't have this CD right now, you should get a copy immediately.

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karajan y rostropovich los mejores

esta version del celebre concierto para chelo de dvorak es la mejor disponible en el mercado,no hay comparacion con otras porque el mejor chelista+el mejor director +lamejor orquesta son algo inigualable.


Dvorak Musing in America

Dvorak in America, circa 1894-95, completed Cellokoncerte and later revised from earlier works (No.5 Op.68) emerging from the Silent Woods (Waldesruhe) after touring Bohemia. The work overall is characterized by spaciousness, rhythnic ascents and descents, lyricism and overall lightedness invariably described as Slavic in tone. Hearing and rehearing this work, I am constantly reminded of the successes of Dvorak and his lingering impressions during and after his second tour of America -a sort of revelation in the history of classical musical interludes- later refined and mused upon in Prague. There are repititions and eternal returns (or reinforcements) evident between the first and second movements, deep considerations to orchestra, flute and violin. Rostropovich's recording offers the listener a varied experience, one which unlike the revisions of contemporaries, endures throughout. Strongly recommend.

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This brings to tears

Rostropovich's rendition is unrivalled. His background gives him the power of understanding Dvorak's meaning. Just as Wagner's music tells us something about the Teutonic legacy, Dvorak's reveals the Slavic soul. This is the singularly most Slavic piece in the cello repertoir and it's lyrical quality draws us to some distant field or village, cathedral or fortress deep in Eastern Europe. You feel the vacillations between anguish and joy, melancholy and triumph.....as if some poet is reciting the tale of Dvorak's very race. Rostropovich, a member of this same race, understands this epic.....this is as much his story and the story of every Czech, Russian, Serb and Pole, as it is Dvorak's.

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