Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich,

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich, | Mstislav Rostropovich, Antonin Dvorak, ... | Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Rostropovich

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	Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Antonin Dvorak, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1996 average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Mstislav Rostropovich is the world's greatest cellist, and he has actually made at least five recordings of this greatest of all cello concertos. I have a certain preference for his later version, with Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Erato. This version has long been a prime recommendation, and in this new remastering at mid-price, it's an even better deal now. Herbert von Karajan accompanies with his usual expertise, and the Tchaikovsky performance is quite simply the finest around. This concerto is one of those pieces of which you'll want to have five or six copies. Just make sure this is one of them. --David Hurwitz

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One of the great treasures in recorded classical music

This recording of the Dvorak Cello Concerto in B-minor, Op. 104, by Mstislav Rostropovich, with Herbert von Karajan & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,is not only the finest perfomance of the piece that I have ever heard, including Ma, Du Pre, and Piatigorsky, but it is absolutely one of the very best classical cds I have been privileged to own. This disc is a treasure in every sense of the word. Both soloist and conductor are at the height of their powers, with a recorded sound that is nothing short of phenomenal. Every once in a while, magic can be created on cd and this disc is some of the best evidence of this claim I have ever found. Even if you own some of the other fine performances available, including the ones I have mentioned ( or others I may have missed,) this release by Rostropovich & von Karajan is a must have if ever there was one. In fact, terms like "must have" were coined for compact discs like this DG Originals cd.
Coupled with an excellent performance of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations,this is a cd that I cannot help but recommend very highly to one & all.

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Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Rostropovich

No one has ever matched Rostropovich's rendition of the Dvorak Cello Concerto. It is an immense treasure in the cello literature. Naturally, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Karajan completes this outstanding recording.

The best recording of Tchaikovsky's variations !

I love the Variations on a Rococo Theme. It's such a beautiful, elegant, inventive piece of music ! Tchaikovsky's music is simply magic. He has a beautiful style. And Rostropovitch plays so well !!!!!!!!!!!!

A MUST-HAVE!!!!!!!

Wonderful, just shy of the magic created with Ozawa

This is, undoubtedly, the reference recording of the Rococo Variations. However, the concerto is more a matter of taste. This has long been the reference edition of the concerto and rightfully so - Karajan and Rostropovich create magic in this recording. Rostropovich brings his typical expertise to the music and Karajan follows suite with a warm, sensitive accompaniment. Still, I have a particular preference for the Ozawa/Boston Symphony performance on Erato. Rostropovich does the seemingly impossible by mustering even more energy for that performance, building a first movement that cannot be bettered. The finale hangs fire while the slow central movement finds the introspective Rostropovich delivering an interpretation of touching beauty. The timbral qualities of the Boston Symphony are more suited to this music, free from the heavy, creamy sound typical of Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic. It's nit-picky, and the Rococo Variations under Ozawa aren't quite as fun, but for the concerto, stick with the digital Erato recording.

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Tracks
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor, Op. 104: 1. Allegro | Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor, Op. 104: 2. Adagio ma non troppo | Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor, Op. 104: 3. Finale: Allegro moderato | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Moderato quasi Andante | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Tema. Moderato semplice | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione I. Tempo del Tema | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione II. Tempo del Tema | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione III. Andante sostenuto | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione IV. Andante grazioso | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione V. Allegro moderato | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione VI. Andante | Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione VII. Allegro vivo

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