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For the young Alban Gerhardt, Rostropovich was 'a reason to become passionate about the cello': in the notes accompanying this release he recalls being 'blown away' on first hearing Slava play live in Berlin. This splendid follow-up to Casals Encores sees Gerhardt paying homage to his great predecessor with an eclectic programme of shorter works, including two by Rostropovich himself.
1.Humoresque Op 5 [2'10] Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
2.Adagio 'Cinderella and the Prince' (Movement from Cinderella) [4'53] Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
3.Presto (No 1 of Suite, Op 10) [1'59] Christian Sinding (1856-1941)
4.Oriental dance Op 2 No 2 [6'44] Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Pas de deux from Divertimento [6'59] Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), arr. Samuel Dushkin (1891-1976) & Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
5.Adagio [3'50]
6.Variation and Coda [3'09]
7.March (Movement from The love of three oranges) [1'45] Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953), arr. Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
8.Vocalise (No 14 of Songs, Op 34) [6'24] Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
9.Clair de lune (Movement 3 of Suite bergamasque, L82) [5'05] Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
Douze etudes Op 8Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), arr. Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976)
10.No 11 in B flat minor: Andante cantabile [4'14]
11.Waltz-Coda (Movement from Cinderella) [2'52] Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953), arr. Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
12.Russian maiden's song (Movement from Mavra) [3'40] Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), arr. Dimitry Markevitch (1923-2002)
13.Elfentanz Op 39 [2'35] David Popper (1843-1913)
14.Nocturne et scherzo L39 [5'24] Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Etudes Op 25Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), arr. Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
15.No 7 in C sharp minor: Lento [6'21]
16.Minstrels: Modere (No 12 of Preludes I, L125) [3'01] Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
17.Piece en forme de habanera [3'07] Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
18.Moderato [3'05] Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007) |
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