Alfred Schnittke - Cello Concerto No. 2; In Memoriam (Mstislav Rostropovich)

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Composer: Alfred Schnittke

• (01-05) Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 2
• (06-10) In memoriam...

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Sony Classical

More info & reviews:
https://www.amazon.com/Schnittke-Concerto-Cello-Orchestra-memoriam/dp/B0000027X0

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Alfred Schnittke (November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Soviet and German composer. Schnittke completed his graduate work in composition at the Moscow Conservatory in 1961 and taught there from 1962 to 1972 Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. Later, he created a new style which has been called "polystylism", where he juxtaposed and combined music of various styles past and present. As his health deteriorated, Schnittke's music started to abandon much of the extroversion of his polystylism and retreated into a more withdrawn, bleak style.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Schnittke

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Mstislav Rostropovich (March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen and Benjamin Britten.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich

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