Mstislav Rostropovich Plays Shostakovich & Myaskovsky Cello Concertos

Cello Concerto No. 1 by Shostakovich and Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky

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Helen Wallace

Published: October 30, 2015 at 3:04 pm

COMPOSERS: Myaskovsky,Shostakovich
LABELS: Alto
ALBUM TITLE: Shostakovich & Myaskovsky Cello Concertos
WORKS: Cello Concertos (Shostakovich No. 1); Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
PERFORMER: Rostropovich (cello); various orchestras
CATALOGUE NO: ALC 1262 (1957-61)

Rostropovich’s 1959 Shostakovich with Ormandy restores to us the original shock of its raw astringency. Sargent’s Myaskovsky lacks some shape, but Slava’s reading has sombre, lyric grandeur. Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

Artistic and Executive Director, Kings Place

Helen Wallace is the artistic and executive director of Kings Place, a concert hall in King's Cross, London, and the former editor of BBC Music Magazine and The Strad Magazine.
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