Cellist Of The Century - Complete Warner Recordings (CD40+DVD3)

CD1 SAINT-SAENS/MYASKOVSKY: CELLO CONCERTOS

CD2 DVORAK: CELLO CONCERTO

CD3 PROKOFIEV: SINFONIA CONCERTANTE/RACHMANINOV: VOCALISE

CD4 BRAHMS: CELLO SONATA NO. 2/POPPER, DEBUSSY, SCRIABIN

CD5 BEETHOVEN: TRIPLE CONCERTO

CD6 BRAHMS: DOUBLE CONCERTO

CD7 DUTILLEUX: TOUT EN MONDE LOINTAIN .../LUTOSLAWSKI: CELLO CONCERTO/JOLIVET: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2

CD8 STRAUSS: CELLO SONATA/BEETHOVEN: VARIATIONS, OP. 66 & WOO 45

CD9 STRAUSS: DON QUIXOTE

CD10 HAYDN: CELLO CONCERTOS NOS. 1 & 2

CD11 SCHUMANN: CELLO CONCERTO/BLOCH: SCHELOMO

CD12 DVORAK: CELLO CONCERTO/SAINT-SAENS: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1

CD13 BRAHMS: DOUBLE CONCERTO

CD14 LANDOWSKI: UN ENFANT APPELLE, LA PRISON

CD15 DVORAK: CELLO CONCERTO/TCHAIKOVSKY: ROCOCO VARIATIONS

CD16 PENDERECKI: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2/HALFFTER: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2 "NO QUEDA MAS QUE EL SILENCIO"

CD17 PROKOFIEV: SINFONIA CONCERTANTE/SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1

CD18 MILHAUD: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1/HONEGGER: CELLO CONCERTO/HODDINOTT: NOCTIS EQUI/MORET: CELLO CONCERTO

CD19 BACH: CELLO SUITES

CD20 BACH: CELLO SUITES

CD21 VIVALDI/TARTINI/C.P.E. BACH: BAROQUE CELLO CONCERTOS

CD22 FRESCOBALDI/MARCELLO/J.S. BACH/HANDEL/D'HERVELOIS/RHEINBERGER/SAINT-SAENS: CELLO AND ORGAN RECITALS

CD23 GAGNEUX: TRIPTYQUE/SHCEDRIN: SOTTO VOCE

CD24 SCHNITTKE: CONCERTO FOR THREE, STRING TRIO, MINUET

CD25 KNAIFEL: MAKE ME DRINK WITH YOUR KISSES/MATTHEWS: ROMANZA

CD26 GUBAIDULINA: THE CANTICLE OF THE SUN/SHOSTAKOVICH: 7 ROMANCES ON VERSES BY BLOK

CD27 SCHUMANN: CELLO CONCERTO/TCHAIKOVSKY: ROCOCO VARIATIONS/BEETHOVEN: TRIPLE CONCERTO: I. ALLEGRO

CD28 VILLA-LOBOS: PRELUDIO (MODINHA)/HONEGGER: CELLO CONCERTO/RESPIGHI: ADAGIO CON VARIAZIONI/STRAUSS: DON QUIXOTE

CD29 MYASKOVSKY: CELLO CONCERTO/GLAZUNOV: CONCERTO BALLATA/TANEYEV: CANZONA

CD30 PROKOFIEV: CELLO SONATA

CD31 SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO CONCERTOS NOS. 1 & 2

CD32 BRITTEN: CELLO SUITES NOS. 1 & 2

CD33 TCHAIKOVSKY: CELLO SUITE, CELLO CONCERTO

CD34 KHACHATURIAN: CONCERTO-RHAPSODY/TISHCHENKO: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1/TOYAMA: CELLO CONCERTO

CD35 KNIPPER: CONCERTO-MONOLOGUE/LOPES-GRACA: CONCERTO DA CAMERA

CD36 KABALEVSKY: CELLO SONATA/KHACHATURIAN: CELLO SONATA/SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO SONATA

CD37 DEBUSSY/DVORAK/FALLA/FAURE/HANDEL/MILHAUD/POPPER/PROKOFIEV/SCHUBERT/SCRIABIN/SHAPORIN/SINDING/R. STRAUSS/STRAVINSKY: RECITALS OF SHORT PIECES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

CD38 MYASKOVSKY: CELLO SONATA/CHOPIN: CELLO SONATA/SHAPORIN: PIECES, OP. 25

CD39 PIAZZOLLA: LE GRAND TANGO/USTVOLSKAYA: GRAND DUET/SCHNITTKE: CELLO SONATA NO. 2

CD40 MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH ON DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (THE LAST AUDIO INTERVIEW)

DVD1 DVORAK: CELLO CONCERTO/SAINT-SAENS: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1

DVD2 BACH: CELLO SUITES

DVD3 BACH: CELLO SUITES

The greatest cellist of his time, and a man of proverbial generosity and charisma, Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007) remains an influential figure on the world stage. A master of traditional repertoire with a passion for new music, he numbered Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Britten among his many friends. His ardent humanitarianism led to years of exile from the Soviet Union, but he returned in 1990 to aid its transition to democracy.

The extraordinary richness of Rostropovich’s life and art is expressed in this magnificent set. Live and studio recordings covering more than three centuries of music – from essential repertoire to fascinating rarities – are complemented by a revealing audio interview and a 200-page hardback book full of information, insight and rarely-seen photographs.