Rostropovich Life & Art

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Rostropovich Life & Art (2007)

Directed by Humphrey Burton, Yves-André Hubert

Music · 2h 11m

Released as a memorial for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who passed away on 27 April 2007, this DVD contains one bonafide cello concerto, the Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, and two tone poems with prominent cello parts, Ernest Bloch's Schelomo and Richard Strauss' Don Quixote. Rostropovich mastered the Schumann in several famous recordings. Here, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, he provides a splendid performance. Featuring his trademark powerful technique, smooth legato and crisp vibrato, the Romantic roots of the concerto are never hidden for long, despite the relatively cool playing of the Orchestre National de France.

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Cast

Mstislav Rostropovich Self Leonard Bernstein Self - Conductor Herbert von Karajan Self - Conductor
U
Ulrich Koch Self
O
Orchestre National de France Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Crew

Director
Humphrey Burton, Yves-André Hubert

Details

Release date
2007-02-05
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Germany
Production
Deutsche Grammophon