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List Of Compositions Dedicated To Mstislav Rostropovich
The following is a list of compositions dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. Throughout Rostropovich's lifetime, over 100 works have been written for him, many of which are now deeply rooted within the cello repertoire. *Cello Concerto No. 1 (Shostakovich) * Cello Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich) * Cello Concerto (Lutosławski) *Cello suites (Britten) *Cello Symphony (Britten) * Symphony-Concerto (Prokofiev) * Slava! A Political Overture (Bernstein) * Tout un monde lointain (Dutilleux) *The Canticle of the Sun (Gubaidulina) ''The Canticle of the Sun'' (Sonnengesang) is a composition by Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina written in 1997 and published by Hans Sikorski, it is based on the " Canticle of the Sun" by Saint Francis of Assisi and is dedicated to Mstislav Ros ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rostropovich, Mstislav Lists of musical works Music dedicated to ensembles or performers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered by many to be the greatest cellist 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 including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian and Benjamin Britten. Rostropovich was internationally recognized as a staunch advocate of human rights, and was awarded the 1974 Award of the International League of Human Rights. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya and had two daughters, Olga and Elena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello Concerto No
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 and A3. The viola's four strings are each an octave higher. Music for the cello is generally written in the bass clef, with tenor clef, and treble clef used for higher-range passages. Played by a ''cellist'' or ''violoncellist'', it enjoys a large solo repertoire with and without accompaniment, as well as numerous concerti. As a solo instrument, the cello uses its whole range, from bass to soprano, and in chamber music such as string quartets and the orchestra's string section, it often plays the bass part, where it may be reinforced an octave lower by the double basses. Figured bass music of the Baroque-era typically assumes a cello, viola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments such as o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello Concerto (Lutosławski)
The Concerto for Cello and Orchestra is a cello concerto by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It received its world premiere at the Royal Festival Hall on October 14, 1970 by the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (to whom the piece is dedicated) and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Edward Downes. Composition Structure The concerto has a duration of roughly 24 minutes and is composed in four movements played without pause. Instrumentation The work is scored for solo cello and a large orchestra comprising three flutes (all doubling piccolo), three oboes, three clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet), three bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, celesta, harp, and strings. Reception The cello concerto is one of Lutosławski's most celebrated works. The musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello Suites (Britten)
The cello suites by Benjamin Britten ( Opp. 72, 80, and 87) are a series of three compositions for solo cello, dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. The suites were the first original solo instrumental music that Britten wrote for and dedicated to Rostropovich, but Britten had earlier composed a cadenza for Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major, for Rostropovich, in 1964. Rostropovich gave the first performances of each work, and recorded Suites Nos 1 and 2 commercially. Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 Britten wrote the First Suite at the end of 1964. The premiere was at the Aldeburgh Festival on 27 June 1965. The suite is in nine movements, played without pause: * ''Canto primo: Sostenuto e largamente'' * ''Fuga: Andante moderato'' * ''Lamento: Lento rubato'' * ''Canto secondo: Sostenuto'' * ''Serenata: Allegretto pizzicato'' * ''Marcia: Alla marcia moderato'' * ''Canto terzo: Sostenuto'' * ''Bordone: Moderato quasi recitativo'' * ''Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto: Presto'' The score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello Symphony (Britten)
The Symphony for Cello and Orchestra or Cello Symphony, Op. 68, was written in 1963 by the British composer Benjamin Britten. He dedicated the work to Mstislav Rostropovich, who gave the work its premiere in Moscow with the composer and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra on 12 March 1964. The work's title reflects the music's more even balance between soloist and orchestra than in the traditional concerto format. The piece is in the four- movement structure typical of a symphony, but the final two movements are linked by a cello cadenza: *Allegro maestoso *Presto inquieto *Adagio – cadenza ad lib *Passacaglia: Andante allegro References {{Authority control Compositions by Benjamin Britten Concertos by Benjamin Britten Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony-Concerto (Prokofiev)
Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto in E minor, Op. 125 (sometimes referred to as Sinfonia Concertante) is a large-scale work for cello and orchestra. Prokofiev dedicated it to Mstislav Rostropovich, who premiered it on February 18, 1952 with Sviatoslav Richter conducting (the only instance of Richter conducting). After this first performance (under the title 'Cello Concerto No. 2'), it was revised and given its current title. It is itself a revised version of his earlier Cello Concerto, Op. 58, written in 1933–1938. The work was written and revised mostly in 1950 and 1951, a period when Prokofiev was in declining health and official disfavor for musical formalism. One of his final completed works, it is about 40 minutes long in three movements: #Andante (11 minutes) #Allegro (18 minutes) #Andante con moto – Allegretto – Allegro marcato (11 minutes) This work inspired Dmitri Shostakovich to write his Cello Concerto No. 1, also dedicated to Rostropovich. History The prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slava! A Political Overture
''Slava! A Political Overture for Orchestra'' is a short orchestral composition by Leonard Bernstein. It was written for the inaugural concerts of Mstislav Rostropovich's first season with the National Symphony Orchestra in 1977. It premiered on October 11, 1977, with Rostropovich conducting. Premiere and influences Rostropovich was known as Slava (from Mstislav) to his friends, thus the unusual name (and it is also Russian for "glory"). His dog "Pooks" is honored in the piece. The name is shouted before the 7/8 section, at the spot where the woodblock solo is heard. Although this was not written in the score, it is common for a conductor to perform the piece with it. Critics generally responded well to the Overture. Paul Hume wrote in ''The Washington Post'':Its razzmatazz opening led straight into the kind of rouse-'em-up march you might have heard at a rally for William Jennings Bryan. And suddenly, from a tape somewhere back in the orchestra, came a booming voice, saying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tout Un Monde Lointain
''Tout un monde lointain...'' (''A whole distant world...'') is a concertante work for cello and orchestra composed by Henri Dutilleux between 1967 and 1970 for Mstislav Rostropovich. It is considered one of the most important 20th-century additions to the cello repertoire and several major cellists have recorded it. Despite the fact that the score does not state that it is a cello concerto, ''Tout un monde lointain...'' has always been considered as such. Each of the five movements was inspired by the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, and the overall feel of the work is mysterious and oneiric. A typical performance runs approximately 27 minutes. Composition The work was initially commissioned by Igor Markevitch for the Concerts Lamoureux and Mstislav Rostropovich around 1960. Occupied with other projects, Dutilleux only completed the concerto in 1970. Since Markevitch had left the Concerts Lamoureux in 1961, Rostropovich was accompanied for the premiere by the Orchestre de Paris, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canticle Of The Sun (Gubaidulina)
''The Canticle of the Sun'' (Sonnengesang) is a composition by Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina written in 1997 and published by Hans Sikorski, it is based on the "Canticle of the Sun" by Saint Francis of Assisi and is dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich for his seventieth birthday. Though the piece features a soloist and an ensemble, Gubaidulina does not consider it a cello concerto.Eddins, Stephen.Gidon Kremer / Kremerata Baltica: Sofia Gubaidulina: Canticle of the Sun , ''AllMusic.com''. Analysis Sofia Gubaidulina gives the following outline of the formal sections: # Glorification of the Creator, and His Creations - the Sun and the Moon # Glorification of the Creator, the Maker of the four elements: air, water, fire and earth # Glorification of life # Glorification of death Though, she notes that the cellist's 'abandonment' of their instrument actually divides the piece in two. The piece is written for cello, choir, string orchestra, and percussion. An overtone row played o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Musical Works
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