Rostropovich Life & Art

(2007)

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Genres: Music

Year: 2007

Runtime: 131 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Хамфри Бертон, Yves-André Hubert

Cast: Мстислав Ростропович, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Ulrich Koch, Orchestre National de France, Берлинский филармонический оркестр

Plot

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.