April 27, 2007
Rostropovich Remembered
Early Friday morning, legendary cellist, conductor and human rights advocate Mstislav Rostropovich died at the age of 80 in a Moscow hospital. We're going to spend much of today's show discussing his music and his legacy. We'll have reminiscences from two former proteges -- Emerson String Quartet cellist David Finckel and conductor Hugh Wolff -- as well as sections of an interview with Rostropovich himself. And we'll hear an inspirational performance by Rostropovich of a cello concerto by Nikolai Miaskovsky.
Today's Playlist
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Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich
Movements 1 and 3 from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han
Sonata for Viola da gamba in G Major, BMV 1027
Johann Sebastian Bach
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The Dallas Wind Symphony with conductor Frederick Fennell
"Slava!"
Leonard Bernstein
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Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich with the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent
Cello Concerto, Op. 66
Nikolai Miaskovsky
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov with conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and the London Symphony Orchestra
Burlesque from Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Pianist Francesco Schlieme
Toccata No. 2
Girolamo Frescobaldi
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Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Gervase de Peyer, clarinet; Benjamin Britten, piano
Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11, no. 4 "Gassen Hauer" - Mvt. III
Ludwig van Beethoven
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The Nashville Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Slatkin
Finale from Symphony No. 2
Gustav Mahler
