Britten: Cello Suites and Cello Sonata
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Benjamin Britten (piano)
The tone is gritty, expressive and eloquent. Britten himself speaks through these accounts. — More…
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Britten: Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Recorded: 1968-07-23
- Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
1. Canto primo (sostenuto e largamente)
Fuga: Andante moderato
Lamento: Lento rubato
Britten: Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
- Recorded: 1968-07-23
- Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Declamato: Largo
Fuga: Andante
Scherzo: Allegro molto
Andante lento
Ciaconna: Allegro
Britten: Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- Recorded: 1961-07-21
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
1. Dialogo
2. Scherzo - pizzicato
3. Elegia
4. Marcia
5. Moto perpetuo