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1Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: 1. Allegro non troppo (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo – Largo
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40
Dmitri Shostakovich11:01
2Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: 2. Allegro (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: II. Allegro
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40
Dmitri Shostakovich3:12
3Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: 3. Largo (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: III. Largo
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40
Dmitri Shostakovich7:20
4Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: 4. Allegro (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: IV. Allegro
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40
Dmitri Shostakovich3:41
5Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 1. Ophelia's Song (Pesnya Ofelii) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 1. Pesnya Ofelii (Ophelia's Song)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich2:54
6Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 2. Hamayun, the Prophetic Bird (Gamayun, Ptitsa Veshchaya) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 2. Gamayun, ptitsa veshchaya (Gamayun, The Prophet Bird)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich3:48
7Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 3. We Were Together (My Byli Vmeste) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 3. Mï bïli vmeste (We Were Together)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich2:45
8Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 4. The City Is Asleep (Gorod Spit) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 4. Gorod spit (The City Sleeps)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich3:12
9Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 5. The Storm (Burya) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 5. Burya (The Storm)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich1:52
10Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 6. Secret Signs (Tayniye Znaki) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 6. Tayniye znaki (Mysterious Signs)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich5:03
11Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 7. Music (Muzyka) (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
live recording of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127: 7. Muzïka (Music)
lyricist:
Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, Russian writer)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Sem Stikhotvoreniy A. Bloka, op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich5:33
12Pohádka for Cello & Piano: 1. Con moto (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5: I. Con moto (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
part of:
Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5 (catch-all for unknown versions)
Leoš Janáček4:54
13Pohádka for Cello & Piano: 2. Con moto (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5: II. Con moto (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
part of:
Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5 (catch-all for unknown versions)
Leoš Janáček3:54
14Pohádka for Cello & Piano: 3. Allegro (live)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5: III. Allegro (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
part of:
Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5 (catch-all for unknown versions)
Leoš Janáček2:53
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includes:Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston / Debussy: Cello Sonata by Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Debussy (Claude Debussy, French composer); Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor), Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)