On the morning of August 21, 1968, Soviet tanks forcibly ended the Prague Spring. That same evening, Mstislav Rostropovich performed Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the Soviet State Symphony at the Proms. youtube.com/watch?v=MwmcKβ¦
Mournful, sarcastic, terrifying, exhilarating: Shostakovich's violin concerto no. 1 in A minor, an astounding performance by Maxim Vengerov with the London Symphony, conducted by the composer's student and collaborator Mstislav Rostropovich. Don't miss the cadenza! youtube.com/watch?v=OH6Ciβ¦
Galina Vishnevskaya with husband Mstislav Rostropovich in all Tchaikovsky Concert 1964 - young, beautiful, in their prime - see why they dominated music with their gifts and personalities youtube.com/watch?v=0E2Ibβ¦
I just discovered this piece today and am in love: Schnitkke β Viola Concerto, Perf. by Yuri Bashmet, viola, London Symphony Orchestra. Cond. by Mstislav Rostropovich youtube.com/watch?v=utC06β¦
TIL conductor Mstislav Rostropovich was exiled from the U.S.S.R. for supporting Democracy. When he returned in 1990, he closed his first performance in the Moscow Conservator with "The Stars and Stripes Forever" to great ovation nytimes.com/1990/02/14/arβ¦
Just Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter playing Beethoven's F Maj, A Maj, C Maj, and D Maj Sonatas for Cello and Piano. Plus some bonus Mendelssohn at the end. youtube.com/watch?v=Ca4iYβ¦
A criminally underplayed gem - Frank Bridge's Cello Sonata, performed by Mstislav Rostropovich and none other than Bridge pupil Benjamin Britten on piano youtube.com/watch?v=MMwpEβ¦
Schnittke: Tango in a madhouse, from "Life with an Idiot". Rotterdam Philharmonic; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor and pianist youtube.com/watch?v=EE9Myβ¦
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