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Topic: Rostropovich Dies Aged 80.

Posted By: Tony R
Subject: Rostropovich Dies Aged 80.
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 08:38

Russian maestro Rostropovich dies

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Rostropovich was feted by Russia's President Vladimir Putin

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The celebrated Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has died at the age of 80.

A master musician, Mr Rostropovich was also renowned for his backing for human rights and opposition to Soviet rule.

He spent much of his career abroad, in self-imposed exile from the Soviet Union over his support for Nobel prize writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

But he returned as communism collapsed and performed a Bach suite as the Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

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Great Cellist.

I was only listening to a wonderful Shostakovich CD I have:Bernstein - Previn - Rostropovich yesterday and in particular the Cello Concerto in E Flat that I so love and my wife hates. Probably the last of his kind.

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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 12:09

Tony R wrote:

Russian maestro Rostropovich dies

Rostropovich was feted by Russia's President Vladimir Putin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6590000/newsid_6599100?redirect=6599121.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1&nbram=1">

The cellist performs

The celebrated Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has died at the age of 80.

A master musician, Mr Rostropovich was also renowned for his backing for human rights and opposition to Soviet rule.

He spent much of his career abroad, in self-imposed exile from the Soviet Union over his support for Nobel prize writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

But he returned as communism collapsed and performed a Bach suite as the Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

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Great Cellist.

I think I know that CD your are referring to TR - released by CBS/Columbia - a wonderful compilation of Shostakovich's concertos, with Bernstein as the commonality. Have to thank Andrew Lloyd Weber to introducing me to Cello Conc 1 - a Desert Island Discs choice a couple of decades ago - with AL-W claiming it to be "the first rock concerto"!!!!

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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 12:12

BTW more fuss seems to be being made of Bobby Boris Pickett's death this week

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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 13:34

This is a real tragedy to the world of music, although more fuzz would be made if EMINEM died....I own a few recording with the master in the cello position (Dvorak's concerto, magnificent) but also one with the old master in the director's place: the entire version of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov (the original score by the composer) with the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington)... Great version though not as superb as one with the Moscow Orchestra by Yevgeni Svetlanov with Ivan Petrov as Boris.... This is a tragedy... Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the last monsters of classical music still alive, in this era when they are less known and when music is synonym with EMINEM for the masses..... His versions of Bach's Cello suites, outstanding. He was the greatest cello player ever, maybe even better than Pau Casals... It's a tragedy....

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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 13:39

This is indeed sad news.

I don't know his work, alas, but I am aware of his friendship with Shostakovich and that he was a wonderful 'cellist.

In pace requiescat Mstislav Rostropovich.

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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 13:42

And now, who'll play Bach's cello suites so divinely?

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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 13:51

As always, my usual comment of "Death is not a tragedy, just a part of life". 80 years is indeed a long life, and he's to be remembered as a masterful player.

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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:17

Sad news.

For Russia, he was more than a great musician, he was also a significiant person in political aspect, one of the symbols of democracy.

Too many sad news these days: the death of Boris Eltsin, Rostropovich and, today, the actor Kirill Lavrov (aged 81; he is not known outside former USSR, but here, in Russia, everyone knows him).

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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:30

NotAProghead wrote:

... today, the actor Kirill Lavrov (aged 81; he is not known outside former USSR, but here, in Russia, everyone knows him).

Mystically his last movie role was Pilat in "Master and Margaret"...

Also just Alexiy the Second died recently...didn't he?

Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 18:14

This is the CD I was referring to..I highly recommend it:

Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 19:15

Prog-jester wrote:

Also just Alexiy the Second died recently...didn't he?

Fortunately he didn't.

News tell he passes the cource of medical treatment in Switzerland, but soon he'll come back to Russia.

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Posted By: Gamemako
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 21:41

Rostropovich was an amazing cellist. I read about his death this morning and told a whole lot of people, though most didn't know the name. Poor b*****ds and their Linkin Park will never know what they're missing.

Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 09:15

Bye Rostro,

thanks for everything!!!

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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 09:19

Tony R wrote:

This is the CD I was referring to..I highly recommend it:

That's the one I thought you were writing about. And heartily endorse your recommendation

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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 09:27

Tony R wrote:

This is the CD I was referring to..I highly recommend it:

will certainly check that one out, Tony!

have you heard this?....

Dvorak Cello concerto/Tchaikovsky op.33 Rostropovich/Karajan Berlin Philharmonic. DG / CD UNIVERSAL ASIN: B00005FJM0

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