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Three B's and Two Sch's

Posted by tlyyra (A) on May 3, 2007 at 02:01:18

In Reply to: Reccomended Mstislav Rostropovich performances posted by markjohnson22@comcast.net on May 2, 2007 at 04:32:56:

I'm surprised that, apart from the Bach cello suites (which to me are also the ones to forever return to - so vivid in their expression, unlimited in nuance, robust and big-voiced in that incomparable way that only Slava could accomplish), no one has mentioned these other immortal recordings by him:

- Beethoven sonatas with Richter (from '63 and yes, the newer Philips 96/24 remasters bring a major improvement); can anyone in their right mind claim that these works have been done better than here??
- Brahms sonatas with Serkin (from '83 on DGG).
- the Schubert/Schumann/Debussy disc with Britten on the piano (from '61 and '68, on Deccca), which, best of all, in SACD version sounds truly magnificent, so very alive.
- And he didn't shy away from newer music, either: "The Canticles of the Sun" by Gubaidulina that he recorded for EMI just a couple of years ago is excellent.

I don't know about you guys, but for me an interesting cello concerto sounds a bit like an oxymoron; it's more in repertoire like the above that Rosto really shines and you can best appreciated his art.

TL

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