Mstislav Rostropovich

Cellist of the Century

Today 27 March, music-lovers around the world celebrate 90 years since the birth of Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), the greatest cellist of our time. Warner Classics pays homage with the deluxe collectors’ box set Cellist of the Century, comprising 40 CDs, 3 DVDs and a book.

Fully remastered live and studio recordings spanning more than three centuries of music - from Slava's beloved Bach Cello Suites to his iconic Dvořák Cello Concerto to recent works written for him - are complemented by a never-before-released audio interview and a 200-page hardback book full of information, insight and rarely-seen photographs.

"This box represents a big part of his life and it’s very beautifully done with a lot of love from the people who made it."-Elena Rostropovich

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VIDEO: Rostropovich Remembered: 90th anniversary tributes

"Rostropovich was a superman of the cello." -Steven Isserlis
"His statements and actions brought hope for a better future." -Valery Gergiev
In Warner Classics' short film, maestro Valery Gergiev, cellists Steven Isserlis and Gautier Capuçon, composer Krzyszstof Penderecki and Slava's daughter and piano duo partner Elena Rostropovich share their memories of this larger-than-life musician who "made the cello what it is today".

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Also available separately: eight iconic albums remastered

The Russian Years

Shostakovich Cello Concertos

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Rozhdestvensky. USSR State Symphony Orchestra / Svetlanov (live, 1961 & 1966)

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Brahms

Cello Sonata in F Major

Popper, Debussy and Scriabin works for cello and piano. Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (1957)

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Saint-Saëns & Myaskovsky

Cello Concertos

Philharmonia Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent (1956)

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Dvořák & Saint-Saëns

Cello Concertos

With London Philharmonic Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini (1977)

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Schumann, Bloch

Cello Concerto, Schelomo

Orchestre National de France / Leonard Bernstein (1976)

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Richard Strauss

Don Quixote

With Ulrich Koch, viola BPO / Karajan (1975)

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Schnittke

Concerto for Three, String Trio, Minuet, Canon

With Gidon Kremer, violin Yuri Bashmet, viola / direction Moscow Soloists (1995)

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Milhaud & Honegger

Cello Concertos

With London Symphony Orchestra / Kent Nagano (1989)

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Now Streaming

Rostropovich: The Singles

The Cellist of the Century's iconic, best-loved recordings, spanning three centuries of repertoire from Bach to Piazzolla.

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Enter the Competition

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Your chance to win a Dvořák LP

Did you ever meet Slava, or see him in concert? Tell us about it!

Post a tribute (text, photo, memory, anecdote...be creative) on the official Mstislav Rostropovich Facebook page, and fill in the form below. Don't forget to 'Like' the page. The three best responses will win a brand new copy of Rostropovich's iconic Dvorák & Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos LP , featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Carlo Maria Giulini. Competition closes 27 April 2017, to mark ten years since Rostropovich's death.

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