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Mstislav Rostropovich
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Work, See: Short Biography

Mstislav Rostropovich - Short Biography

Review: Bach’s Suites for Solo Cello: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


S-1

J.S. Bach: Cellosuiten / Cello Suites (BWV 1007-1012)

 

CD-1 [52:05]:
1-6. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 [14:12]
7-12. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [17:41]
13-18. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 [20:07]
CD-2 [71:45]:
1-6. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010 [22:11]
7-12. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 [23:50]
13-18. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 [25:17]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

Supraphon SU-4044-2
Membran/Documents 233503

May 26-27, 1955

2-CD / TT: 123:52
2-CD / TT: 123:50

Recorded at Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Recording Director: Antonín Satra, Frantisek Vrana; Editing: Matous Vlcinsky Digital Remastering: Jan Lzícar.
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S-2

Rostropovich plays Bach: Suite No. 2 in D minor for cello solo; Suite No. 5 in C minor for cello solo; Air (transcribed from Suite No. 3 in D for Orchestra); Adagio (transcribed from Organ Toccata and Fugue in C)
Rostropovich plays Bach: Suite No. 2 in D minor & Suite No. 5 in C minor for unaccompagnied cello; Air from Suite No. 3 in D for Orchestra; Adagio from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C

 
 

1-6. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [CD: 18:54]
7. Air (Mvt. 2) from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 [CD: 6:07]
8-13. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 [CD: 26:06]
14. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564: Adagio [CD: 4:50]

N. Anosov [BWV 1068]

Strin Orchestra [BWV 1068]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano) [BWV 564]

Vanguard Classics VRS-6026
Vanguard Classics OVC-4083
Vanguard Classics ATM-CD-1584

1956

CD / TT: 57:14
CD / TT: 57:14
CD / TT: 57:14

Recorded in Europe.
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S-3

J.S. Bach: Suite no. 2 pour violoncelle en ré mineur; Suite no. 5 pour violoncelle en ut mineur (BWV 1008, 1011)
Rostropovich plays Bach: Cello Suites Nos.2&5 (BWV 1008, 1011)

Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [22:38]
Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 [26:15]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

Sov-Disc P. 08541/42
Saga 5491

c1959

LP / TT: 48:53
LP / TT: 48:53

Recorded in USSR.



S-4

Historic Russian Archives: Mstislav Rostropovich Edition

CD-10 [66:00]:
10-14. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 []

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

Brilliant Classics 92771

Dec 15, 1960

10-CD / TT:

Recorded in Russia.
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S-5/1

Mstislav Rostropovich plays J.S. Bach: Suites for Cello, No. 3 in C & No. 5 in C-minor (BWV 1009, 1011)

Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 [19:43]
Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 [22:16]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

Recital Records/Discorp IGI-320

1975

LP / TT: 41:59

Recorded at...


S-5/2

Mstislav Rostropovich plays J.S. Bach: Suites for Cello No. 2 & No. 6 (BWV 1008, 1012)

Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 []
Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 []

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

Recital Records/Discorp IGI-322

1975 (?)

LP / TT:

Recorded at...


S-6

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos 2, 3 & 6 (BWV 1008, 1009, 1012)

1-6. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [17:48]
7-12. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 [20:40]
13-18. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 [24:18]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

BBC Music BBCMM-379

Aug 24-Sep 13, 1975

CD / TT: 68:18

Recxorded live at St Cutbert's Church, Edinburgh, Scotaland, UK, in the frame of the 1975 Edinburgh Festival. BBC Music Magazine Vol. 23 No. 4.
Producer: Gavin McCollum.


S-7

Bach: Cello Suites / Cello-Suiten (BWV 1007-1012)

 
 
 
 
 
 

CD-1 [68:59]
1-7. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 [16:13]
8-14. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010 [25:29]
15-21. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 [27:00]
CD-2 [78:55]
Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [21:17]
Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 [23:49]
Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 [33:32]
DVD (including spoken commentaries by Mstislav Rostropovich):
Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 [16:50]
Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [22:17]
Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 [23:46]
Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010 [35:23]
Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 [27:17]
Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 [34:48]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)

EMI Classics 5-55363-2
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EMI Classics ý50999-5-18158-20 (2008)
Warner Classics 0825646241996 (2004)

Mar 9-26, 1991

2-CD / TT: 147:54
MP3 / TT: 147:36
2-CD / TT: 147:54
2-DVD / TT: 240 min

Recorded & filmed at the Basilique Sainte Madeleine, Vézelay, Yonne, France.
Recorded by Radio France; Executive Producer: Mstislav Rostropovich.
CD: Producer: Guy Chesnais; Balance Engineer: Raymond Buttin; Assistant/Assistent: Alain Joubert.
DVD: DVD Authoring: Jens Saure, Markus Ammer; DVD Screen design: Hermann Enkemeier; Director of Photography: Georgy Rerberg; Assistant Engineer: Alain Joubert; Balance Engineer: Raymond Buttin; Surround Upmix & Audio Encoding: Christoph Stickel, Sven Mevissen; Video Encoding: Christian Müller; Audio Producer: Guy Chesnais; DVD Producer & Develpment: Johannes Müller, msm-studios GmbH; Post-production Supervisor: Peter Rann; Video Editor: Fiona Gillespie, Sviatoslav Chekin.
Watch on YouTube:
2-DVD: Suites for solo cello Nos. 1-6 BWV 1007-1012 [149:28]
Suite for solo cello No. 1 BWV 1007: Complete Work [16:06]
Suite for solo cello No. 3 BWV 1009: Complete Work [24:19]
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EMI 2-CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner 2-CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
2-DVD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

Works for Cello & Organ
Mstislav Rostropovich plays Cello Works [Box Set]

 

CD-1: Music for Cello and Organ [67:16]
1-2. Concerto No. 3 in D minor (after A. Marcello), BWV 974: Adagio [5:05]
3 Chorale Preludes arranged by Zoltán Kodály:
1-3. Chorale Prelude Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV 743 [5:14]
1-4. Chorale Prelude Vater unser im Himmelreich (V), BWV 762 [4:12]
1-5. Chorale Prelude Christus, der uns selig macht (III), BWV 747 [5:12]
1-7. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564: Adagio, arranged by Alexander Siloti [4:00]

Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) [by Lorenco Storioni, 1760]; Herbert Tachezi (Organ)

Teldec 9031-77308-2
Warner Classics & Jazz 2564-69681-7

May 1993

CD / TT: 67:11
9-CD / TT: 9:46:07

Recorded at St Giles, Cripplegate, Lond, England.
Recording Producer: Martin Fouque; Assistant Recording Engineer: Tobias Lehmann, Wolfram Nehls.
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9-CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2019)

Mstislav Rostropovich: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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