Mstislav Rostropovich

Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich – Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites (1996/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:41 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Mstislav Rostropovich, known for his affinity for the music of Tchaikovsky, is at his peak conducting the music of his fellow countryman on this album. He leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in stirring performances of Tchaikovsky’s ballet suites The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, all recorded in June 1978.
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Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich – Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 23:07 minutes | 431 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

“At the time of the recording, Mstislav Rostropovich likened conducting the Berlin Philharmonic to driving a locomotive. You get on, and you go where it takes you, he said–but in this case, the orchestra went where he wanted it to go. The playing is magnificent, but it is the characterization, the things Rostropovich gets the players to do that they wouldn’t otherwise have done, that makes these accounts so memorable. As you listen, you are transported to a different world, for no conductor understands Tchaikovsky’s soul better than Rostropovich. The delicacy is amazing, the power overwhelming; the analog recording captures it all in outstanding fashion.”
– Ted Libbey (Critic)

Soviet and Russian conductor Mstislav Rostropovich leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in this high-fidelity reissue of their 1979 Deutsche Grammophon recording of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker!

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