brownie Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 A music giant is gone... From AP: CELLIST-CONDUCTOR ROSTROPOVICH DIES Mstislav Rostropovich, the ebullient master cellist who fought for the rights of Soviet-era dissidents and later triumphantly played Bach suites below the crumbling Berlin Wall, has died, his spokeswoman said. He was 80. Rostropovich, who lived in self-imposed exile in Paris, suffered from intestinal cancer. He was hospitalized in Paris in early February, and his family arranged for him to be flown back to Russia, longtime manager Ronald Wilford said. He was treated at a Moscow hospital, and was visited on Feb. 6 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Seven weeks later, he was well enough to attend a celebration at the Kremlin on his 80th birthday, but appeared frail. The ITAR-Tass news agency reported Friday that he had been hospitalized again several days ago. Spokeswoman Natalia Dollezhal told The Associated Press that Rostropovich had died, but would not immediately provide details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Just seen that on BBC. Sad that such a great man has gone, but what a legacy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) R.I.P. I'll listen to his performance of Beethoven's Triple Concert with Oistrakh, Richter, with Karajan conducting the Berliner PO, Emi, vinyl. Edited April 27, 2007 by porcy62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 What a shame... Out comes the Shostakovich... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 That is definitely a shame. He was scheduled to conduct in Chicago next season. I thought it unlikely he would make it given his health problems, but I definitely would have gone had he made it. Brilliant Classics has an excellent box set of recordings he made while in the USSR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD45 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I'll have to throw on his performances of the Bach 'Cello solo pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 A great man in a and out of music. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Varese Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 He was master conductor and muscian. Keeper of Shostakovich flame. Odd bit of trivia, he had purchased at auction Rasputiin Diaries. R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 A live performance of the Brahms Op. 38 sonata back about 1981 stands out in memory as one of the few really perfect concert-going experiences. When you guys are done with all this Shostakovich, put on the Britten Cello Symphony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) underrated conductor, an oft terrific Schnittke advocate Edited December 4, 2015 by MomsMobley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 I saw him at Massey Hall in Toronto in the '70s. He was great but his accompanist wasn't too good. I told my friend Josef Skvorecky who was a Czech dissident in exile in Canada that I thought it was nice he obviously used a friend even though the guy wasn't too good. Josef scoffed and said "That was the KGB agent whose job was to make sure Rostropovich didn't defect. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Skvorecky was a heck of a good novelist and a jazz fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 I know relatively little about classical music, but have owned and loved this CD forever. It was recommended to me by a guy who worked the classical section of a Best Buy back in the 90s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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