This is my first musicpost. I was triggered by my brother's weblog Dutchblog Israel where he posted a video of the great late cellomaestro Mstislav Rostropovich who died a few days ago.
The cello is my favorite classical musical instruments and from the old guard (and I mean that in a respectful way) Rostropovich was one of my favorite musicians together with the Dutch cellomaster Anner Bijlsma and the Catalan Spanish maestro Pablo Casals.
From the younger guard I also like Chinese Yo-Yo Ma, Russian Mischa Maisky and Dutch cellomaster Pieter Wispelwey. Mischa Maisky studied with Rostropovich and spend 18 months in a laborcamp, because after his sister went to Israel into exile Mischa Maisky was seen as an enemy of the state. After his release he emigrated to Israel. Currently Mischa Maisky is living in Belgium. It's interesting to know that Rostropovich also went into exile in 1974 and was known for his fight for human rights and opposition to the Soviet regime. Definitely a remarkable person and outstanding musician.
I've attached a video from Rostropovich from the Prelude of Bach's cellosuites No.1. May the maestro rest in peace.
The cello is my favorite classical musical instruments and from the old guard (and I mean that in a respectful way) Rostropovich was one of my favorite musicians together with the Dutch cellomaster Anner Bijlsma and the Catalan Spanish maestro Pablo Casals.
From the younger guard I also like Chinese Yo-Yo Ma, Russian Mischa Maisky and Dutch cellomaster Pieter Wispelwey. Mischa Maisky studied with Rostropovich and spend 18 months in a laborcamp, because after his sister went to Israel into exile Mischa Maisky was seen as an enemy of the state. After his release he emigrated to Israel. Currently Mischa Maisky is living in Belgium. It's interesting to know that Rostropovich also went into exile in 1974 and was known for his fight for human rights and opposition to the Soviet regime. Definitely a remarkable person and outstanding musician.
I've attached a video from Rostropovich from the Prelude of Bach's cellosuites No.1. May the maestro rest in peace.
1 comment:
Hello,
I have built some Amazon aStores around Rostropovich. All the profits from the sites will go to the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation (VRF) —
http://www.rostropovich.org
The Stores are --
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/rostropovich-21 for UK
http://astore.amazon.com/rostropovich-20 for US
Best Regards
Peter
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