Britten Thematic Catalogue

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BTC1120 FIRST SUITE FOR CELLO

For solo cello, op. 72
Period of composition: Nov - Dec 1964
First performance: 27 Jun 1965 >>
Type of performance: Church performance
Location: Aldeburgh Parish Church, Aldeburgh Festival
Performance details:

Mstislav Rostropovich vc

Genre: Solo instrumental
Duration: 22'
Dedication: 'For Slava'

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (1927-2007), Russian cellist, conductor, and humanitarian. Married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya.

Notes

Edited for publication by Mstislav Rostropovich.

The nine sections of this work are through-composed, but are arranged separately here for ease of reference.

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