Comments on: Rostropovich is dead.

Rostropovich is dead.

ardgedee — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:21:50 -0800

Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Master cellist and renowned conductor, Rostropovich was one of the great artistic dissidents of the Soviet Union. He started his career as a star of the Moscow Conservatory and lived long enough to play his cello in the rubble of the Berlin Wall. More from the Associated Press and Wikipedia.

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:24:30 -0800

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:26:02 -0800

From BWV 1009 for solo cello. From the Shostakovich Op 107 Cello Concerto.

By: eritain

eritain — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:38:20 -0800

By: paddbear

paddbear — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:59:37 -0800

By: spitbull

spitbull — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:04:32 -0800

As a cellist who was in some measure inspired to play seriously because of Maestro Rostropovich . . . . My dot is the D-minor Bach cello suite (no. 2) prelude.

By: Zonker

Zonker — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:08:35 -0800

9834;

By: Zonker

Zonker — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:08:53 -0800

Aw heck. .

By: adoarns

adoarns — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:11:08 -0800

Actually got to hear him live a few years ago--a real treat in my backwater city. But he came back here a few times over the years, because he always liked the reception he got.

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:23:41 -0800

By: cookie-k

cookie-k — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:32:48 -0800

By: casarkos

casarkos — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:33:55 -0800

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:29:12 -0800

He could saw that thing. .

By: StrikeTheViol

StrikeTheViol — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:31:57 -0800

Aww. terrible news... I listened to his music all the time. .

By: ~

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:55:46 -0800

Aw.

By: acro

acro — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:19:00 -0800

By: aught

aught — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:34:21 -0800

By: Martin E.

Martin E. — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:41:53 -0800

By: louigi

louigi — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:55:49 -0800

By: acro

acro — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:56:02 -0800

NPR (4:30)

By: acro

acro — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:01:05 -0800

(NPR)

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:21:24 -0800

Heard a tape of him talking on NPR earlier. He creates fire in his heart before he starts something. Would it be that we could all do so. Thanks for inspiring legions.

By: nonreflectiveobject

nonreflectiveobject — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:28:18 -0800

By: straight

straight — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:31:06 -0800

By: Mister Bijou

Mister Bijou — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:38:29 -0800

By: sien

sien — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:43:58 -0800

By: languagehat

languagehat — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:10:37 -0800

♪

By: hortense

hortense — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:13:52 -0800

By: lodurr

lodurr — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:52:22 -0800

Rastropovitch celebrating a longed-for event

By: acro

acro — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:13:27 -0800

many videos

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:17:48 -0800

Makes my heart happy for him that he "lived long enough to play his cello in the rubble of the Berlin Wall." .

By: joseph_elmhurst

joseph_elmhurst — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:35:46 -0800

By: joseph_elmhurst

joseph_elmhurst — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:37:46 -0800

I've always loved this sketch of Rostropovich by Dalí.

By: NorthernLite

NorthernLite — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:58:59 -0800

It was precisely because of his exile from the USSR that he also became a great cultural bridge between the States and the Soviet Union. Man, another great name and reminder of my music days is gone.

By: bardic

bardic — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:21:18 -0800

Sad news. I loved his albums, but I wasn't aware of his greatness in other arenas as well.

By: Slack-a-gogo

Slack-a-gogo — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:31:23 -0800

joseph_elmhurst - that sketch was the first thing I thought of when I saw this. Rostropovich was amazing not only for his musical legacy, but also for his endless humanitarian work.

By: rob511

rob511 — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:50:50 -0800

Vita longa, ars longior.

By: girlhacker

girlhacker — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:07:57 -0800

My favorite Rostropovich memory is of him dressed as a ballerina in a pink tutu to celebrate Isaac Stern's birthday in 1990.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:19:50 -0800

Something on his funeral from the BBC.