# Mstislav Rostropovich

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Mstislav Rostropovich in HitMasters: 419 songs as collectible cards. Most popular: “Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude”.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tracks | 419 |
| YouTube Music subscribers | 10,100 |
| YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtbuSgPup32uauZ8SccqTuQ](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtbuSgPup32uauZ8SccqTuQ) |

## About

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, and Benjamin Britten. Rostropovich was internationally recognized as a staunch advocate of human rights, and was awarded the 1974 Award of the International League of Human Rights. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya and had two daughters, Olga and Elena Rostropovich. He received numerous accolades, including a Polar Music Prize.

Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstisla), CC BY-SA license.

## Most popular songs

- [Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-cello-suite-no-1-in-g-major-bwv-1007-i-IRa44f87oA8)
- [Schubert: Sonata For Arpeggione And Piano In A Minor, D. 821: 2. Adagio – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-schubert-sonata-for-arpeggione-and-CIF41LEUN3Y)
- [Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-cello-suite-no-1-in-g-major-bwv-1007-i-5uFAc5s0Ark)
- [Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398: II. Largo – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-vivaldi-cello-concerto-in-c-major-rv-usfyyOP2qzs)
- [Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398: II. Largo – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-vivaldi-cello-concerto-in-c-major-rv-eBcJLjev8Mo)
- [Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398: II. Largo – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-vivaldi-cello-concerto-in-c-major-rv-AfLwSdQ5wsY)
- [Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87: Adagio – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-cinderella-op-87-adagio-54dPJkyyx3g)
- [Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto, Perf. by Cello and Organ) (feat. Herbert Tachezi) – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-concerto-in-d-minor-bwv-974-ii-adagio-EA4tryzxDLo)
- [Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-schubert-string-quintet-in-c-major-d-yOYVBRGLjvY)
- [Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-schubert-string-quintet-in-c-major-d-ciWwq269Jwo)
- [Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: III. Finale. Allegro moderato – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-dvorak-cello-concerto-in-b-minor-op-LtGgbu_vJe0)
- [Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: III. Finale. Allegro moderato – Mstislav Rostropovich (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/mstislav-rostropovich-dvorak-cello-concerto-in-b-minor-op-rATay3y8ut4)

## Releases

- [Adagio with Rostropovich (2026)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-adagio-with-rostropovich-MPREb_HZcJO8IknHv)
- [Rostropovich - Great Works (2025)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rostropovich-great-works-MPREb_bGNW8UtJPKo)
- [Rostropovich - A Cellist Legend (2025)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rostropovich-a-cellist-legend-MPREb_bTVXM2kW3pD)
- [Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich & Ravel: Orchestral Works (Live) (2025)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rachmaninoff-shostakovich-and-ravel-MPREb_t5DltTAIasx)
- [Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 1: Remastered 2025 (2025)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-cello-concerto-symphony-no-1-MPREb_tIRuNTplLOX)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich - Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich (2024)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-mstislav-rostropovich-tchaikovsky-and-MPREb_7bkrD2rPbjc)
- [The Great Cello Concertos: Dvořák, Schumann, Haydn, Saint-Saëns... (2024)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-the-great-cello-concertos-dvorak-MPREb_Ov2xJ5aFBbg)
- [Maestro Rostropovich (2024)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-maestro-rostropovich-MPREb_TUfFSfMt2IV)
- [Russian Music: Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov... (2024)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-russian-music-tchaikovsky-prokofiev-MPREb_ptiv5gHUPjn)
- [Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-symphonies-nos-4-and-5-MPREb_1GAEmkzkkgL)
- [Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-symphonies-nos-2-and-6-MPREb_3lP5gYkpASc)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich - Cello Concertos (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-mstislav-rostropovich-cello-concertos-MPREb_DKuMEmjcZHs)
- [Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-symphonies-nos-4-and-7-MPREb_YimbX432B6p)
- [Haydn: Piano Trios & Cello Concerto - Mstislav Rostropovich (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-haydn-piano-trios-and-cello-concerto-MPREb_j5liRWFdHRv)
- [Rostropovich: Legendary Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rostropovich-legendary-recordings-on-MPREb_yF0zp5KF7L3)
- [Shchedrin: Concerto cantabile - Stravinsky: Violin Concerto - Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26 (2022)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-shchedrin-concerto-cantabile-MPREb_LqvdvJ17RbV)
- [Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 "Classical" & 3 (2022)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-symphonies-nos-1-classical-MPREb_NIm455bbVWE)
- [Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (2022)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-violin-concertos-nos-1-and-2-MPREb_sW9jPx6RSys)
- [Stravinsky, Chopin & Others: Cello Works (Live) (2022)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-stravinsky-chopin-and-others-cello-MPREb_utesWTv8XdH)
- [Rostropovich & Richter played the complete Sonatas for Cello and Piano by Beethoven (2022)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rostropovich-and-richter-played-the-MPREb_wx44rA0AZO9)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich Plays Cello Works by Brahms / Debussy / Popper / Saint-Saëns and Scriabin (2022)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-mstislav-rostropovich-plays-cello-MPREb_y1XCO8MEsaE)
- [Rostropovich Plays Bach (2021)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rostropovich-plays-bach-MPREb_IlVXyTvKF2u)
- [Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D 821 by Rostropovich & Britten (Remastered 2021, Live 1961) (2021)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-schubert-arpeggione-sonata-d-821-by-MPREb_WtBjP1iYOvX)
- [Beethoven: Works (Live) (2021)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-beethoven-works-live-MPREb_uw6vRhc9MLa)
- [Eugene Ormandy Conducts Shostakovich (2020)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-eugene-ormandy-conducts-shostakovich-MPREb_aDoeYJSyC8x)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich In Moscow - Original Recordings (2019)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-mstislav-rostropovich-in-moscow-MPREb_eDb04TAr32e)
- [Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 (2019)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-tchaikovsky-piano-concertos-nos-1-and-MPREb_oXCqbDKgWrF)
- [Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" (2018)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-pathetique-MPREb_4o79xzRTMr9)
- [Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano (2018)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-beethoven-music-for-cello-and-piano-MPREb_wOOpHnWIGEB)
- [Milhaud, Honegger, Hoddinott & Moret: Works for Cello and Orchestra (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-milhaud-honegger-hoddinott-and-moret-MPREb_0Z1273zbb3M)
- [Сен-Санс: Концерт для виолончели с оркестром No. 1 — Прокофьев: Симфония-концерт (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-no-1-MPREb_2qE67nY2ZtP)
- [Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-prokofiev-sinfonia-concertante-MPREb_30xNHt1stvx)
- [Beethoven: Cello Variations - Strauss, Richard: Cello Sonata (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-beethoven-cello-variations-strauss-MPREb_3kr1zxMGFbR)
- [Шостакович: Симфония No. 14, соч. 135 (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-no-14-135-MPREb_BxGuCLwd8lK)
- [Dvorák: Cello Concerto (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-dvorak-cello-concerto-MPREb_D9erTbDJvn8)
- [Knaifel: Make me drunk with your kisses - Matthews, David: Romanza (Live) (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-knaifel-make-me-drunk-with-your-kisses-MPREb_HhuwJOueM2J)
- [Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2 - Halffter: Cello Concerto No. 2 (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-penderecki-cello-concerto-no-2-MPREb_SFCWpFrt8gF)
- [Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto - Glazunov: Concerto ballata (The Russian Years) (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-miaskovsky-cello-concerto-glazunov-MPREb_Sp5qFVONBUj)
- [Beethoven: 5 Cello Sonatas Live (Edinburgh Festival, 1964) (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-beethoven-5-cello-sonatas-live-MPREb_ZAXTeLYEb3h)
- [Slava - The Glory of Rostropovich (2017)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-slava-the-glory-of-rostropovich-MPREb_bh9kZBft91G)
- [Shostakovich plays Shostakovich (2016)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-shostakovich-plays-shostakovich-MPREb_grcH4eRYCEM)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich: A Romantic Portrait \[Dvořak, Schumann, Tchaikovsky\] (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-mstislav-rostropovich-a-romantic-MPREb_2NR8Cj8KVTU)
- [Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 2; Souvenir de Florence (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-tchaikovsky-string-quartet-no-2-MPREb_9sBYHDhmNRK)
- [Edward Grieg: Sonata For Cello In A Minor, Op. 36 - Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 In F Major, Op. 99 (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-edward-grieg-sonata-for-cello-in-a-MPREb_FrJSpv29HZZ)
- [Rostropovich: The Russian Years (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-rostropovich-the-russian-years-MPREb_kzV6it2w8b5)
- [Schubert: String Quintet In C Major, Op. Post. 163, D 956 (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-schubert-string-quintet-in-c-major-op-MPREb_xlK2MjsqbR6)
- [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme & Souvenir De Florence (2013)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky-variations-on-MPREb_6jeFmoU9NdO)
- [Panufnik: Cello Concerto (2012)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/mstislav-rostropovich-panufnik-cello-concerto-MPREb_UQKXaqqHx0A)

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