Rostropovich & Tachezi - Cello & Organ – Frescobaldi, Marcello, Bach, Händel, Caix D'Hervelois, Rheinberger, Saint-Saëns (2LP)
Girolamo Frescobaldi - Toccata
Alessandro Marcello - Adagio, BWV 974
Johann Sebastian Bach - Three Chorale Preludes & Toccata, Adagio & Fugue In C Major, BWV 564: Adagio
Georg Friedrich Händel - Aria
Louis De Caix D'Hervelois - Sieben Altfranzösische Mádchenbilder
Joseph Rheinberger - Three Pieces
Camille Saint-Saëns Prière, op.158
Mstislav Rostropovich - cello
Herbert Tachezi - Organ, Harpsichord
2 LP, Gatefold
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas GmbH in Germany
First time ever on vinyl records
Label : Analog Phonic
Original Label : Teldec
Recorded at St. Giles in the Barbican, London in May 1993
Engineered by Eberhard Sengpiel
Assistant Engineer : Tobias Lehmann, Wolfram Niehls
Produced by Martin Fouqué
Direct Metal Mastered from the original masters of Warner Music
Remastered by Hans-Jörg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics
Originally released in 1993 in Germany
Reissued in 10. Nov. 2018
Tracks:
Side A :
- Frescobaldi - Toccata
- Marcello - Adagio, BWV 974
- Bach - Chorale Prelude - Ach, Was Ist Doch Unser Leben, BWV 743
Side B :
- Bach - Chorale Prelude - Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, BWV 762
- Bach - Chorale Prelude - Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht, BWV 747
- Händel - Aria
- Bach - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue In C Major, BWV 564: Adagio
Side C - Caix D'Hervelois - Altfranzösische Mádchenbilder
- La Florentine
- La Provençale
- La Lionnoise
- La Bavaroise
- La Russienne
- La Siciliene
- La Milaneze
Side D :
- Rheinberger -Abendlied
- Rheinberger - Pastorale
- Rheinberger - Elegie
- Saint-Saëns - Prière, op.158
Reviews :
« The arrangements are clearly intended to spotlight the expressive capabilities of the cellist. Rostropovich responds with characteristic warmth and beauty of tone, and Herbert Tachezi is relegated to a discreet supporting role. » - BBC Music Magazine
« Until we get to Rheinberger and Saint-Saëns these are works derived from the pre-romantic eras. They are however given the intimate romantic treatment... and glorious-ly indulgent too with the cello warming the cockles of the hardest heart. There’s a break from such radiance in the slim-line cantabile delicacy of the suite by Louis de Caix d’Hervelois where Tachezi exchanges the organ for the harpsichord. The contented warmth returns in three gentle movements from Rheinberger’s op. 150 – a work originally for violin and organ. The collector’s item is the lovely breathy Pastorale » - Musicweb International
Ratings :
Discogs : 5 / 5