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Title: Late 20th Century Master Works
Review: This title in EMI's Great Recordings of the Century series features two late 20th Century master works for cello and orchestra, performed by one of the great cellists of the late 20th Century, Mstislav Rostropovich. This is a mid-line reissue of what was originally a full-price CD (strangely still available) featuring the Cello Concertos of Dutilleux and Lutoslawski, conducted by Serge Baudo and Witold Lutoslawski himself, both leading the Orchestre de Paris. Both Concertos were completed and premiered in 1970, recorded here in 1974 and written specifically for Rostropovich. These are without a doubt the definitive performances of these works, and while they will prove hard to listen to for some, will be thoroughly enjoyable to those willing to give themselves over to this powerful music.
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