Rostropovich

The Musical Life of the Great Cellist, Teacher, and Legend

Elizabeth Wilson

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Ivan R Dee, Inc
05 January 2008

Music reviews & criticism; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography; Biography: general; Biography: arts & entertainment

"When renowned cellist Mstislav Rostropovich died less than a year ago at the age of eighty, the world lost not only an extraordinary musician but an accomplished conductor, an outsize personality, and a courageous human being. ""It is not an exaggeration to say that the history of the cello in the twentieth century would be unthinkable without the name of Mstislav Rostropovich,"" writes Elizabeth Wilson. ""He has seemed to me like a personification of the cello itself."" Ms. Wilson, a former student of ""Slava"" and the acclaimed biographer of both Shostakovich and Jacqueline du Pré, has written the definitive biography of the master. Rostropovich teems with entertaining anecdotes and therefore brings the reader as close as one can get to the method and psychology of Rostropovich's playing and teaching."

By: Elizabeth Wilson
Imprint: Ivan R Dee, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 169mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 803g
ISBN: 9781566637763
ISBN 10: 1566637767
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 05 January 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Wilson studied at the Moscow State Conservatory with Mstislav Rostropovich between 1964 and 1971. She has also written Shostakovich: A Life Remembered and Jacqueline du Pre. She lives in Italy.