Msistlav Rostropovich:
Humoresque, Op 5
Moderato

Sergei Prokofiev:
Adagio
March
Waltz-Coda

Christian Sinding:
Presto, Op 10

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Oriental Dance, Op 2
Vocalise, Op 34

Igor Stravinsky:
Pas de deux
Russian maiden's song

Claude Debussy:
Clair de lune
Nocturne et scherzo
Minstrels

Alexander Scriabin:
Etude in B flat minor, Op 8

David Popper:
Elfentanz, Op 39

Frederic Chopin:
Etude in C sharp minor, Op 25

Maurice Ravel:
Piece en forme de habanera

For the young Alban Gerhardt, Rostropovich was ‘a reason to become passionate about the cello’: in the notes accompanying this release he recalls being ‘blown away’ on first hearing Slava play live in Berlin. This splendid follow-up to ‘Casals Encores’ sees Gerhardt paying homage to his great predecessor with an eclectic programme of shorter works, including two by Rostropovich himself.