Passacaglia for Cello Solo

General Information – Instrumentation – Manuscript – Publication – Recordings

General Information:

Composition:  1979–80

First Performance:  Tuesday, 16 March 1982. Royal Festival Hall, London. Mstislav Rostropovich cello.

Duration:  About 6 minutes

Dedication:  For Mstislav Rostropovich

C. Number:  C98

Instrumentation:

Cello solo

Manuscript:

Frederick R. Koch Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Manuscript FRKF 611. Autograph score. 6 pages.

Publication:

Oxford University Press, 1982. Materials available for purchase:

Passacaglia for Cello Solo 1982 Score ISBN 019 3594110                

Recordings:

Cellist Year Compact Disc Timing
Raphael Wallfisch 1986 Chandos CHAN 8959 5'20"
Julian Lloyd Webber 1993 ASV Living Era 592  
Paul Watkins 2002 Hyperion CDA67340 6'14"

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