Britten Thematic Catalogue

BTC1140 SECOND SUITE FOR CELLO

For solo cello, op. 80

Composition date: 17 Aug 1967

First performance: 17 Jun 1968 >>

Type of performance: Concert performance

Location: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival

Performance details:

Mstislav Rostropovich vc

Genre: Solo instrumental

Duration: 22'

Dedication: 'For Slava'

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (1927-2007), Russian cellist, conductor, and humanitarian. Married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya.

Edited for publication by Rostropovich.

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