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April 30, 2007
Autograph of Memories / 思い出のサイン [Music]
去る4月27日にチェロ界の巨匠、ロストロポーヴィチ氏がこの世を去りました。
今からちょうど10年前、私は彼の生演奏を東京で初めて聴きました。
当時70歳目前の彼が取り組んだのは『バッハ無伴奏チェロ組曲』の第２番、第３番、第５番。時にエネルギッシュに、時に繊細に…。深く、そして静かな感動に浸ったのを覚えています。
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January 3, 1997
(Casals Hall in Tokyo) With Maestro |
Mstislav Rostropovich who was a virtuoso cellist and conductor passed away in April 27.
I listened to his live performance for the first time in Tokyo just ten years ago.
He was almost 70 years old at that time, and he played the "Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello No.2, No.3, No.5". It was the exquisite and energetic play... I remember I was deeply impressed.
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Postcard "MISTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH,1974" Photograph by YOUSUF KARSH 終演後、このポストカードを持って巨匠に会いに行くと、「随分と若い私だね…。」と笑いながら気さくにサインに応じてくれた巨匠。 |
When I brought this postcard and met maestro, he was a little surprised at this postcard and said to me "Oh! I was fairly young, wasn't I?". And he signed his autograph with a smile.
奇しくも彼の80歳誕生記念を祝したドキュメンタリー映画が東京で先週公開されたばかりとか。
心よりご冥福をお祈りいたします。
It happened that the documentary film which celebrated his 80th birthday was just released in Tokyo last week.
May his sprit rest in peace...
