Mstislav Rostropovich is considered one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. His art has inspired numerous composers around the world to write works for the cello – including Prokofiev for his Cello Sonata op. 119. When preparing our new Urtext edition of this sonata, I was therefore all the more surprised to discover that, alongside Rostropovich, another musician played a very important role in the genesis and dissemination of this work – albeit in a completely different way: Levon Atovmyan, who is also the sonata’s dedicatee. Reason enough to take a closer look at this man in the background!
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