I credit my youngest sister for introducing me to these guys playing this piece, but it might have been my father. I've listened to several different musicians playing this, and none matches these two. None.
The vid starts in the middle, but it's still worth watching Rostropovich make the cello weep.
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I saw the film Pawn Sacrifice the other day. It stars Tobey Maguire and Liev Schrieber as Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. Serious chess movies don't come along very often, so I was excited to see it.
That was thoroughly enjoyable!
Rostropovich was a huge influence on Tomas Ulrich, a jazz cellist in NYC. You might find his work interesting. Clips on you tube. Of course.