Alban Gerhardt, Markus Becker - Rostropovich Encores

For the young Alban Gerhardt, Rostropovich was �a reason to become passionate about the cello�: in the notes accompanying this release he recalls being �blown away� on first hearing Slava play live in Berlin. This splendid follow-up to Casals Encores sees Gerhardt paying homage to his great predecessor with an eclectic programme of shorter works, including two by Rostropovich himself.