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Passacaglia, for cello solo (1979–80)

• Composition: 1979–80
• First Performance: Tuesday, 16 March 1982. Royal Festival Hall, London. Mstislav Rostropovich cello.
Duration: About 6 minutes
Dedication: For Mstislav Rostropovich
Craggs Catalogue Number: C98
Instrumentation: Cello solo
Manuscript: Frederick R. Koch Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Manuscript FRKF 611. Autograph score. 6 pages.
Publication: Oxford University Press, 1982. Materials available for purchase:

Passacaglia for Cello Solo 1982 Score ISBN 019 3594110

 

Recordings:

Cellist Year Compact Disc Timing
Raphael Wallfisch 1986 Chandos CHAN 8959 5’20”
Julian Lloyd Webber 1993 ASV Living Era 592  
Paul Watkins 2002 Hyperion CDA67340 6’14”