Rostropovich BRITTEN CELLO - Orig Decca SXL-2298 - RARE

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Rostropovich - Britten CELLO SONATA, Schumann FUNF STUCKEIM VOLKSTON, and Debussy CELLO SONATA - Original Decca SXL-2298 (Black ffss) - VERY RARE & FINE!

So notable was Rostropovich's playing of the Debussy, Benjamin Britten, upon hearing it for the first time, immediately starting writing for the Russian cellist.

This, in fact, is the first recording of the piece, with both virtuoso and composer in attendance.

It is a black SXL release, from 1962, and it is in very fine shape.

Jacket has a music lover's catalog number sticker on the spine, and residue from something on the shiny laminate cover that I cannot quite make out. The backcover, too, has a marker number, a stamping (from Decca?), and ink notations next to the selections regarding timings.

Inside, the black ffss platter is clean indeed, and should play near mint.

A beautiful, historic prize in vinyl literature, to be sure.

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33 RPM, LP