Breakings news from the BBC

[jamriding]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6598895.stm

[mathis]

How sad to loose Rostropovich. May he rest in piece.

[DaveTubaKing]

Major loss, great great musician.

I once saw him conduct part of the right of spring with his eyebrows - that's class.

[Guy Bacos]

he was only 80? I thought the guy by now must of been 105.

Some musicians have the ability to extend time, the man accomplished so much....

Great loss indeed.

[William]

His recording, to mention just one, of the Bach solo cello works are tremendous. Like Perlman's performances of the partitas, making one solo instrument sound like a huge, perfect orchestra.