{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Classical Music","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/classical-music","author_name":"Bryan Rippin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/classical-music\/author\/bryan\/","title":"' In Praise of Mstislav Rostropovich ' - Classical Music","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xBCkkMTeyC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/classical-music\/in-praise-of-mstislav-rostropovic\/\">&#8216; In Praise of Mstislav Rostropovich &#8216;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/classical-music\/in-praise-of-mstislav-rostropovic\/embed\/#?secret=xBCkkMTeyC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00ab&#8216; In Praise of Mstislav Rostropovich &#8216;\u00bb \u2014 Classical Music\" data-secret=\"xBCkkMTeyC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"from The Guardian April 28 2007\u2026. What is it about the cello that makes its very finest practitioners into moral exemplars for mankind? All that can be said is that through the many miseries of 20th century Europe first Pau Casals and then Mstislav Rostropovich stood as towering musical personalities who made their instrument sing of loss, hope and freedom. It was Casals who brought the cello literature, particularly that of Bach, in from the neglected margins of classical music. It was Rostropovich who ensured it would remain there, inspiring compositions from Britten, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Gubaidulina and many more. Both"}