Dvorák American Suite; Silent

Dvork American Suite Silent Pic

Dvork American Suite Silent Photo

Dvork American Suite Silent Pic

Dvork American Suite Silent Photo

Dvork American Suite Silent Photo

Dvork American Suite Silent Photo

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Some Dvorák Rarities and Old Friends, Nicely Played
By J Scott Morrison
Although I have a number of CDs conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky, and though I knew he was a cellist, I don’t recall hearing him play that instrument. On the basis of this CD I’d have to say that he is one of the better cellists around these days (Side note: in an upcoming review, I’ll have more raves about the marvelous German cellist Maria Kliegel, whose Bach Solo Suites has lately been causing some compulsive listening on my part.) He gets a chance here to play and conduct two Dvorák cello and orchestra pieces: the semi-familiar ‘Silent Woods’ and the less-well-known ‘Rondo.’ ‘Silent Woods’ (‘Klid’ in Czech, sometimes known as ‘Waldesruhe’ in German) is occasionally heard in concert. It is a contemplative pastorale originally part of a solo piano suite. It sounds as if it couldn’t have been composed for anything other than cello and orchestra; it’s hard to imagine a pianist being able to maintain the slowly moving legato melodic line with anything comparable to the cello’s ability to sing it ecstatically. Yablonsky’s cello sings like a great baritone. His performance of ‘Rondo,’ a six-minute minor-key work is equally well-played but the piece itself is relatively trivial, if pretty enough.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Dvorák: American Suite; Silent Woods; Prague Waltzes; Mazurka
By Bjorn Viberg
Dvorák: American Suite; Silent Woods; Prague Waltzes; Mazurka is a 2003 Naxos recording under the direction of Dmitry Yablonksy who leads the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra. Keith Anderson has written the music notes. Also included are short biographies of the violinist, the conductor and the orchestra. Highly recommended. 5/5.

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