Praised by The Washington Post for playing with "an easy warmth, drawing the orchestra after him like a halo around a candle flame," cellist Kian Soltani follows his DG debut album, Home, with a Dvor k album centered on the famous cello concerto. Featuring Maestro Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin, the concerto is paired with five arrangements of beloved Dvor k pieces, three of which Soltani arranged himself.

Tracklist:

AntonÃn DvorÃ¡kÂ -Â Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale. Allegro moderato
4 Lieder, Op. 82, B. 157
I. Lasst mich allein. Andante (Arr. Soltani For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble)
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World"
IV. Largo. Goin' Home (Arr. Koncz For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble)
Gypsy Melodies, Op.55, B. 104 1
IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. Soltani For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble) 1
4 Romantic Pieces, Op.75, B.150 1
I. Allegro moderato (Arr. Soltani For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble) 1
From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 133 1
V. Silent Woods (Arr. Niefind ; Ribke For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble)

UPC: 028948360901
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 8.28.20
Format: CD

Kian Soltani / Barenboim / Staatskapelle Berlin - Dvorak: Cello Concerto (CD)