Adagio;

In this follow-up to his 1987 Meditation album, cello virtuoso Mischa Maisky returned to the studio--this time with a full orchestra--to perform more of the dreamiest, most beautiful classical melodies, arranged to highlight the cello's near-vocal expressiveness. Maisky obviously enjoys these pieces--by Dvorák, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, and others--and the recording brings out the full, burnished resonance of his priceless instrument. --David Vernier