Dvorak's 'Goin' Home' for cello and piano

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[usonian]

1. Ya got my attention. Hard to do these days.

Wonderful, moving music. From the “New World” symphony.

I have a piano reduction, not having a cellist, nor violinist handy.

The piano reduction and the adaptation for piano and violin, by Fritz Kreisler, no less, “ Negro Spiritual Melody ‘, are in D flat.

https://ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/f3/IMSLP326497-PMLP08710-Dvorak-Largo.arrKreislerSC.pdf

Whereas the one you linked is in C major, much easier to play by ear.

Highly Recommended, from my very long list of Dvorak favorites:
Song to the Moon, from Russalka and
His out of this world cello concerto.

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2. Heh... Speaking of reduction, a flavorful one over bucatini. 🤭

Gonna listen to 'Song to the Moon' l8r. I try hard to not allow my present sentiments for "all things ruzzian' to color my appreciation for fine compositions that came out of their culture. Plus I 'practice' Orthodoxy and that's a tough nut to crack presently with the heinous destruction in Ukraine.

[usonian]

3. Speaking of bucatini ...

Sports announcer Greg Papa (he's from Buffalo, originally) reads an ad for a local Italian restaurant chain, and he takes off with "And their SPICY BUCATINI" ...

I remember (and who else does) the recent worldwide Bucatini shortage?
Of course, I stocked up as soon as it returned to store shelves.

But when the Mafaldine disappeared from the shelves of Sam's Italian Deli, I was gripping.
It has returned, and two or three different brands (one is enough, TBH) besides Anna's.

FWIW, Tchaikovsky HAD a summer home in Ukraine. (Trostyanets)
Dvorak is/was Czech. Try listening to Russalka.
Say, I heard Lenski's aria (From Onegin) in German (I think it was German). Culture Clash.
Neither is easy for me to understand.

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4. I realize about Dvorak, but some that were native rus/ussr, I try disassociation.

My heritage is Czechoslovak.
Yay team!