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| Title Statement | The essential Yo-Yo Ma [sound recording]. |
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| Author | Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- |
| Additional Contributors | Entremont, Philippe |
| Casadesus, Gaby | |
| Stott, Kathryn | |
| Zander, Patricia | |
| Kahane, Jeffrey,1956- | |
| McFerrin, Bobby | |
| Ax, Emanuel | |
| Stern, Isaac,1920-2001 | |
| Publication | [New York]: Sony Classical/Legacy :Distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, p2005. |
| Extent of Item | 2 sound discs (76:56, 76:05 min.) |
| ISBN | (s.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 827969392720 |
| Other Number | 1543519 |
| General Notes | Compact discs. In the 3rd work, the violin cello is performed on cello. All selections previously released, 1978-2004. Program notes with discography inserted in container. |
| Performance Credits | Yo-Yo Ma, cello ; with various accompanists. |
| Contents | CD1. Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. Prélude / J.S. Bach (2:22) -- The four seasons, op. 8. No. 4, Winter. II, Largo / Vivaldi (with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor & harpsichord) (1:45) -- Jesus, bleibet meine Freude = Jesus, joy of man's desiring : BWV 147 (2:41) ; Schafe können sicher weiden = Sheep may safely graze : BWV 208 (3:38) ; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme = Sleepers awake : BWV 645 (3:48) / J.S. Bach ; instrumentation by Ton Koopman (with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor & organ) -- Carnival of the animals. The swan / Saint-Saëns (with Philippe Entremont, Gaby Casadesus, piano) (3:08) -- Havanaise, op. 83 / Saint-Saëns ; transcribed for cello by Yo-Yo Ma (with Kathryn Stott, piano) (8:54) -- Thaïs. Méditation / Massenet ; transcribed for cello by Yo-Yo Ma (with Kathryn Stott, piano) (5:48) -- Liebesfreud / Kreisler (with Patricia Zander, piano) (3:08) -- Three preludes. Prelude no. 1, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso / Gershwin ; transcribed for cello by Yo-Yo Ma (with Jeffrey Kahane, piano) (1:42) -- Vocalise / Rachmaninoff (with Bobby McFerrin, vocalist) (6:24) -- Sonata in D minor for cello and piano, op. 40. IV, Allegro / Shostakovich (with Emanuel Ax, piano) (4:21) -- Andante cantabile for cello solo and string orchestra, op. posth. / Tchaikovsky (with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel) (8:22) -- Quartet no. 1 in G minor for piano and strings, op. 25. IV, Rondo alla Zingarese, presto / Brahms (with Isaac Stern, violin ; Jaime Laredo, viola ; Emanuel Ax, piano) (8:05) -- Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra, op. 104. III, Finale, allegro moderato / Dvořák (with New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur) (12:50) --CD2. Cristal / Mariano ; arr. Calandrelli (with Cesar Camargo Mariano, piano) (2:50) -- A lenda do caboclo / Villa-Lobos ; arr. S. Assad (with Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitars) (3:10) -- Chega de saudade / Jobim ; arr. Calandrelli (with Rosa Passos, vocals, guitar ; Kathryn Stott, piano ; Nilson Matta, bass ; Cyro Baptista, percussion) (5:02) -- Wapango / d'Rivera ; arr. Tavares (with Paquito d'Rivera, clarinet ; Kathryn Stott, piano ; Cyro Baptista, percussion) (3:46) -- Libertango / Piazzolla (with Nestor Marconi, bandoneón ; Antonio Agri, violin ; Leonardo Marconi, piano ; Horacio Malvicino, guitar ; Hector Console, bass) (3:08) -- Appalachia waltz (solo cello version) / Mark O'Connor (4:25) -- Butterfly's day out / O'Connor (with Mark O'connor, mandolin ; Edgar Meyer, bass) (4:43) -- 1B / Edgar Meyer (with Mark O'connor, mandolin ; Edgar Meyer, bass) (3:59) -- Three pieces for solo cello pickin' / John Williams (2:34) -- Simple gifts / traditional ; arr. Meyer (with Alison Krauss, vocalist) (2:34) -- The mission. Gabriel's oboe (3:11) ; The falls (2:27) / Morricone (with Roma Sinfonietta, Ennio Morricone) -- Crouching tiger, hidden dragon. The eternal vow / Tan Dun (with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai National Orchestra, Shanghai Percussion Ensemble, Tan Dun & Chen Xie Yang) (2:58) -- The cellist of Sarajevo : a lament in rondo form for solo cello, op. 12 / David Wilde (7:00) -- Chi passa per'sta strada / Filippo Azzaiolo ; arr. Silk Road Ensemble (with members of the Silk Road Ensemble) (4:43) -- Mido Mountain / Chinese traditional ; arr. Wu Tong & Li Cang Sang (with members of the Silk Road Ensemble) (3:51) -- Mohini (Enchantment) / Sandeep Das & Indrajit Dey ; arr. Ljova (with members of the Silk Road Ensemble) (1:47) -- Suite for cello and jazz piano trio. Baroque in rhythm / Claude Bolling (with Claude Bolling, piano ; Jean-Luc Dayan, drums ; Marc Michel, bass) (4:26) -- Anything goes / Cole Porter ; arr. Kellaway (with Stephane Grappelli, violin ; Roger Kellaway, piano ; Marc Fosset, guitar ; Jon Burr, bass ; Daniel Humair, drums) (5:48) -- Bonus track : I could have danced all night / Frederick Loewe ; arr. Prutsman (with Steven Prutsman, piano) (3:43) |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Violoncello and piano music |
| Violoncello with orchestra | |
| Violoncello with instrumental ensemble | |
