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Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble has continued to develop its intercultural ways, exploring those along the trade routes (maritime as well as land-based) that stretched for centuries from the Mediterranean world to China and even beyond. (The Silk Road brought Indian culture and later the Islamic faith to Indonesia, and one hopes that the group might someday take up that musically fascinating one, so well suited to its syncretic way of thinking.) Ma has had the pleasure of seeing his creation gradually become more independent; he appears on several pieces but takes a starring role only once or twice. Generally he leaves the spotlight to the young players of the Silk Road Ensemble, whose trademark combination of enthusiasm and precision is on full display throughout. Sample the incredible intensity in the final "Briel," taken from from John Zorn's Caym: Book of Angels XVII, originally performed by Cyro Baptista & Banquest of the Spirits, and further arranged by the ensemble itself. The program includes a general mix that typifies the group's genre- and border-crossing ways, with highlights including a suite by MacArthur "genius grant" winner Vijay Iyer and the Central Asian gypsy jazz of David Bruce's "Cut the Rug."
© James Manheim /TiVo
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The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Cristina Pato, Piano - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Vijay Iyer, Composer - Mike Block, Cello - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Cristina Pato, Piano - Wu Tong - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Man Wu, Arranger, Composer, Pipa - Kojiro Umezaki, Arranger, Shakuhachi - Dong-Won Kim, Arranger, Percussion - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shane Shanahan, Composer, Percussion - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Mark Suter, Percussion - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Composer - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - Colin Jacobsen, Composer, Violin - Jeffrey Beecher, Bass - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Kayhan Kalhor - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - David Bruce, Composer - Jeffrey Beecher, Bass - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Colin Jacobsen, Violin - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet - Patrick Farrell, Accordion - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Mark Suter, Percussion - Kayhan Kalhor - Cristina Pato - Man Wu, Pipa - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - David Bruce, Composer - Jeffrey Beecher, Bass - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Colin Jacobsen, Violin - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet - Patrick Farrell, Accordion - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Mark Suter, Percussion - Kayhan Kalhor - Cristina Pato - Man Wu, Pipa - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - David Bruce, Composer - Jeffrey Beecher, Bass - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Colin Jacobsen, Violin - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet - Patrick Farrell, Accordion - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Mark Suter, Percussion - Kayhan Kalhor - Cristina Pato - Man Wu, Pipa - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - David Bruce, Composer - Jeffrey Beecher, Bass - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Colin Jacobsen, Violin - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet - Patrick Farrell, Accordion - Joseph Gramley, Percussion - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Mark Suter, Percussion - Kayhan Kalhor - Cristina Pato - Man Wu, Pipa - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
The Silk Road Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer, Cello, Associated Performer, Cello - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Associated Performer - John Zorn, Composer - Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, Arranger, Guitar - Wu Tong - Jeffrey Beecher, Bass - Johnny Gandelsman, Violin - Colin Jacobsen, Violin - Nicholas Cords, Viola - Shane Shanahan, Percussion - Mark Suter, Percussion - Sandeep Das, Tabla - Kojiro Umezaki, Shakuhachi - Siamak Jahangiry - Cristina Pato, Piano - Jesse Lewis, Producer - Jody Elff, Recording Engineer - Jesse Brayman, Recording Engineer - Man Wu, Pipa - John Weston, Assistant Engineer - Igor Stolarsky, Assistant Engineer - Daniel Schwartz, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble has continued to develop its intercultural ways, exploring those along the trade routes (maritime as well as land-based) that stretched for centuries from the Mediterranean world to China and even beyond. (The Silk Road brought Indian culture and later the Islamic faith to Indonesia, and one hopes that the group might someday take up that musically fascinating one, so well suited to its syncretic way of thinking.) Ma has had the pleasure of seeing his creation gradually become more independent; he appears on several pieces but takes a starring role only once or twice. Generally he leaves the spotlight to the young players of the Silk Road Ensemble, whose trademark combination of enthusiasm and precision is on full display throughout. Sample the incredible intensity in the final "Briel," taken from from John Zorn's Caym: Book of Angels XVII, originally performed by Cyro Baptista & Banquest of the Spirits, and further arranged by the ensemble itself. The program includes a general mix that typifies the group's genre- and border-crossing ways, with highlights including a suite by MacArthur "genius grant" winner Vijay Iyer and the Central Asian gypsy jazz of David Bruce's "Cut the Rug."
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:36
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Yo-Yo Ma Silkroad Ensemble
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Masterworks
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
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