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This disc repackages tracks of a romantic mood from a variety of Yo-Yo Ma discs released over the course of his strong-selling album career. A few of them (track 2, for example) come from recordings of straight-ahead classical repertory, and there are several new tracks, but most are taken from the cellist's fabulously successful series of crossover recordings, including Obrigado Brazil, Appalachia Waltz, and his collection of music by Italian film composer Ennio Morricone. These have all been innovative attempts to communicate with a wide audience, and it is a bit disconcerting to see Ma backing off from such innovation with this relatively conventional package of excerpts. There is, however, nothing whatsoever wrong with what Ma does here, taken on its own terms; his warm but never overdone way with a tune is everywhere in evidence, and the program does constitute a sort of de facto encore disc, mixing single movements of classical works with melodies from semi-popular traditions, of the kind Ma has never recorded but that, 50 years ago, would have seemed normal to any number of concert artists. It is also nice to hear a couple of selections from the Morricone disc, less familiar than blockbusters such as Appalachia Waltz; the concluding excerpt from the soundtrack to The Mission, with Morricone himself conducting, shows Ma's ear for instant crowd-pleasers nobody else has thought of. The bottom line is that the disc works as a pleasant crowd-pleaser and as a sampler of Ma's later work, even if one of his original discs will be more deeply satisfying.
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John Williams, Composer - John Williams, Performer - John Williams, Piano - John Williams, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
César Franck, Composer - Kathryn Stott, Performer - Kathryn Stott, Piano - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
George Gershwin, Composer - Jascha Heifetz, Arranger - Jeffrey Kahane, Piano - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Transcriber
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Performer - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Tini Mathot, Producer - Ton Koopman, Conductor - Ton Koopman, Harpsichord - Ton Koopman, Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jacob Do Bandolim, Composer - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger - Jorge Calandrelli, Producer - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - Paquito D'Rivera, Clarinet - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dmitri Kabalevsky, Composer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Richard Einhorn, Producer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ennio Morricone, Composer - Ennio Morricone, Conductor - Ennio Morricone, Producer - Roma Sinfonietta, Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer - Gaby Casadesus, Piano - Georges Kadar, Producer - Philippe Entremont, Piano - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello
(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Kojiro Umezaki, Arranger - Richard King, Engineer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Arranger - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer - Zhao Lin, Arranger
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Claudio Abbado, Conductor - Claudio Abbado, Performer - Isaac Stern, Performer - Isaac Stern, Violin - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Astor Piazzolla, Composer - Octavio Brunetti, Piano - Richard King, Engineer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Joel Fan, Piano - Michio Mamiya, Composer - Richard King, Engineer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Edgar Meyer, Composer - Edgar Meyer, Performer - Edgar Meyer, Piano - Edgar Meyer, Producer - Mark O'Connor, Performer - Mark O'Connor, Producer - Mark O'Connor, Violin - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Emanuel Ax, Piano - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Composer - Richard King, Engineer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Ennio Morricone, Composer - Ennio Morricone, Conductor - Ennio Morricone, Performer - Ennio Morricone, Producer - Roma Sinfonietta, Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lorin Maazel, Conductor - Lorin Maazel, Performer - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
This disc repackages tracks of a romantic mood from a variety of Yo-Yo Ma discs released over the course of his strong-selling album career. A few of them (track 2, for example) come from recordings of straight-ahead classical repertory, and there are several new tracks, but most are taken from the cellist's fabulously successful series of crossover recordings, including Obrigado Brazil, Appalachia Waltz, and his collection of music by Italian film composer Ennio Morricone. These have all been innovative attempts to communicate with a wide audience, and it is a bit disconcerting to see Ma backing off from such innovation with this relatively conventional package of excerpts. There is, however, nothing whatsoever wrong with what Ma does here, taken on its own terms; his warm but never overdone way with a tune is everywhere in evidence, and the program does constitute a sort of de facto encore disc, mixing single movements of classical works with melodies from semi-popular traditions, of the kind Ma has never recorded but that, 50 years ago, would have seemed normal to any number of concert artists. It is also nice to hear a couple of selections from the Morricone disc, less familiar than blockbusters such as Appalachia Waltz; the concluding excerpt from the soundtrack to The Mission, with Morricone himself conducting, shows Ma's ear for instant crowd-pleasers nobody else has thought of. The bottom line is that the disc works as a pleasant crowd-pleaser and as a sampler of Ma's later work, even if one of his original discs will be more deeply satisfying.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:31
- Main artists: Yo-Yo Ma
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 1978, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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