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Camille Saint-Saens, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven
Portrait of Yo-Yo Ma
Genres: Folk, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensembl - Yo-Yo Ma, BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG V
2. Bourree [From Suite No. 3 in C Major for Unaccompanied Cell] - Yo-Yo Ma, Traditional
3. Variations for cello & piano in E flat major on Mozart's "Bei M?nnern," - Yo-Yo Ma, DVOR?K, ANTON?N
4. Sakura, Sakura, folk song "Cherry Blossom" - Yo-Yo Ma, KREISLER, FRITZ
5. Songs My Mother Taught Me for violin & piano (transcription of Dvorak's - Yo-Yo Ma, KREISLER, FRITZ
6. Sch?n Rosmarin, for violin & piano - Yo-Yo Ma, KREISLER, FRITZ
7. Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano - Yo-Yo Ma, KREISLER, FRITZ
8. Liebesfreud (Love's Joy), for violin & piano - Yo-Yo Ma, PAGANINI, NICCOLO
9. Tambourin Chinois, for violin & piano, Op. 3 - Yo-Yo Ma, Haydn, Franz Joseph
10. Caprice for solo violin in A minor (Theme & Variations), Op. 1/24, MS 2 - Yo-Yo Ma,
11. Concerto No. 2 in D - Yo-Yo Ma,
12. II. Adagio
13. III. Allegro

CD Details

All Artists: Camille Saint-Saens, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Japanese Traditional, Fritz Kreisler, Niccolo Paganini, Franz Joseph Haydn, Michio Mamiya, Pro Musica Nipponia Ensemble, English Chamber Orchestra, Gaby Casadesus, Philippe Entremont, Emanuel Ax, Patricia Zander
Title: Portrait of Yo-Yo Ma
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Genres: Folk, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 074644479621, 074644479645

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CD Reviews

Classic Yo-Yo

new music guy | NY, NY United States | 05/23/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This disc is sort of Yo-Yo's virtuoso collection. The CD is comprised largely of fairly mindless music, but at least Ma manages to make things interesting. Most of these works are played extremely well - his cello arrangement of the Dvorak-Kriesler "Songs my mother taught me" is stunning, and if the octaves (and a bit of other passagework) in the Paganani 24th caprice are out of tune, that track still serves as a tribute to his incredible technical skill. Still, some of this music (such as "The Swan") is too overplayed to be truly enjoyable at this point, and now that he has two separate sets of complete Bach Suites released (neither of which I'd recommend), the last thing anyone needs to hear is an early recording of the Bourrees from Suite 3.
The highlight is his Haydn D major concerto, which is given a simple treatment here, and it works. So crisp and clean is his playing that little else is required, from him or the orchestra, and the result is an incredibly refined performance."

Excellent pure cello for the casual relaxed listener

RRJCPA@MINDSPRING.COM | Atlanta | 01/09/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As an untrained listener, you can find pure joy in the range of sounds and passion Ma's cello brings to this cd."

Brilliant

09/18/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yo-Yo Ma is simply captivating. There are no words to describe the power he is able to put over a listener. He is not of this world, and his music takes the breath away. There is not one "Ma note" that is lacking in skill, emotion, or personal interpretation."