(The) Essential Yo-Yo Ma

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Title: (The) Essential Yo-Yo Ma

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello); Jonathan Manson (Baroque cello); Ton Koopman (Director); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord); Ton Koopman (Organ)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Rome Sinfonietta Orchestra; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; (Members) of the Philip Glass Ensemble

Recomended Retail Price: 18.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Sony Classical / BMG UK

Pieces in Set: 2

Running Time: 2 hours 28 minutes

Genre(s): Instrumental, Stage works, Orchestral, Chamber, Vocal and choral

Stereo: Stereo

SPAR Code: DDD

EAN: 5099709285721

Work 1

Work Title: (6) Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV1007-12

Excerpt(s): 1. Prélude

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 2

Work Title: (The) Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Excerpt(s): 1. The Ecstasy of Gold

Composer: Ennio Morricone (b 1928)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1966

Conductor: Ennio Morricone

Orchestra / Ensemble: Rome Sinfonietta Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 3

Work Title: Double Concerto for 2 Cellos and Strings in G minor, RV531

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Orchestra / Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Main Performer: Jonathan Manson (Baroque cello), Ton Koopman (Director), Ton Koopman (Harpsichord), Ton Koopman (Organ), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Jonathan Manson, Ton Koopman, Ton Koopman, Ton Koopman, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 4

Work Title: Libertango

Excerpt(s): 1. Libertango

Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1973

Main Performer: Antonio Agri (Violin), Héctor Console (Double bass), Horacio Malvicino (Guitar), Leonardo Marconi (Piano), Nestor Marconi (Bandoneon), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Antonio Agri, Héctor Console, Horacio Malvicino, Leonardo Marconi, Nestor Marconi, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 5

Work Title: Naqoyqatsi

Excerpt(s): 1. Definition

Composer: Philip Glass (b 1937)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 2002

Conductor: Michael Riesman

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Members) of the Philip Glass Ensemble

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 6

Work Title: Thaïs

Excerpt(s): 1. L'amour est une vertu rare

Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1894

Main Performer: Kathryn Stott (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Kathryn Stott, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 7

Work Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Excerpt(s): 1. The Eternal Vow

Composer: Tan Dun (b 1957)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 2000

Conductor: Chan Xie Yang

Orchestra / Ensemble: Shanghai Percussion Ensemble

Orchestra / Ensemble: Shanghai National Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 8

Work Title: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

Composer: Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1934

Main Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 9

Work Title: Appalachia Waltz

Excerpt(s): 1. Appalachia Waltz

Composer: Mark O'Connor (20th Cent)

Genre: Chamber

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 10

Work Title: Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV140

Excerpt(s): 1. Chorus: Wachet auf! wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1731

Conductor: Ton Koopman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 11

Work Title: Appalachian Journey

Excerpt(s): 1. 1B

Composer: Edgar Meyer (b 1960)

Genre: Chamber

Main Performer: Edgar Meyer (Double bass), Mark O'Connor (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 12

Work Title: Havanaise in E, Op. 83

Excerpt(s): 1. Havanaise in E, Op. 83

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Main Performer: Kathryn Stott (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Kathryn Stott, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 13

Work Title: (The) Cellist of Sarajevo

Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Cellist of Sarajevo

Composer: David Wilde (20th Cent)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 14

Work Title: Chi passa per 'sta strada

Excerpt(s): 1. Chi passa per 'sta strada

Composer: Filippo Azzaiolo (fl 1557-69)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Orchestra / Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 15

Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, B191 (Op. 104)

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro moderato

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1894-95

Conductor: Kurt Masur

Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 16

Work Title: Simple Gifts

Excerpt(s): 1. Simple Gifts

Composer: Traditional

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 17

Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Moderato

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1919

Conductor: André Previn

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 18

Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro molto

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1919

Conductor: André Previn

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 19

Work Title: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147

Excerpt(s): 1. Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiri

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1723

Conductor: Ton Koopman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 20

Work Title: Mido Mountain

Excerpt(s): 1. Mido Mountain

Composer: Traditional

Genre: Chamber

Orchestra / Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 21

Work Title: Butterfly's day out

Excerpt(s): 1. Butterfly's day out

Composer: Mark O'Connor (20th Cent)

Genre: Chamber

Main Performer: Edgar Meyer (Double bass), Mark O'Connor (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 22

Work Title: (3) Preludes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in B flat

Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1926

Main Performer: Jeffrey Kahane (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Jeffrey Kahane, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 23

Work Title: St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Excerpt(s): 1. Erbarme dich

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1727

Conductor: Ton Koopman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 24

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Orchestra / Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Main Performer: Ton Koopman (Director), Ton Koopman (Harpsichord), Ton Koopman (Organ), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Ton Koopman, Ton Koopman, Ton Koopman, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 25

Work Title: (16) Slavonic Dances, B78 & B145 (Opp. 46 & 72)

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 2 in E minor

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1878, 1886

Conductor: Seiji Ozawa

Orchestra / Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Itzhak Perlman (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 26

Work Title: Cristal

Excerpt(s): 1. Cristal

Composer: Cesar Camargo Mariano

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Cesar Camargo Mariano (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Cesar Camargo Mariano, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 27

Work Title: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F, Op. 99

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro molto

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1886

Main Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 28

Work Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Excerpt(s): 1. The Eternal Vow

Composer: Tan Dun (b 1957)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 2000

Conductor: Chan Xie Yang

Orchestra / Ensemble: Shanghai Percussion Ensemble

Orchestra / Ensemble: Shanghai National Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

Work 29

Work Title: Milonga del ángel

Excerpt(s): 1. Milonga del ángel

Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Edwin Barker (Double bass), Frank Corliss (Piano), Nestor Marconi (Bandoneon), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Edwin Barker, Frank Corliss, Nestor Marconi, Yo-Yo Ma

Work 30

Work Title: (The) Protecting Veil

Excerpt(s): 1. 1st movement

Composer: John (Kenneth) Tavener (b 1944)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1988-9

Conductor: David Zinman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Yo-Yo Ma

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Ennio Morricone (b 1928); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992); Philip Glass (b 1937); Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912); Tan Dun (b 1957); Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Mark O'Connor (20th Cent); Edgar Meyer (b 1960)