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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos (LP) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 16/May/2025 ] Benefiting from the superb audio quality achieved in the exceptional acoustic of Boston's Symphony Hall, Yo-Yo Ma gives inspired performances of Shostakovich's two cello concertos. The inventive First was written for another friend, Mstislav... |
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ESA-PEKKA SALONEN
Salonen: Cello Concerto Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Sony Classical / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Contemporary |
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DVORAK / HERBERT / BRITTEN / BRAHMS / SAINT-SAENS / BACH / WALTON / etc
Yo-Yo Ma: The Classical Cello Collection Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / with Emanuel Ax (piano) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, etc [ Sony Classical / 15 CD Box Set - released 21/Dec/2016 ] Excellent value, budget-priced x15 CD Box-set. The set features great works from the classical cello repertoire with compositions by 23 classical composers. |
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BRAHMS / CHOPIN / DVORAK / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN
Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax: A Celebration - recordings for cello & piano Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / with Emanuel Ax (piano) / with Pamela Frank (violin), Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) Jaime Laredo (viola) [ Sony Classical / 21 CD Box Set - released 24/May/2019 ] A 21 CD box-set released on the 'Sony Classical' label - In celebration of the internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax's 70th birthday and his long-term musical partnership with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma |
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J. S. BACH / ELGAR / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / HAYDN / SCHUMANN
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Cello Masterworks (8CD box set) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / various accompaniments [ Sony Classical / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "The CD gives an absolutely truthful projection of a cello image which in the concert hall can seem too reticent, but here is perfectly balanced with the orchestra." (Gramophone on the Lalo / Saint-Saens) |
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EDGAR MEYER / TRADITIONAL
Appalachia Waltz [newly remastered] Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Edgar Meyer (bass) Mark O'Connor (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Yo-Yo Ma joins double-bassist Edgar Meyer and fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor |
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Yo-Yo Ma & Glass Ensemble
Glass: Naqoyqatsi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Oct/2002 ] |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos | Solo Works Yuja Wang (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutche Grammophon / LP - released 2/May/2025 ] "A genuine collaborative spirit presides over these Shostakovich concerto performances, not to mention the dazzling execution and playful characterisation one expects from this particular piano soloist." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2025 |
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Zander / Philharmonia Orchestr
Bruckner: Sympony No 5 [ Telarc Classical / SACD - released 6/Apr/2009 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Bruno Walter conducts Mozart [6 CD set] Zino Francescatti (violin) Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Jennie Tourel (alto), Léopold Simoneau (tenor) & William Warfield (bass) / Columbia Symphony [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2011 ] Born in Berlin in 1876, Bruno Walter entered the Stern Conservatory at the age of eight, intending to become a concert pianist, and made his conducting debut in Cologne at 17. Following appointments in Pressburg (now Bratislava), Riga and Berlin, he... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Le Comte Ory (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Cecilia Bartoli, Javier Camarena, Rebecca Olvera, Carlos Chausson / Muhai Tang (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 7/Mar/2014 ] "Musical standards are high, with Tang and the orchestra bouncing the score merrily along. Bartoli sends herself up...vocally, she is in more consistent voice than on some recent recordings" (BBC Music) |
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Zukerman/Neikrug
Mozart: The Complete Violin So [ Sony Classical / 6 CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV36, BWV129 & BWV184 Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, Kurt Schoch / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |