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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Cello Concerto / Adagio & Allegro for cello & piano in A flat major, Op. 70 / etc Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Emmanuel Ax (piano) / Bayerischen Rundfunks Sinfonie-orchester / Sir Colin Davis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Mar/1988 ] "Yo-Yo Ma's playing is always distinguished by great expressive refinement and tonal sophistication. His account of the concerto is keenly affectionate...those wanting the present coupling need not hesitate." (Gramophone) |
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L. & N. BOULANGER / SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / VIARDOT-GARCIA
Merci Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Merci is a deeply personal expression of gratitude, a celebration of the powerful relationships that keep music alive. This effervescent recording is rooted in the compositions of Gabriel Fauré, whom Kathryn Stott calls her "musical soulmate," and... |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
Yo-Yo Ma - A Gathering of Friends Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, John Williams [ Sony Music / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] The 40-year friendship between two musical titans, John Williams & Yo-Yo Ma, reaches a new peak with 'A Gathering of Friends.' The incredible warmth & brilliance of composer/conductor John Williams is felt throughout this album. |
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YO-YO MA / STUART DUNCAN / EDGAR MEYER / CHRIS THILE
Not Our First Goat Rodeo Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Stuart Duncan (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Chris Thile (mandolin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The music featured in this stunning album is so complex to pull off that the group likens it to a goat rodeo - an aviation term for a situation in which 100 things need to go right to avoid disaster |
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BACH / MEYER / SAINT-SAENS / MORRICONE / VIVALDI / TAN DUN / etc
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Gold Series) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with various guests & accompaniments [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] "Discs with snippets like this have to be taken for what they are: appetizers for further exploration or just agreeable easy listening. What is never in doubt is the high quality of the playing and recording." (MusicWeb) |
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ENNIO MORRICONE
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Music / CD - released 24/Jan/2005 ] The genesis for this recording began during the Academy Awards in 2001, when Yo-Yo Ma was performing the Academy Award-winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on the Oscar telecast, and met Morricone, who was also in attendance for his... |
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Niko Ne Zna
Niko Ne Zna [ Monkey Records / CD - released 8/Nov/2010 ] This is the self-titled, debut EP from Wellington's balkan, gypsy brass extravaganza - featuring delicious arrangements of five traditional and original Gypsy tunes |
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Niko Ne Zna
Renegade Brass Band [ Monkey Records / CD - released 22/Feb/2013 ] New Zealand's very own Balkan Gypsy brass extravaganza, this 8 piece band has evolved into a true Gypsy juggernaut... |
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Yo La Tengo
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (LP) [ Matador Records / 2 LP - released 22/Aug/2011 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. |
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Yo La Tengo
Electr-O-pura (25th Anniversary Edition LP) [ Matador / 2 LP - released 4/Sep/2020 ] 25th anniversary reissue of Yo La Tengo's 1995 album Electr-o-pura. Now in a gatefold sleeve and cut from the original 58-minute master, the new reissue is pressed for the first time on two LPs to ensure the highest quality of audio the album has had... |
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Yo La Tengo
Fade [ Matador / CD - released 18/Jan/2013 ] |
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Yo La Tengo
I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass [ Matador Records / CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] The famously restless band continues to broaden it's horizons - and has made it's best album to date! 'I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass' is a whipping ripper. |
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Yo La Tengo
I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (LP) [ Matador / 2 LP - released 11/Sep/2015 ] |
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Yo La Tengo
Sleepless Night EP (12") [ Matador / 12in - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Sleepless Night is a six-song EP with one new tune ("Bleeding") plus covers of songs by The Byrds, The Delmore Brothers, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Lane, and The Flying Machine. The tracks on Sleepless Night were initially released as one side of an LP... |
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Yo La Tengo
Summer Sun (LP) [ Matador / 2 LP - released 25/Jan/2019 ] Made available again for 2019, Yo La Tengo's 2003 LP 'Summer Sun' sees the band exploring the sunny landscapes of summer, in every imaginable mode of music. |
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Yo La Tengo
There's A Riot Going On [ Matador / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] Their first proper full-length since 2013's Fade, There's a Riot Goin' On is an expression of freedom and sanity and emotional expansion, a declaration of common humanity as liberating as it is soft-spoken. For Yo La Tengo this is a slow-motion... |
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Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World [ Matador / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Times have changed for Yo La Tengo as much as they have for everyone else. In the past, the band has often worked with outside producers and mixers. In their latest effort, the first full-length in five years, This Stupid World was created all by... |
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SELAOCOE / BACH / PLATTI
Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) Abel Selaocoe (cello) with Yo-Yo Ma, Colin Alexander, Simran Singh, Max Baillie, Rakhvinder Singh, Ruth Gibson & others [ Warner Classics / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - CHAMBER BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - NEWCOMER |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies; Concertos; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, with Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Yuja Wang (piano), Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Baiba Skride (violin) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 19 CD Box Set - released 18/Jul/2025 ] The Boston Symphony Orchestra and their music director Andris Nelsons announce their upcoming album, on which they present their acclaimed Shostakovich symphony cycle to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death in 1975. . |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Symphony No 7 Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] "This is a fine, generously-filled and well-recorded album of Beethoven's music, in traditional performances that are very good." MusicWeb May 2020 |