Artist's Choice - Yo-Yo Ma - Music That Matters to Him

Yo-Yo Ma | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Music
• ASIN: B000BB6TQW
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,879 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1. Bach, Cello Suite No. 5, Sarabande - Pablo Casals~~~2. Take Five - Dave Brubeck~~~3. J'ai qu'a l'regarder - Edith Piaf~~~4. Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, Second Movement - Arthur Grumiaux~~~5. Hallucinations - Bobby McFerrin~~~6. Milonga del Angel - Astor Piazzolla~~~7. Limerock - Mark O'Connor & Edgar Meyer~~~8. Beethoven, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G, Second Movement - Leon Fleisher~~~9. Schubert, An Die Musik - Fritz Wunderlich~~~10. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) - Stephane Grappelli~~~11. Bartok, String Quartet No. 4, First Movement - Juilliard String Quartet~~~12. Mozart, Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen, from The Magic Flute - The Magic Flute~~~13. Lalo, Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Third Movement - Isaac Stern~~~14. Mona - James Taylor~~~15. Schubert, Sonata in A Minor for Cello and Piano "Arpeggione," First Movement - Leonard Rose & Leonid Hambro~~~16. Bach, Goldberg Variations, Aria - Glenn Gould.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes Yes Ma, September 1, 2008

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Diane Stablein "Artist" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artist's Choice - Yo-Yo Ma - Music That Matters to Him (Audio CD)

I bought this CD several years ago and am now buying my second copy. I 'lent' it to a friend who loved it so much that I let her keep it. If you love Yo Yo Ma and love that haunting chello music, you will adore this CD. It is such a smart collection of music that flows and moves the listener. I will probably end up buying a third copy in the future!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A privileged glimpse into the mind of a master musician, January 11, 2010

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K. C. Cheng (Hershey, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artist's Choice - Yo-Yo Ma - Music That Matters to Him (Audio CD)

Have you ever wondered what music shaped a great musician of today? Well, here, Yo-Yo reveals, through pieces that have meant a lot to him, some of the shaping events of his life, including performances that struck him as significant. Surprising to some (though not to me), was that he includes music outside of classical as inspirational for him. It is worth noting some of his suggestions for great performers and recordings that hold a rich history and meaning: For example, the Casals, Brubeck, and Gould. In my case, Gould's Goldberg was an awakening. One has to be made of stone to not hear why this 1955 recording turned the entire musical world upside down - nobody else had been able to make so many voices so beautifully clear and distinct, with their own personalities, as Gould. For more, have a listen to "Sense of Wonder", which contains both 1955 and 1981 recordings of the Goldberg, and Gould's radio interview comparing them - an incredible inside view of performances from one of history's greatest pianists. Rose's sound is truly as rich and golden as any in the history of the cello - he had a profound impact on the cello-playing of today. If you don't know of Bobby McFerrin - have a hear of "Rush", Yo-Yo's fun-filled jazz voice/cello album. O'Conner and Meyer are geniuses in their "countrified" renditions of crossover classical music. Keep an open mind, and you will be rewarded by this wonderful set of recordings, and be directed to types of music you may not have considered before.

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars My mistake...., January 20, 2009

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Kona Sykes (Va Beach, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artist's Choice - Yo-Yo Ma - Music That Matters to Him (Audio CD)

My mistake, I thought it was Yo Yo Ma's choices in the music that he played....not by others. Did not like the CD at all.