Credits:

Yo-Yo Ma

Description:

[Best Classical 100] Yo-Yo Ma broke new ground with his baroque cello performance with an original instrument ensemble. The orchestra is the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, led by Copeman, a renowned original instrument ensemble. For this project, Yo-Yo Ma replaced his favorite cello (a 1712 Stradivari) with gut strings, removed the end pins, and made other improvements to make it sound more like the original instrument. The result is an ambitious work that overcame various "difficulties," including a different playing technique and tuning system. Copeman also arranged the music. ◇Blu-spec CD2 / Year of recording: August 1998 / Location: Leiden

Tracklisting:

1 JESU. JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING. BWV 147 / Yo-Yo Ma
2 'AIR ON A G STRING' (FROM SUITE 3). BWV 1068 / Yo-Yo Ma
3 SCHAFE KONNEN SICHER WEIDEN. BWV 208 / Yo-Yo Ma
4 ERBARME DICH (FROM ST.MATTHEW PASSION). BWV 244 / Yo-Yo Ma
5 WAS GOTT TUT. DAS IST WOHLGETAN. BWV 75 / Yo-Yo Ma
6 SEI LOB UND PREIS MIT EHREN. BWV 167 / Yo-Yo Ma
7 ICH RUF' ZU DIR. HERR JESU CHRIST. BWV 639 / Yo-Yo Ma
8 ACH BLEIB BEI UNS. HERR JESU CHRIST. BWV 649 / Yo-Yo Ma
9 WACHET AUF. RUFT UNS DIE STIMME. BWV 645 / Yo-Yo Ma
10 ARIA FROM 'GOLDBERG VARIATIONS.' BWV 988 / Yo-Yo Ma
11 CONCERTO IN G MAJOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA. G.480 1.ALLEGRO / Yo-Yo Ma
12 CONCERTO IN G MAJOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA. G.480 2.ADAGIO / Yo-Yo Ma
13 CONCERTO IN G MAJOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA. G.480 3.ALLEGRO / Yo-Yo Ma
14 CONCERTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA. G.482 1.ALLEGRO MODERATO / Yo-Yo Ma
15 CONCERTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA. G.482 2.ANDANTE GRAZIOSO / Yo-Yo Ma
16 CONCERTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA. G.482 3.RONDO-ALLEGRO / Yo-Yo Ma