Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0827969392720
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Studio: Sony
Sales Rank: 1654
MPN: 93927

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Yo-Yo Ma: The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

Amazon.com:
Here are three dozen pieces of music, all played by Yo-Yo Ma, culled from his extensive discography. Aside from the technical mastery and beautiful tone that are absolutes in all of his playing, one is dazzled by his curiosity and ability to adapt to so many forms and types of music. His Bach and Vivaldi are pellucid and played with non-sentimental crispness, his tango music gritty and rhythmically pungent, his jazz seemingly spontaneous, the "Meditation" from Thais simply ravishing, "Anything Goes" a romp, and the Appalachian music performed with both respect and a great twang, while the traditional Chinese music is fascinating. It's really a matter of how much Ma loves whatever he plays here, how entirely he becomes involved in it, and what a fine partner he invariably is to other musicians. This collection is a doozy--it is truly "essential." --Robert Levine




Rating: - Love him
I just love him... I love his music..
Just a fact that CD case was all broken, it's all good as long as I can hear his music.

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Rating: - Yo-Yo CD
My nephew mentioned his desire to hear some classical music (Yo-Yo Ma, especially) on the boring trips back & forth from college. He really seemed to enjoy receiving the CD for Christmas!

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Rating: - Non-essential
The ratings on this 2 CD set are inflated. The first CD is enjoyable, but no more than an assembly of tracks from other Yo-Yo Ma albums. The second disc is uninteresting. I think there are much more enjoyable Yo-Yo Ma albums to invest in than this one.

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Rating: - Fantastic!!
This is one of the best CD's for Cello that I have heard.
Yo-Yo Ma is such an artist.

Love It!

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Rating: - good study music
Great for studying, however if listening in your car the sound can be a bit repetitive.

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