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Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo- Ma, Stuart Cuncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Deluxe Edition [CD & DVD-Video]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-10-22

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

The Goat Rodeo Sessions has sold over 160,000 albums, debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 chart (Yo-Yo Ma's highest debut), #1 on Billboard's...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

Beethoven, Schumann: Piano Quartets / Laredo, Stern, Ma & Ax

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

Recording information: Manhattan Center Studios, New York City (03/09/1992-03/12/1992)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets, Opp. 25, 26 & 60 / Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

"This is generous, unselfish, beautifully integrated chambermusic playing, but playing in which the collective weight—both physical and spiritual—of four charismatic solo players has obvio...continue...

Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-24

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world's most celebrated cellists, returns with a genre-defying recording featuring four great American musicians.

Yo-Yo Ma once again embraces styles and...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

Made in America / Yo-Yo Ma; Kalish

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-07-12

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leon Kirchner: Triptych for Violin and Cello; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Charles Ives: Trio, for violin, violoncello & piano, S. 86 (K...
Performers: Chang, Lynn; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]; Lefkowitz, Ronan; Ma, Yo-Yo

A collection focusing solely on works from American composers (similar in this to The New York Album, another of Yo-Yo Ma's projects). Leonard Bernstein's first published composition begins the album:...continue...

Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart: Trios for Piano, Clarinet & Cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-07-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachu (06/27/1993-06/29/1993)....continue...

Immortal Beloved

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-03-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Cole, Vinson; Frank, Pamela; Kremer, Gidon; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perahia, Murray
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

All London Symphony Orchestra tracks conducted by Sir Georg Solti.

Producers: Michael Haas, Andreas Neubronner, Steven Epstein.

Engineers: Pauline Heister, Richard King.

Recorded ...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Op. 49 & Op. 66

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak

"When old friends get together to make music, you can usually expect to hear something special; when those old friends are musicians of this standing...continue...
Recording information: Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (03/28/2009-03/29/2009)....continue...

Schubert: "Trout" Quintet, etc / Ax, Franck, Young et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Frank, Pamela; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; Young, Rebecca

"A brightly recorded new Sony CD by pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and friends offers a delightful recreation of a Schubertiade - a mix...continue...

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Chen, Xieyang; Tan Dun;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Expanded Edition - Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart / Ma, Ax, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Heller, Alexander; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

"Stolzman's bright clarinet contributes much to Beethoven's perky first movement and genial variation finale... while Ma is winningly songful in the Adagio. Throughout, Emanuel Ax...continue...

Expanded Edition - Fauré, etc / Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 15; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in G minor, Op. 45; Jules Massenet: Thaïs
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac; Stott, Kathryn

"The playing of Emanuel Ax and his distinguished colleagues does the music proud: it has stature and nobility, but also delicacy and reticence where appropriate,...continue...

Expanded Edition - Mozart: Piano Quartets / Ax, Stern, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, K 478; Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K 498 "Ke...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

"This grouping of star names from Sony offers performances of comparable imagination and insight. Speeds are beautifully chosen, and in both works the performances consistently...continue...

Expanded Edition - Brahms / Stern, Ma , et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"...this is a very good performance. Ma is warm, assured and romantic, while Abbado moves the piece along well, never sounding lumpy and sectionalized." -...continue...

Expanded Edition - Dvorak: Piano Quartet, etc / Ma, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 1...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; McDonald, Robert; Stern, Isaac

"Inspired teamwork in the Piano Quartet and a prime sampling of Stern's 'Indian Summer' playing style. Strongly recommended." - Gramophone...continue...

Music for You - Mozart: Piano Quartets /Ax, Stern, Ma, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, K 478
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

Music for you - What does your world sound like?

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-05-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3) for Piano; Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches; Johannes Brahms: Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Howard Skempton: Well, Well, Cornelius; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem ...
Performers: Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"; Ax, Emanuel; Brubeck, Dave; Chambers, Paul; Cobb, Jimmy; Coltrane, John; Davis, Miles; Evans, Bill [Piano]; Groethuysen, Andreas; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perahia, Murray; Shimada, R...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Riesman, Michael; Williams, John [Guitar]
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Tal & Groethuysen Duo

Music for you - Dvorak: Cello Concerto, Dumky Trio / Ma, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-05-07

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Kim, Young Uck; Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic Yo-Yo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations, for ban...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ax, Emanuel; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Console, Hector; Cossin, David; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kasim; Krauss, Alison; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicin...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Alison Krauss, Bobby McFerrin (vocals); Horacio Malvicino (guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandolin); Antonio Agri, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern (violin); Néstor Marconi (bandoneon); Emanuel A...continue...

Isaac Stern - My First 79 Years

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Johannes...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Oistrakh, David; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spaeter, Matthias; Stern, Isaac; Zakin, Alexander; Zuk...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Barenboim, Daniel; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Box III

12 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-19

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & continuo in G major, H. 590.5 (also attributed to JS Bach as BWV 103; Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Trio sonata for 2 flutes & continuo no 3 in A...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Parnas, Leslie; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Ritter, John Steele; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schneider, Mischa; Spaeter, Ma...
Conductors: Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart: Trios / Ax, Stoltzman, Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-07-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

"...Yet it is for the Brahms above all that I would recommend this disc; here is a reading that digs deep emotionally yet keeps its...continue...

Immortal Beloved

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Cole, Vinson; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Kremer, Gidon; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perahia, Murray; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

All London Symphony Orchestra tracks conducted by Sir Georg Solti.

Producers: Michael Haas, Andreas Neubronner, Steven Epstein.

Engineers: Pauline Heister, Richard King.

Recorded ...continue...

Brahms - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Kostelanetz, André; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Mehta, Zubin; Szell, George

Beethoven, Schumann: Piano Quartets / Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

Made in America

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1993-08-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leon Kirchner: Triptych for Violin and Cello; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Charles Ives: Trio, for violin, violoncello & piano, S. 86 (K...
Performers: Chang, Lynn; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]; Lefkowitz, Ronan; Ma, Yo-Yo

A collection focusing solely on works from American composers (similar in this to The New York Album, another of Yo-Yo Ma's projects). Leonard Bernstein's first published composition begins the album:...continue...

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, String Trio / Juilliard Quartet

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1993-01-12

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4; String Trio, Op. 45
Performers: Krosnick, Joel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Mann, Robert [Violin]; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]; Trampler, Walter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Juilliard String Quartet

Brahms: Sextets / Stern, Lin, Laredo, Tree, Ma, Robinson

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-06-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Theme and Variations for Piano in D minor; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Cho-Liang, Lin; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]; Stern, Isaac; Tree, Michael

Brahms: The Piano Quartets / Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-10-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

"...The present performances with their exuberant sweep are particularly telling, and although no detail is missed the players offer an overall strength. Top soloists in...continue...

Shostakovich: Trio Op 67, Cello Sonata / Ax, Stern, Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1988-11-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

Schubert: Quartet no 15 / Ma, Kashkashian, Philips, Kremer

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-05-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 15 in G major, D 887/Op 161
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Ma, Yo-Yo; Phillips, Daniel