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Brahms: Double Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Perlman, Ma

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Traditions and Transformations / Yo-Yo Ma, Wu Man, et al

1 CD / CSO Resound / 2008-02-17

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen; Lou Harrison: Suite for Pipa with String Orchestra (Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra); Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Man, Wu; Sharp, John
Conductors: Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Silk Road Ensemble

"Strangely it all works well... Harrison’s concerto is fascinating, a wonderful synergy of Far East and California west played to a tee by virtuoso pipa...continue...

New Impossibilities / Harth-Bedoya, Ma, Silk Road Ensemble

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-31

Works: Rabih Abou-Khalil: Arabian Waltz; Osvaldo Golijov: Night of the Flying Horses; Hai-Hai Huang: Galloping Horses, for pipa & bass; Zhou Long: Poems from Tang; Sandeep Das: Shristi, for voice, percussio...
Performers: Cords, Nicholas; Das, Sandeep; Dong-Won, Kim; Gandelsman, Jonathan; Gramley, Joseph; Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Jacobsen, Eric; Kalhor, Kayhan; Liu, Lin; Ma, Yo-Yo; Man, Wu; Shanahan, Shane; Suter, Ma...
Conductors: Harth-Bedoya, Miguel; ; Harth Bedoya, Miguel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Qi Lin; Silk Road Ensemble

Inspired by the art and culture of the historic Silk Road, Silk Road Chicago ran from June 2006 to June 2007 and was created in...continue...
Personnel: Yo-Yo Ma (cello); Shane Shanahan (vocals, conch shell, dumbek, caxixi); Joseph Gramley (vocals, snare drum, tom tom, caxixi); Mark Suter (vocals, bongos, bodhran); Sandeep Das (vocals, tabl...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...

Brahms: Double Concerto; Mendelssohn / Perlman, Ma, et al

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-05-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"...Barenboim is a very active presence, setting up the two protagonists with support of a different bent of character - two soloists, rather than one...continue...