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Appalachian Journey / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-07-20

Works: Edgar Meyer: 1B, for violin, cello & double bass; Indecision, for violin, cello & double bass; Duet for cello & bass; Cloverfoot Reel for violin, cello & double bass; Second Time Around, for violin, ...
Performers: Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Taylor, James [Soft Rock]

This selection received a Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

This album was recorded at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachussets and Oceanway Studios, Nashville, Tenessee. It is...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...

Classics for a New Century

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-06-10

Works: Francesco Sartori: Oltre la tempesta; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; Steve Wood: Vincerò, Perderò; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Claude D...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Babes, Opera; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Fahl, Mary [Singer/Songwriter]; Fleck, Bela; Frangoulis, Mario; Joel, Billy; Licitra, Salvatore; Ma, Yo-Yo; Passos, Rosa; Per...

On Classics for a New Century, 13 of Sony Classical's releases are stripped of all but their most emotional moments. It's an exhausting listen start to finish, better served in small doses. There's cl...continue...

Heartland - An Appalachian Anthology /Ma, Bell, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-07-03

Works: Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home; 1B; Sliding Down; BT; Old Tyme; Death by Triple Fiddle; Traditional: Johnny has gone for a soldier; Soldier's Joy; College Hornpipe; Amazing Grace; Mark O'Connor: Appala...
Performers: Barenberg, Russ; Bayers, Eddie; Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Douglas, Jerry; Fleck, Bela; Jarvis, John; Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar; Mock, John; O'Connor, Mark [Vi...