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| The Essential Yo-Yo Ma | 
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| Creators: Edgar Meyer, Hector Console, Jon Burr, Marc Michel, Nilson Matta, Yo-yo Ma, Paquito D'rivera, Fillippo Azzaiolo, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Bolling, Johannes Brahms, Sandeep / Dey, Indrajit Das, Antonin Dvorak, George Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Fritz Kreisler, Frederick Loewe, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Jules Massenet
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $19.97
Buy New: $12.06
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2233
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 93927
UPC: 827969392720
EAN: 0827969392720
ASIN: B000A7Q29G
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Collection! October 1, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Between these two disks, the listener experiences the expansive swath of this virtuoso's briliant repetoire. I bought the disk primarily for Bach's Prelude from Cello Suite No 1 in G Major, but I also loved the other Bach selections and the hauntingly beautiful rendition of "Simple Gifts". I have heard other performances by Yo-Yo Ma of this Cello suite selection, but I found this version to be the most stylistically appealing--at least by my humble tastes. I usually avoid compilation cds ("best of" is usually a turn off), but this is a definite thumbs-up. At the very least, it will point the way to other selections to pursue in greater depth. It really is a great musical find!
 DVD purchase August 17, 2006
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
Purchasing this product was hassle free and arrived well packaged in short time frame considering overseas destination.
Pleasure doing business. Thanks... 'Mitch'
After heearing both discs-- totally Out-0f-Sight! August 1, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Before first hearing this awesome Essential Yo-Yo Ma, my hearing Yo-Yo Ma in person came from a few feet from front-stage. Yet hearing him on ear-phones on this CD each morning, you get such erie aura of inner presence, from the Prelude of Bach Suite No 1 in G major, then Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Sheep May Safely Graze, full Orchestra with Wachet Auf, "Simple Gifts" played by the Master Musician, sung by the plaintive soprano voice of an angel, two Morricone Pieces, "Gabriel's Oboe and the Falls" + "The Eternal Vow," from the Crouching Tiger and "The Cellist of Sarajevo." It is 153 minutes of blessed, calming, soothing, heavenly, Eternally Peaceful, flowing of Melodies!
After heaing both discs of 76 & 77 minutes for two months, I list it with my top 10 classical discs of Choral Classics of Ancient Russian Treasures, Robert Shaw Choral Masterpiences, Brahms Violin Concerto, and Essential George Gershwin! Joyfully from fully-retired Chaplain, Fred W Hood
Well Played. April 5, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
When I first played this CD in my computer I listen to the first four or five songs and was completely in awe of the musical prowess of Yo-Yo Ma. (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) was, I thought-perfect; I envisioned it as how Bach would have wanted it to be composed. Parts of Vivaldi's Four Seasons is on here. And there are also a few other classical favorites on the first CD which are beautiful in every sense of the word. However, the reason why I gave this "greatest hits" of Yo-Yo Ma a four is it seems less like the best of Yo-Yo Ma and more like a potpourri of random music to me. I have to say I am not a weathered fan of his work yet, so I am not sure if he plays a wide variety of music or if this CD is not characteristic of him. While none of the scores were lackluster in any way I felt some of the music actually sounded like a jazz and light classical mixed together-definitely was not expecting that. There are a few Chinese traditional compositions as well. However, I would not call it "essential" by any means. Some of the music after hearing it a few times became rather annoying, nonetheless, overall it is a great collection of some traditionally played classics with some newer age work thrown in; were I a Jazz fan I would have given this CD a 5 out of 5
Is this CD embedded with that terrible Sony DRM program? April 5, 2006
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'd like to buy this but I'm unsure if Sony has also snuck in their deceitful DRM software, the one that's gotten so much well-deserved flak. Can anyone tell me?
Regards.
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