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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
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3728
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
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 Great place to start with the Cello November 7, 2005
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a great CD to be introduced to some of the finest cello pieces and playing. As one of the most beautiful instruments by played by the best Cellist today, you can't miss.
Far More Than a Potpourri October 15, 2005
53 out of 55 found this review helpful
Not being a fan of 'best of' or 'highlights' recordings which always seem to be a commercial re-hash of successful records gathered for increased monetary drivers, this 2 CD collection of THE ESSENTIAL YO-YO MA did not immediately appeal. But for some reason it became part of the library and now this listener is so touched by this collection that a review is merited.
Not that this generous sampling of 36 works has not been available before, and to the purists the excerpts may be annoyingly programmed. But the true beauty of this remarkable album is that it captures the humanity of Ma's spirit and that presence makes each band go beyond the technical finesse and into the heart of the musician.
Included in this collection are works for solo cello (especially Bach), for cello and piano, cello and voice (in an eerily transcendent 'Vocalise' of Rachmaninoff), cello and chamber ensemble, cello and orchestra, and cello and folk instruments. There are works form his Morricone album, his foray into the Appalachian series, the Tango series, the jazz series, single items like the Meditation from Thais, The Swan from Carnival of the Animals, and finally selections from the Silk Road album. The joy here is not just the variety of music, it is the complete devotion to each form of music that makes Ma the universal classical musician he has become.
For more in depth listening of your favorite bands on this collection you may turn to the original recordings, but for the casual listener - and those who always thought recordings like this were less than satisfactory (!) - this remarkable collection has universal appeal and pays homage to Yo-Yo Ma the brilliant cellist and the Humanist. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, October 05
The title of the album says it all August 18, 2005
58 out of 62 found this review helpful
If you've been meaning to buy something of Yo-Yo Ma's for years now, but never got around to it, or if you own a few albums but wish you had more - this collection is perfect!
Not for the hard-core fan or collector, the Essential series is still fantastic for more casual fans.
Pieces from Bach, his Appalachian CDs, show tunes, film scores, traditional Chinese tunes - this collection of 35 pieces is a wonderful smattering of Ma's wide-ranging career.
No new recordings are included here, but since Ma has put out more than 70 CDs, it's difficult to own them all (or even most). This collection is a good start.
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