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| Classic Yo-Yo | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Gabriel Faure, George Gershwin, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'connor, Astor Piazzolla, Sergey Rachmaninov, Dun Tan, Shaker Traditional, John Williams, Seiji Ozawa, Ton Koopman, Hector Console, Horacio Malvicino
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $18.97
Buy New: $1.89
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 23053
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.6
MPN: 89667
UPC: 696998966727
EAN: 0696998966727
ASIN: B00005OAY5
Release Date: September 18, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 What is this? February 9, 2004
7 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is a compilation of many different styles; look Yo-Yo can play bluegrass! Not really "Classic" Yo-Yo.
 Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma December 27, 2002
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
This CD is a good sample of what yo-yo ma has acheived in his musical career, if you want a more in depth listening of his talents than I suggest getting the simply baroque CD. The only thing that I didn't like about this cd was that the compositions were to mixed up in the genres. There was a bit of classical, some movie works, a great song by John Williams, and some of The Tango series music. If you would rather listen to one genre, get a CD that just has Classical or Contemerary, don't get a jack of all trades cd.
 Bravo! April 19, 2002
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
Many people seem not enjoy this varied collection of Yo-Yo Ma's music...I think just the opposite! I loved every moment of this CD; to me every piece was the "best of the best" of Yo-Yo Ma's music. The CD begins with a Bach cello suite, which brilliantly showcases Ma's rich-sounding cello-playing in stunning solo. His samplings of tango music are not to be beaten either-the "Libertango" is filled with the exotically exciting sounds of many different instruments which complement the perfect "tango sounding" cello. Gershwin's famous first prelude gets a new twist with brightly swinging cello and fitting piano accompaniment, and "Simple Gifts", with Alison Krauss singing, is a simple yet deeply feeling arrangement of a timeless hymn-certainly not to be missed! Last, but certainly not least, some highlights of Ma's Appalachian CDs are included and showcase this uniquely American form of music wonderfully. OK, I'll admit that the order and compilation of this music is a little different...but I think you'll find, like I have, that each piece is like a beautiful gem-shining and stunning and able to stand on its own.
A good sampler March 20, 2002
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
As previous reviews have stated this CD is a sampler from previous albums. So if you are a long time Yo-Yo Ma fan this CD is not going to pleasurable and you may actually find it jarring. But if you are just trying out Ma and don't know what to get or to try afterall, CDs are pricey, then get this CD.If you are a huge fan of his _Soul of Tango_ then get this CD just for the unreleased cut of Piazolla's Tango Sensations: Fear (it is a great piece full of energy). You may also want to get this CD for the Alison Krauss cut of Simple Gifts. For the truly thrifty who think that the MP3 or OOG version of the music (ripped on premium ware and played on a higher end stereo) will be satisfactory I would argue that you will lose a great deal of richness so, get the CDs of Ma's music for fuller quality. This CD is good for the beginner and for those who compulsively collect Ma cuts but for the average fan it is a skip.
 You don't want to buy this CD March 5, 2002
10 out of 20 found this review helpful
I gave this album one star because it is a very odd compilation that does not showcase Yo-Yo at all -- only his ability to play many different kinds of music.
I love his Simply Baroque and Appalachia albums, but this album did not even have the highlights from those albums. Buy one of those albums, and you'll experience true musical genius. If you already have them, spend your money on something else.
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