Yo-Yo Ma plays Cello Masterworks 8cd

CD 1 Vivaldi’s Cello: Concertos & Aria Arrangements

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for 2 Cellos, Strings, and Basso cintinuo in G minor RV 531 Cello – Jonathan Manson
1-1 I Allegro 3:19
1-2 II Largo 2:32
1-3 III Allegro 3:06
1-4 Largo From Violin Concerto Rv 297 “Winter” (The Four Seasons) 1:44

Concerto For Cello, Strings, And Basso Continuo In B-Flat Major Rv 423
1-5 I Allegro 3:30
1-6 II Largo 2:20
1-7 III Allegro 3:31

1-8 “Così Sugl’ Occhi Miei” From La Fida Ninfa Rv 714
Bassoon – Wouter Verschuren, Oboe – Alfredo Bernardini Violin – Margaret Faultless 2:52

Concerto For Viola D’amore, Lute And Orchestra RV 540
1-9 I Allegro 5:21
1-10 II Largo 2:29
1-11 III Allegro 3:07

1-12 “La Gloria Del Mio Sangue” From Il Giustino Rv 717 Oboes – Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry 2:49

Concerto For Cello, Strings, And Basso Continuo In C Minor RV 401
1-13 I Allegro Non Molto 4:16
1-14 II Adagio 2:58
1-15 III Allegro Ma Non Molto 2:55

1-16 “Noli, ò Cara, Te Adorantis” From Juditha Triumphans RV 644 Oboe – Alfredo Bernardini 4:58
1-17 “Laudamus Te” From Gloria RV 589 Cello – Jonathan Manson 2:23
1-18 “Quanto Magis Generosa” From Juditha Triumphans RV 644 Viola – Katherine McGillivray 10:15
1-19 “Dite Oihmè” From La Fid Ninfa RV 714 Lute – Mike Fentross 2:25

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman

CD 2 Boccherini: Cello Concerto In B-Flat Major · J. Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 9 In B-Flat Major G 482 Arranged By – Friedrich Grützmacher
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Conductor – Pinchas Zukerman
2-1 I Allegro Moderato 8:49
2-2 II Adagio (Non Troppo) 6:30
2-3 III Rondo. Allegro 4:48

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 1 In C Major Hob. Vllb: 1
2-4 I Moderato 9:01
2-5 II Adagio 8:13
2-6 III Allegro molto 6:27

Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 2 In D Major Hob. Vllb:
2-7 I Allegro Moderato 14:14
2-8 II Adagio 6:00
2-9 III Allegro 4:23

English Chamber Orchestra, Conductor – José-Luis Garcia

CD 3 Schumann: Cello Concerto · Dvořák: Cello Concerto · Silent Woods · Rondo

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor Op. 129
Kammerorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Conductor – Sir Colin Davis
3-1 Nicht Zu Schnell 11:42
3-2 Langsam 4:47
3-3 Sehr Lebhaft 8:08

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor Op. 104
Berliner Philharmoniker, Conductor – Lorin Maazel
3-4 I Allegro 16:07
3-5 II Adagio, Ma Non Troppo 12:46
3-6 III Finale. Allegro Moderato 13:18

3-7 Silent Woods In D-Flat Major From The Bohemian Forest Op. 68: No. 5 6:39

CD 4 Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 · Lalo & Walton: Cello Concertos

Camille Saint-Saëns (1853-1921)
4-1 Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 1 In A Minor Op. 33 18:53

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) Concerto For Cello And Orchestra
4-2 I Prélude. Lento – Allegro Maestoso 13:05
4-3 II Intermezzo. Andantino Con Moto – Allegro Presto 6:19
4-4 III Introduction. Andante – Allegro Vivace 7:40

Orchestre National De France, Conductor – Lorin Maazel

William Walton (1902-1983) Concerto For Cello And Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor – André Previn
4-5 I Moderato 8:48
4-6 II Allegro Appasionato 6:27
4-7 III Lento – Con Moto – Risoluto Temp Giusto. Brioso – Allegro Molto – Rapsodicamente – A Temp di N° 6, I° Mov. Ma Un Po’più Lento – Adagio 14:59

CD 5 Elgar & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos · Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In E Minor Op. 85
London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor – André Previn
5-1 I Adagio – Moderato – Attaca 8:01
5-2 II Lento – Allegro Molto 4:25
5-3 III Adagio 5:01
5-4 IV Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 11:38

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 1 In E-Flat Major Op. 107
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
5-5 I Allegretto 6:23
5-6 II Moderato – Attacca, III Cadenza – Attacca, IV Allegro Con Moto 21:08

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra Op. 33
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Conductor – Lorin Maazel
CD 6 J.S. Bach: Suites for Unaccompanied Cello Nos. 1, 3, & 5

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Suite For Unaccompanied Cello No. 1 In G Major Bwv 1007
Suite For Unaccompanied Cello No. 3 In C Major Bwv 1009
Suite For Unaccompanied Cello No. 5 In C Minor Bwv 1011

CD 7 Beethoven: Cello Sonatas No. 1 & 3 · Variations

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sonata For Piano And Cello No. 1 In F Major Op. 5/1
7-1 I Adagio Sostenuto – Allegro – Adagio – Presto – Tempo I 18:36
7-2 II Rondo. Allegro vivavce 7:10

Sonata For Piano And Cello No. 3 In A Major Op. 69
7-3 I Allegro Ma Non Tanto 13:52
7-4 II Scherzo. Allegro Molto 5:20
7-5 III Adagio Cantabile – Allegro Vivace 8:49

7-6 7 Variations In E-flat Major On “Bei Männern, Welche Liebe Fühlen” Woo 46 From Mozart’s Opera “Die Zauberflöte” 9:42
7-7 7 Variations In F Major On “Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen” Op. 66 From Mozart’s Opera “Die Zauberflöte” 11:14

CD 8 Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 · Schumann: Adagio & Allegro · Fantasiestücke

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata For Piano And Cello No. 1 In E Minor Op. 38
8-1 I Allegro Non Troppo 14:49
8-2 II Allegretto Quasi Menuetto – Trio 6:02
8-3 III Allegro 6:37

Sonata For Piano And Cello No. 2 In F Major Op. 99
8-4 I Allegro Vivace 9:28
8-5 II Adagio Affettuoso 7:50
8-6 III Allegro Passionato [– Trio] 7:22
8-7 IV Allegro Molto 4:35

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Adagio And Allegro In A-flat Major Op. 70
8-8 Langsam, Mit Innigem Ausdruck 4:05
8-9 Rasch Und Feurig 4:38

3 Fantasiestücke Op. 73
8-10 No. 1: Zart Und Mit Ausdruck 3:12
8-11 No. 2: Lebhaft, Leicht 3:31
8-12 No. 3: Rasch Und Mit Feuer 4:05

Piano – Emanuel Ax

 

CD 1 Recording De Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands, November 17-20, 2003
CD 2 Recording: O’Shaughnessy Hall, Saint Paul, March 29, 1982 (1-3); CBS Studios, London, October 8/9/15, 1979 (4-9) ℗ 1981/1987 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 3 Recording: Herkulessaal, Munich, October 24, 1985 (1-3, live); Philharmonie, Berlin, January 29, 1986 (4-8) ℗ 1986/1988 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 4 Recording: Radio France Studios, Paris, April 1, 1980 (1-4); Walthamstow Hall, London, January 25, 1984 (5-7) Publisher: Oxford University Press (5-7) ℗ 1980/1985 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 5 Recording: Walthamstow Hall, London, January 25, 1984 (104); Scottish Rite Hall, Philadelphia, May 3, 1982 (5/6); Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, October 12, 1991 (7-14) Publisher: G. Schirmer Inc. (5/6) ℗ 1984/1983/1992 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 6 Recording: Vanguard Studios, New York City, February 23, 1982 (1-12); April 20, 1982 (13-18) ℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 7 Recording: CBS Studios, London, August 1, 1981 (1/2); RCA Studio A, New York City, July 18, 1983 (3-5); Wellesley College Chapel, August 27, 1985 (6/7) ℗ 1982/1984/1986 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 8 Recording: RCA Studio A, New York City, February 4/5, 1985 (1-7); Jordan Hall, Boston, December 1, 1986 (8-12) ℗ 1985/1988 Sony Music Entertainment

 

Label: Sony Classical – 88765438572, Sony Music – 88765438572
Barcode: 887654385727
Series: Sony Classical Masters
Format: Box Set, Compilation 8 x CD
Country: Europe
Released: 2013
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern