Yo-Yo Ma
Biography
Yo-Yo Ma is the cello's foremost contemporary proponent; while primarily a classical performer, he has also made a number of highly successful crossover recordings. Born October 7, 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, he began playing the cello at the age of four, later studying with Janos Scholz; in 1962, he also became the pupil of Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School, and was the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize in 1978. A Harvard graduate, Ma made his initial impact performing J.S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, which he also recorded early on in his career; years later, he returned to Bach's work alongside artists from a variety of disciplines, reinterpreting each suite for a series of films, dubbed Inspired by Bach (made in conjunction with the likes of Canadian filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Francois Giraud along with choreographer Mark Morris). In addition to the standard concerto repertoire, Ma also recorded albums such as Hush (with vocalist Bobby McFerrin) and 1996's Appalachia Waltz, an album of original Nashville music featuring country fiddler Mark O'Connor and bassist Edgar Meyer. He also performed the music of Astor Piazzolla for the soundtrack of the Sally Potter film The Tango Lesson, and explored native Chinese music as well as the music of the Kalahari bush people of Africa. He has won numerous Grammy awards, recording such diverse music as Brazilian bossa nova, Argentine tango, American roots and bluegrass, and the soundtrack for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In 1998 he founded the Silk Road Project, to explore the exchange of musical ideas that occurred along the historical trade route. His CDs of the early 2000s touched on both traditional and crossover repertory, with two albums of Vivaldi's music recorded with keyboardist and conductor Ton Koopman emerging as successful examples of the former, and the Obrigado Brazil CD becoming another crossover best seller. . Yo-Yo Ma is the cello's foremost contemporary proponent; while primarily a classical performer, he has also made a number of highly successful crossover recordings. Born October 7, 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, he began playing the cello at the age of four, later studying with Janos Scholz; in 1962, he also became the pupil of Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School, and was the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize in 1978. A Harvard graduate, Ma made his initial impact performing J.S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, which he also recorded early on in his career; years later, he returned to Bach's work alongside artists from a variety of disciplines, reinterpreting each suite for a series of films, dubbed Inspired by Bach (made in conjunction with the likes of Canadian filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Francois Giraud along with choreographer Mark Morris). In addition to the standard concerto repertoire, Ma also recorded albums such as Hush (with vocalist Bobby McFerrin) and 1996's Appalachia Waltz, an album of original Nashville music featuring country fiddler Mark O'Connor and bassist Edgar Meyer. He also performed the music of Astor Piazzolla for the soundtrack of the Sally Potter film The Tango Lesson, and explored native Chinese music as well as the music of the Kalahari bush people of Africa. He has won numerous Grammy awards, recording such diverse music as Brazilian bossa nova, Argentine tango, American roots and bluegrass, and the soundtrack for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In 1998 he founded the Silk Road Project, to explore the exchange of musical ideas that occurred along the historical trade route. His CDs of the early 2000s touched on both traditional and crossover repertory, with two albums of Vivaldi's music recorded with keyboardist and conductor Ton Koopman emerging as successful examples of the former, and the Obrigado Brazil CD becoming another crossover best seller.
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6. Crouching Ti..
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16. Yo-Yo Ma: Ap..
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Top Songs |
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1. | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Majo.. | Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, .. | 2:32 | $0.99 | |
2. | Simple Gifts | Classic Yo-Yo | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
3. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G.. | Inspired By Bach: The Cello.. | 2:21 | $0.99 | |
4. | Mission: Gabriel's Oboe | Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morric.. | 3:12 | $0.99 | |
5. | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Majo.. | Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, .. | 3:47 | $0.99 | |
6. | Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cell.. | Essential Yo-Yo Ma | 2:19 | $0.99 | |
7. | Attaboy | Goat Rodeo Sessions | 5:42 | $1.29 | |
8. | While My Guitar Gently Weeps (feat. .. | Guitar Heaven: The Greatest.. | 6:02 | $0.99 | |
9. | Gabriel's Oboe | Essential Yo-Yo Ma | 3:11 | $0.99 | |
10. | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Majo.. | Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, .. | 1:54 | $0.99 | |
11. | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Majo.. | Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, .. | 3:05 | $0.99 | |
12. | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Majo.. | Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, .. | 2:56 | $0.99 | |
13. | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Majo.. | Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, .. | 2:25 | $0.99 | |
14. | Chairman's Waltz | Memoirs of a Geisha (Origin.. | 2:39 | $0.99 | |
15. | Mission: The Falls | Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morric.. | 2:25 | $0.99 | |
16. | Thaïs: Méditation | Essential Yo-Yo Ma | 5:48 | $0.99 | |
17. | Swan from Carnival of the Animals (C.. | Essential Yo-Yo Ma | 3:08 | $0.99 | |
18. | Prélude from Unaccompanied Cello Su.. | Classic Yo-Yo | 2:22 | $0.99 | |
19. | New York Tendaberry | Christmas In New York | 7:19 | $0.99 | |
20. | Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Pian.. | Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.. | 4:21 | $0.99 | |
21. | Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Pian.. | Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.. | 10:54 | Album Only | |
22. | Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Pian.. | Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.. | 3:14 | $0.99 | |
23. | Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Pian.. | Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.. | 13:34 | Album Only | |
24. | Trio No. 2 in E Minor for Piano, Vio.. | Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.. | 10:29 | Album Only | |
25. | Trio No. 2 in E Minor for Piano, Vio.. | Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.. | 4:51 | $0.99 | |
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