YO-YO MA AND EMANUEL AX: A CELEBRATION - THEIR RECORDINGS FOR CELLO AND PIANO (21 CDS)

"It has been almost 50 years since I met Yo-Yo in the cafeteria at the Juilliard School... We became friends very quickly and a couple of years later played a benefit concert for a children's orchestra... I believe that in the life and career of a musician, luck plays an enormous role. The great piece of luck in my musical life has been my partnership with Yo-Yo. I learned most of the standard cello repertoire with him, but through our work together I also learned an enormous amount about all the other music that I was playing - and about sharing my love of music with audiences. Our approaches to learning a new work together started at opposite ends quite often. Yo-Yo always saw the big picture, he thought first about the emotional impact. I often started by asking why the third eighth note in bar 2 had a dot, and the fourth one didn't. Gradually, we met in the middle. For me, it was revelatory to work in his way, and I hope I did not annoy him too much with my persnickety questions! Our first recordings were the Beethoven Sonatas. We had played them in concert a number of times and thought that we could do a creditable performance on disc. I remember so well the thrill of seeing those LP covers; the pianist is now a white-haired old gentleman, and the cellist looks as young as ever! I am a great lover of Russian music, but never felt that I could play it properly. The albums of Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev are very special to me as they represent my attempts at music that I adore... When I look at the list of recordings that Yo-Yo and I have done together I feel enormously privileged to have shared in the journey of this unique artist. It was happenstance and great good fortune that gave me this gift, and I am grateful beyond measure for the time we have had together. I hope there are still some years left for me to keep learning from him, and that we continue to have fun exploring together." (Emanuel Ax)

Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 5 no 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 102 no 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a theme by Handel, WoO 45 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra


Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Adagio and Allegro for Horn/Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Stücke (5) im Volkston for Cello and Piano, Op. 102 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6 by Richard Strauss
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 65 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Kim Young Uck (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky" by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Kim Young Uck (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Isaac Stern (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)



Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Isaac Stern (Violin), Emanuel Ax (Piano), Jaime Laredo (Viola),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, K 478 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Isaac Stern (Violin), Emanuel Ax (Piano), Jaime Laredo (Viola),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Isaac Stern (Violin), Jaime Laredo (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello),
Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 16 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano), Jaime Laredo (Violin),
Isaac Stern (Violin)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Isaac Stern (Violin), Jaime Laredo (Violin),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Isaac Stern (Violin), Jaime Laredo (Violin),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Isaac Stern (Violin), Jaime Laredo (Violin),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 87/B 162 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Jaime Laredo (Viola), Isaac Stern (Violin),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)


Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 15 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jaime Laredo (Viola), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano),
Isaac Stern (Violin)


Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in G minor, Op. 45 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jaime Laredo (Viola), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano),
Isaac Stern (Violin)


Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D 667/Op. 114 "Trout" by Franz Schubert
Performer: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Edgar Meyer (Double Bass), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello),
Rebecca Young (Viola), Pamela Frank (Violin)


Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821 by Franz Schubert
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


Die Forelle, D 550 by Franz Schubert
Performer: Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Emanuel Ax (Piano)


King Gesar by Peter Lieberson
Performer: Deborah Marshall (Bass Clarinet), Peter Serkin (Piano), Omar Ebrahim (Spoken Vocals),
András Adorján (Flute), Deborah Marshall (Clarinet), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello),
Emanuel Ax (Piano), William Purvis (French Horn), David Taylor (Trombone),
Stefan Huge (Percussion), András Adorján (Piccolo)


The Ghosts of Versailles: Phantasmagoria for Cello and Piano by John Corigliano


Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn


Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66 by Felix Mendelssohn


Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 114 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Emanuel Ax (Piano), Richard Stoltzman (Clarinet)


Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven


Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K 498 "Kegelstatt" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, B 25/Op. 8 by Frédéric Chopin


Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3 by Frédéric Chopin


Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65 by Frédéric Chopin



Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost": 2nd movement, Largo assai by Ludwig van Beethoven


Songs without words, vol 5, Op. 62: no 1, Andante espressivo in G major "May Breezes" by Felix Mendelssohn


Songs without words, vol 3, Op. 38: no 6, Andante con moto in A flat major "Duetto" by Felix Mendelssohn


Songs without words, vol 3, Op. 38: no 2, Allegro non troppo in C minor by Felix Mendelssohn


Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b: no 1, Andante con moto in E major "Sweet Remembrance" by Felix Mendelssohn


Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109 by Felix Mendelssohn