Spanning eight CDs, this landmark Sony Classical collection brings together Yo-Yo Ma's most celebrated cello recordings — from Bach's unaccompanied suites to the great Romantic concertos by Dvořák, Elgar, and Schumann. Featuring collaborations with Emanuel Ax, André Previn, and the Berlin Philharmonic, it's the definitive introduction to Yo-Yo Ma's artistry and the cello repertoire at its finest. Ideal for classical music enthusiasts, gift-givers, and collectors.
Vivaldi's Cello: Cello Concertos · Aria Arrangements
Vivaldi's Cello, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for 2 Cellos, Strings, and Basso cintinuo in G minor RV 531
Cello – Jonathan Manson
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
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)
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
1:44
Concerto For Cello, Strings, And Basso Continuo In B-Flat Major Rv 423
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
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
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Oboe – Alfredo Bernardini
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Violin – Margaret Faultless
2:52
Concerto For Viola D'amore, Lute And Orchestra RV 540
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
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
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Oboe – Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
2:49
Concerto For Cello, Strings, And Basso Continuo In C Minor RV 401
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
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
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Oboe – Alfredo Bernardini
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
4:58
1-17 "Laudamus Te" From Gloria RV 589
Cello – Jonathan Manson
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
2:23
1-18 "Quanto Magis Generosa" From Juditha Triumphans RV 644
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Viola – Katherine McGillivray
10:15
1-19 "Dite Oihmè" From La Fid Ninfa RV 714
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ – Ton Koopman
Lute – Mike Fentross
Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
2:25
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
Composed By – Luigi Boccherini
Conductor – Pinchas Zukerman
Orchestra – The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
Conductor – José-Luis Garcia
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
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. 1 In D Major Hob. Vllb: 2
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
Conductor – José-Luis Garcia
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
2-7 I Allegro Moderato 14:14
2-8 II Adagio 6:00
2-9 III Allegro 4:23
Schumann: Cello Concerto · Dvořák: Cello Concerto · Silent Woods · Rondo
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor Op. 129
Composed By – Robert Schumann
Conductor – Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra – Kammerorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
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
Composed By – Antonín Dvořák
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
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
Composed By – Antonín Dvořák
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
6:39
3-8 Rondo In G Minor Op. 94
Composed By – Antonín Dvořák
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
8:10
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
Composed By – Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Orchestre National De France
18:53
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra
Composed By – Édouard Lalo
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Orchestre National De France
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
William Walton (1902-1983)
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra
Composed By – Sir William Walton
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
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
Elgar & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos · Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In E Minor Op. 85
Composed By – Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
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
Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
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
Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
5-7 Moderato Quasi Andante – Thema. Moderato Semplice 2:40
5-8 Var. I. Tempo Della Thema 0:56
5-9 Var. Ii. Tempo Della Thema 1:18
5-10 Var. Iii. Andante Sostenuto 3:41
5-11 Var. Iv. Andante Grazioso 1:58
5-12 Var. V. Allegro Moderato 3:43
5-13 Var. Vi. Andante 2:40
5-14 Var. VII E Coda. Allegro Vivo 2:06
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
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
6-1 I Prélude 2:33
6-2 II Allemande 3:47
6-3 III Courante 2:26
6-4 IV Sarabande 2:56
6-5 V Menuett I – Menuett II 3:06
6-6 VI Gigue 1:47
Suite For Unaccompanied Cello No. 3 In C Major Bwv 1009
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
6-7 I Prélude 3:15
6-8 II Allemande 3:35
6-9 III Courante 2:27
6-10 IV Sarabande 3:44
6-11 V Bourré I – Bourré II 3:23
6-12 VI Gigue 3:03
Suite For Unaccompanied Cello No. 5 In C Minor Bwv 1011
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
6-13 I Prélude 6:19
6-14 II Allemande 5:22
6-15 III Courante 1:56
6-16 IV Sarabande 3:18
6-17 V Gavotte I – Gavotte II 4:15
6-18 VI Gigue 2:34
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
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano – Emanuel Ax
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
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano – Emanuel Ax
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"
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
9:42
7-7 7 Variations In F Major On "Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen" Op. 66 From Mozart's Opera "Die Zauberflöte"
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
11:14
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
Composed By – Johannes Brahms
Piano – Emanuel Ax
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
Composed By – Johannes Brahms
Piano – Emanuel Ax
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
Composed By – Robert Schumann
8-8 Langsam, Mit Innigem Ausdruck 4:05
8-9 Rasch Und Feurig 4:38
3 Fantasiestücke Op. 73
Composed By – Robert Schumann
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
