YO-YO MA PLAYS CELLO MASTERWORKS - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Schumann, Tchaikovsky (8 CDs)

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

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