CLASSIC YO-YO MA (Classical Documentary, 2001)
Classic Yo-Yo Ma
Barenboim, Daniel
Ax, Emanuel
Tan, Dun
McFerrin, Bobby
Stern, Isaac
Ma, Yo-Yo
Television Director: Warner, Jennifer
Composer: Dvorak, Antonin
Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5, B. 173
Conductor: Ozawa, Seiji
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Conductor: Koopman, Ton
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Composer: Piazzolla, Astor
Libertango
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major, Op. 33
Conductor: Temirkanov, Yuri
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Cello:
Ma, Yo-Yo
Narrator:
Tan, Dun
Piano:
Ax, Emanuel
Piano:
Barenboim, Daniel
Violin:
Stern, Isaac
Vocals:
McFerrin, Bobby
Year of Production: 2001
Playing Time: 00:54:19
Catalogue Number: EuroArts5199
Classic Yo-Yo Ma chronicles Ma's unique work process and legendary performances with rarely seen rehearsal and concert footage from throughout his entire career.
In addition to these exquisite musical selections, the program includes newly-taped interviews with Yo-Yo Ma and his friends and colleagues Daniel Barenboim, Emanuel Ax, Tan Dun and Bobby McFerrin. Yo-Yo Ma is world-renowned for his incomparable artistry and range. His discography of nearly fifty albums includes fourteen Grammy Awards. His remarkable talent and limitless interests have created new boundaries for classical music.
The program highlights Ma's unique ability to explore cultures and musical forms outside the Western classical tradition. His diversity is demonstrated not only through richly nuanced interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, but also Piazzolla, Edgar Meyer, American folk music and Tan Dun.
