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Table of Contents:

• Cello suite numbers 1, BWV 1007. Prelude (2:22) / Bach
• Tango sensations. Fear / Piazzolla (arranged, Calandrelli ; with Nestor Marconi, bandoneón ; Leonard Marconi, piano ; Hector Console, bass) (5:22)
• Butterfly's day out / O'Connor (arranged, Meyer ; with Edgar Meyer, bass ; Mark O'Connor, mandolin) (4:43)
• Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 75 / Bach (with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra ; Ton Koopman, conductor) (1:30)
• Slavonic dance in E minor, opus 72 numbers 2 / Dvořák (transcribed by Oskar Morawetz ; with Itzhak Perlman, violin ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor) (5:01)
• Prelude numbers 1 / Gershwin (with Jeffrey Kahane, piano) (1:42)
• "American collection" theme / Williams (with the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles ; John Williams, conductor) (3:29)
• 1B / Meyer (with Edgar Meyer, bass ; Mark O'Connor, violin) (3:59)
• Sonata in F major, opus 99. IV. Allegro molto / Brahms (Emanuel Ax, piano) (4:37)
• Crouching tiger, hidden dragon. The eternal vow / Tan Dun (with Alimjan, rawap ; Kasim and David Cossin, hand drum ; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra ; Shanghai National Orchestra) (2:58)
• St. Matthew passion. Erbarme dich / Bach (with Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra ; Ton Koopman, conductor) (7:20)
• Quartet in G minor, opus 45. IV. Allegro molto. / Fauré (with Emanuel Ax, piano ; Isaac Stern, violin ; Jaime Laredo, viola) (9:11)
• Vocalise / Rachmaninoff (Bobby McFerrin, vocalist) (6:24)
• Libertango / Piazzolla (arranged Calandrelli ; with Nestor Marconi, bandoneón ; Antonio Agri, violin ; Horacio Malvicino, guitar ; Hector Console, bass ; Leonardo Marconi, piano) (3:08)
• Simple gifts (traditional) (arranged Meyer ; Alison Krauss, vocalist) (2:34)
• Appalachia waltz / O'Connor (4:25).

Contributors:

Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- , instrumentalist

Meyer, Edgar (Bassist) , instrumentalist

O'Connor, Mark , instrumentalist

Perlman, Itzhak, 1945- , instrumentalist

Kahane, Jeffrey, 1956- , instrumentalist

Ax, Emanuel , instrumentalist

Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001 , instrumentalist

Laredo, Jaime , instrumentalist

McFerrin, Bobby , singer

Krauss, Alison, 1971- , singer

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Piazzolla, Astor

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

Williams, John, 1932-

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897

Tan, Dun, 1957-

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

Languages:

English
French
German

Language Notes:

Accompanying materials: English, French, German

Included Works:

Suites, cello [by Bach, J.S.] > BWV 1007, G major > Prélude

Tango sensations [by Piazzolla, A.] > Fear (arranged)

Butterfly's day out [by O'Connor, M.]

Elenden sollen essen [by Bach, J.S.] > Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (arranged)

Slovanské tance, op. 72 [by Dvořák, A.] > No. 2 (arranged)

Preludes, piano [by Gershwin, G.] > (1926) > No. 1 (arranged)

American collection theme [by Williams, J.]

1B [by Meyer, E.]

Sonatas, cello, piano [by Brahms, J.] > No. 2, op. 99, F major > Allegro molto

Wo hu cang long (Motion picture music) [by Tan, D.] > Eternal vow

Matthäuspassion [by Bach, J.S.] > Erbarme dich, erbarme dich, mein Gott (arranged)

Quartets, piano, violin, viola, cello [by Fauré, G.] > No. 2, op. 45, G minor > Allegro molto

Romansy [by Rachmaninoff, S.] > Op. 34 > Vocalise (arranged)

Tangos [by Piazzolla, A.] (Selections) (arranged)

Appalachia waltz [by O'Connor, M.]

Simple gifts

Subjects:

Cello music

Cello with instrumental ensemble

Cello and piano music, Arranged

Cello with orchestra

Piano quartets

Vocalises (Medium voice) with cello, Arranged

Genres:

Tangos (Music)

Chamber music

Art music

Arrangements (Music)

Vocalises

Performers:

Yo-Yo Ma, cello ; with various assisting artists, orchestras and vocalists.

Performance Medium:

Cello; piano
1 performer: cello
4 performers: bandoneon; piano; cello; double bass
3 performers: cello; mandolin; double bass
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo cello; string orchestra
2 performers and 1 ensemble: solo violin; solo cello; orchestra
2 performers: cello; piano
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo cello; orchestra
3 performers: violin; cello; double bass
4 performers and 1 ensemble: solo cello; solo plucked lute [rawap]; solo drum (2); orchestra
4 performers: piano; violin; viola; cello
2 performers: cello; singer
6 performers: bandoneon; violin; guitar; cello; double bass; piano

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
"Includes newly recorded and previously unreleased tracks"--Container.
Program notes by Mark Salzman in English with German and French translations (25 pages : illustrations), inserted.
From the collection of Joe Morris.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (69 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
BWV 1007
op. 72 No. 2;
no. 2, op. 99
no. 2, op. 45

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 696998966727
Publisher Number, Sony: SK 89667
Publisher Number, BMG Direct: D141590

OCLC Numbers:

48113512