Solo by Yo-yo Ma - DeepRiffs

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Bach showed that the cello can dance, but composers from Rossini to Shostakovich have favored it as an instrument of pensive reflection and brooding melancholy. The playful cover photo notwithstanding, SOLO features Yo-Yo Ma in five 20th century cello works of a serious nature, all with folk influence and all echoing at least a bit of the troubles of the times in which they were written.

Mark O'Connor's wistful 'Appalachia Waltz' is the most relaxed piece, sounding like a back porch meditation on an overcast day. Bright Sheng's 'Seven Tunes Heard in China' is much edgier and abrasive in the Bartók manner, while David Wilde's 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' is an outpouring of unmitigated grief in arch form; lament unfolding into rage and then retreating into silence. Alexander Tcherepnin's Suite is an odd hybrid, a product of the Russian-born, widely traveled composer's interest in Chinese culture. Lastly, there is the masterful Sonata of Zoltán Kodály, a real heir to the Bach Suites in that it presents a self-contained world while stretching the cello to its limits.

1. Appalachia Waltz (Version for Cello) (Solo Cello Version)

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Mark O'connor
Mark O'connor (b. 1961); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

2. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 1, Seasons

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

3. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 2, Guessing Song

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

4. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 3, Little Cabbage

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

5. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 4, The Drunken Fisherman

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

6. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 5, Din Din Dong

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

7. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 6, Pastoral Ballade

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

8. 7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 7, Tebetan Dance

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (b. 1955); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

9. The Cellist of Sarajevo, Op. 12

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: David Wilde
David Wilde (b. 1935); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

10. Cello Suite, Op. 76: I. Quasi cadenza. Quarter Note = 80

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Alexander Tcherepnin
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

11. Cello Suite, Op. 76: II. Quarter Note = 96

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Alexander Tcherepnin
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

12. Cello Suite, Op. 76: III. Eighth Note = 42

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Alexander Tcherepnin
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

13. Cello Suite, Op. 76: IV. Vivace. Quarter Note = 104

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Alexander Tcherepnin
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977); Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

14. Cello Sonata, Op. 8: I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Zoltán Kodály; Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

15. Cello Sonata, Op. 8: II. Adagio

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Zoltán Kodály; Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

16. Cello Sonata, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace

Primary Artist: Yo-yo Ma; Main Performer
Cello: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Composer: Zoltán Kodály; Composer
Performer: Yo-yo Ma; Performer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

Technical Specifications

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1 hour, 4 minutes and 39 seconds

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Genres

Classical, Classical Crossover, Solo Instrumentalist

Label

Sony Classical

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

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Release Date

Sep 20, 1999

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74646411421