Written by Genevieve Helsby
My First Classical Music Book [ Naxos / CD/Book - released 2/Feb/2009 ] This is a delightfully colourful introduction to classical music, aimed to fire the imagination of young children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music, whether it is in a concert hall, or... |
Xavier De Maistre
Mozart [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Jul/2013 ] |
Xavier De Maistre
Various: Notte Veneziana [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Mar/2012 ] |
GERARD SCHURMANN
Schurmann: Piano Concerto Xiayin Wang (soloist) / BBC Philharmonic featuring Ben Gernon BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2024 ] The composer, pianist, and conductor Gerard Schurmann (1924 - 2020) was born in Kertosono, Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. The family lived within earshot of the resident gamelan orchestras at the Sultan's Palace, and hearing the... |
HEINRICH SCHUTZ
Schütz: The Christmas story & other works Yale Schola Cantorum / David Hill [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Nov/2019 ] Schütz's 'Christmas story' is an absolute delight from beginning to end, its charming tableaux of angels, shepherds and wise men completely belying the composer's old age and constrained circumstances. Here it's the jubilant climax to a programme of... |
Yanni
Truth Of Touch (Deluxe Edition [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Apr/2011 ] |
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
The Menuhin Century - The Violin of the Century [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2018 ] Re-released in 2016 on the occasion of Yehudi Menuhin's centenary, this film is devoted to the artistic heritage of a personality who ranked among the most extraordinary musicians of his time, even as a child. Menuhin was not a mere musician: he was... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "With Sudbin asserting his interpretative personality [in the Concerto], the orchestra and conductor are inspired to match a thrilling performance that stands alongside the greatest." (Daily Telegraph) |
Ying Quartet
Dim Sum [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 31/Mar/2008 ] |
J. S. BACH
Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites (3LP) Yo Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / 3 LP - released 5/Sep/2018 ] Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of Yo-Yo Ma's new album Six Evolutions - Bach Cello Suites, his third and final recording of these works. Bach and his Cellos Suites entered Yo-Yo Ma's life when he was four, when he learned the first... |
Yoko Shimomura
Original Soundtrack: Final Fantasy XV [ Sony Classical / 4 CD - released 3/Feb/2017 ] |
Yolanda Kondonassis / Ling / S
Never Far Away [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] |
Yo-Yo Ma
Obrigado Brazil - Live (+Dvd) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] |
Yo-Yo Ma
Original Album Classics [ Sony Classical / 5 CD - released 8/Jul/2013 ] |
ENNIO MORRICONE
Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Rome Sinfonietta Orchestra, Ennio Morricone [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Oct/2004 ] The genesis for this recording began during the Academy Awards in 2001, when Yo-Yo Ma was performing the Academy Award-winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on the Oscar telecast, and met Morricone, who was also in attendance for his... |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Piazzolla: Soul Of The Tango Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with Sergio & Odair Assar (guitars), Kathryn Stott (piano), Nestor Marconi (bandoneon), Antonio Agri (violin) etc [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Yo-Yo Ma might seem like an unlikely protagonist for the tango, but this intrepid musical explorer has taken his task seriously, collaborating with experienced tango musicians. |
J. S. BACH
Yo-Yo Ma: The Bach Project: Cello Suites - Live from Athens Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 22/May/2020 ] "In 2018, Yo-Yo Ma began a two-year journey, setting out to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's six suites for solo cello in one sitting, across 36 locations on 6 continents. For Yo-Yo, Bach's 300-hundred-year-old music is one extraordinary example of... |
DVORAK / HERBERT / BRITTEN / BRAHMS / SAINT-SAENS / BACH / WALTON / etc
Yo-Yo Ma: The Classical Cello Collection Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / with Emanuel Ax (piano) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, etc [ Sony Classical / 15 CD Box Set - released 21/Dec/2016 ] Excellent value, budget-priced x15 CD Box-set. The set features great works from the classical cello repertoire with compositions by 23 classical composers. |
BRAHMS / CHOPIN / DVORAK / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN
Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax: A Celebration - recordings for cello & piano Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / with Emanuel Ax (piano) / with Pamela Frank (violin), Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) Jaime Laredo (viola) [ Sony Classical / 21 CD Box Set - released 24/May/2019 ] A 21 CD box-set released on the 'Sony Classical' label - In celebration of the internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax's 70th birthday and his long-term musical partnership with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma |
Yo-Yo Ma & Glass Ensemble
Glass: Naqoyqatsi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Oct/2002 ] |