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JOHN WILLIAMS / BERNARD HERRMANN / HUGO FRIEDHOFER
John Williams: Flute Concerto / Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage Jin Ta, Ma Yue, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang, Joshua Tan [ Pentatone / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Darrell Ang and Joshua Tan, presents a compelling programme that explores the rich and often unexpected dialogue between film and concert music, featuring works by John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, and... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven for Three: Symphony no.1, Piano Trios 4 & 5 Emanuel Ax (piano), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Aug/2025 ] Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma present the fourth album in their 'Beethoven for Three' series, featuring Symphony no.1, op.21, and the 'Gassenhauer' (op.11) and 'Ghost' (op.70 no.1) piano trios, three works that span more than a decade of... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Double Concerto Op 102 (with Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] "Perlman's 1993 Chicago version, strong and volatile, was recorded live… It makes an excellent coupling… with the powerful Perlman / Ma version of the Brahms Double Concerto" The Penguin Guide *** |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] "I wasn't expecting to be absolutely bowled over by Colin Matthews's arrangement of the Fifth Symphony, but I was - and still am...Matthews has done a most impressive job." Gramophone |
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OSVALDO GOLIJOV / SUFJAN STEVENS / etc
Golijov: Azul Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / The Knights, Eric Jacobsen [ Warner Classics / CD - released 9/Aug/2017 ] "..sonic landscapes that are generally lush, lyrical, eclectic in instrumentation and melodic forms, and given to the expansive and hypnotic vistas of minimalism without the strict dependence on repetition" Gramophone |
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CLAUDE BOLLING
Bolling: Suite For Cello & Jazz Piano Trio Claude Bolling & Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with Marc Michel (bass) & Jean-Luc Dayan (drums) [ CBS / CD - released 2/Feb/1984 ] This suite was recorded by Bolling, along with Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world's greatest cello players. Best suited for college-level and above players, Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio has long been a best-selling recording that appeals to a variety of... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Sextets Emanuel Ax (piano), Jaime Laredo (viola), Yo Yo Ma (cello), Isaac Stern (violin), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Michael Tree (viola) Sharon Robinson (cello) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Recorded in December, 1981, and June, 1991 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Adagio and Fuge K.546 / Divertimento for Violin, Viola and Cello K.568 Gidon Kremer (violin), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Music / CD - released 2/Feb/2022 ] Original recordings: March 1984 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved Original Soundtrack featuring Emmanuel Ax (piano) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Gidon Kremer (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the film "Immortal Beloved" by Bernard Rose |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Emanuel Ax (piano) Isaac Stern (violin) Jaime Laredo (viola) [ Sony Music Expanded Edition / CD - released 1/Nov/1992 ] "The playing of Emanuel Ax and his distinguished colleagues does the music proud: it has stature and nobility, but also delicacy and reticence where appropriate" - Gramophone |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ALBAN BERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102 / Berg: Chamber Concerto for piano & violin with 13 Wind In Isaac Stern (violin) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Peter Serkin (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony orchestra. Claudio Abbado [ Sony Music / CD - released 20/Oct/1988 ] "A striking feature of the performance is the quite ouitstanding playing of Yo-Yo Ma. the way he shapes the music is masterly, and his tone has a wonderfully unforced, golden quality." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven - Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasy Itzhak Perlman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Classics / EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Itzhak Perlman is joined by fellow veteran Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma in two great Beethoven works |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
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DVORAK / BARBER / SCHOENBERG / SCHUMANN / COPLAND / FRANCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Juilliard Quartet - 50 years Juilliard String Quartet, with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Leonard Berstein & Jorge Bolet (piano), Harold Wright (clarinet) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Jun/1996 ] When William Schuman founded a string quartet at New York's Juilliard School in 1946, he envisaged an ensemble not only to teach the elite New York conservatory's students but also, in its own public performances, to "play the standard repertoire... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" / Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2023 ] "Kavakos, Ma and Ax play with profound sensitivity throughout, and the symphony's many magical moments lose next to nothing in translation." Gramophone |
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MĀ
Blame It On The Weather (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 27/Feb/2026 ] Maarire Brunning-Kouka, the Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa-based rapper, singer songwriter, and sound artist better known as MĀ, describes Blame It On The Weather as "about Te Taiao, climate emergency awareness, my job as a kaitiaki, and the many... |
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JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No 7 in C / Divertissement No 1 / Rondeau / etc MAceAIl O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] The Chandos John Field collection continues. |
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JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos (complete) Maceal O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (with David Juriz, violin, & Julia Desbruslais, cello) [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "O'Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow." (American Record Guide) |
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BUXTEHUDE / DUBOIS / CALLAHAN / MILHAUD / WIDOR / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Mother Church Organ Thomas Richner (The Mother Church Organ, Boston, MA) [ The Christian Science Publishing / CD - released 28/May/1989 ] Recorded at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, MA, USA |
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BEETHOVEN / SIBELIUS / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BERNSTEIN
Leonard Bernstein Vol 1 Various orchestras conducted by Leonard Bernstein, with James Taylor, Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Peter Serkin, Emanuel Ax (pianos), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ C Major DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2017 ] A box set celebrating Leonard Bernstein's upcoming 100th birthday including concerts with the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia as well as the prizewinning documentary Leonard Bernstein: Larger than... |