The Classical Cello Collection (15-CD)

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 15
Released: October 2, 2015
Originally Released: 2015
Label: Sony Classics

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Prélude
2.Allemande
3.Courante
4.Sarabande
5.Menuett I/II
6.Gigue
7.Prélude
8.Allemande
9.Courante
10.Sarabande
11.Menuett I/II
12.Gigue
13.Prélude
14.Allemande
15.Courante
16.Sarabande
17.Bourrée I
18.Gigue
19.Prélude
20.Allemande
21.Courante

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Sarabande
2.Bourrée I/II
3.Gigue
4.Prélude
5.Allemande
6.Courante
7.Sarabande
8.Gavotte I/II
9.Gigue
10.Prélude
11.Allemande
12.Courante
13.Sarabande
14.Gavotte I/II
15.Gigue

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren, BWV 167
2.Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich
3.Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: 10. Chorale, Jesus bleibet meine Freude
4.Ertöt' uns durch dein' Güte, BWV 22
5.Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
6.Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650
7.Laß mein Herz die Münze sein, BWV 163
8.Dein Blut, der edle Saft, BWV 136
9.Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
10.I. Allegro
11.II. Adagio
12.III. Allegro
13.I. Allegro con spirito
14.II. Larghetto
15.III. Rondo
16.IV. Rondo comodo assai

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.I. Allegro vivace - Emanuel Ax
2.II. Andante - Emanuel Ax
3.III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio - Emanuel Ax
4.IV. Theme & Variations. Andantino - Emanuel Ax
5.V. Finale. Allegro giusto - Emanuel Ax
6.I. Allegro moderato
7.II. Adagio
8.III. Allegretto
9.Die Forelle, D. 550 - Emanuel Ax

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.I. Andante: Allegro vivace
2.II. Adagio: Allegro vivace
3.7 Variations in E-Flat Major on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen', WoO 46
4.Twelve Variations in G Major on the Theme "See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes", (From "Handel's Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus", WoO. 45)
5.Twelve Variations in F Major on the Theme Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen, (From "Mozart's Die Zauberflüte", Op. 66)

Tracks on Disc 6:

1.I. Allegro
2.II. Andante
3.III. Vivace non troppo
4.I. Allegro non troppo
5.II. Scherzo: Allegro
6.III. Andante
7.IV. Finale: Allegro comodo

Tracks on Disc 7:

1.I. Allegro non troppo
2.II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto - Trio
3.III. Allegro
4.I. Allegro vivace
5.II. Adagio affetuoso
6.III. Allegro passionato - Trio
7.IV. Allegro molto
8.I. Allegro
9.II. Adagio
10.III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
11.IV. Presto agitato

Tracks on Disc 8:

1.I. Allegro
2.II. Adagio, ma non troppo
3.III. Finale. Allegro moderato
4.I. Allegro impetuoso
5.II. Andante tranquillo
6.III. Allegro

Tracks on Disc 9:

1.Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33
2.I. Prelude: Lento; Allegro maestoso
3.II. Intermezzo
4.III. Introduction: Andante; Allegro vivace

Tracks on Disc 10:

1.Méditation from Thaïs
2.I. Allegro molto
3.II. Andante
4.III. Allegro vivo
5.IV. Allegro quasi presto
6.Havanaise, Op. 83
7.I. Allegretto ben moderato
8.II. Allegro
9.III. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato
10.IV. Allegretto poco mosso

Tracks on Disc 11:

1.Don Quixote, Op. 35
2.I. Allegro moderato
3.II. Andante, alla marcia
4.III. Tempo di Minuetto

Tracks on Disc 12:

1.I. Adagio; Moderato; II. Lento; Allegro molto
2.III. Adagio
3.IV. Allegro
4.I. Moderato
5.II. Allegro appassionato
6.III. Lento

Tracks on Disc 13:

1.I. Andante
2.II. Allegro giusto
3.III. Andante con moto
4.Moderato quasi andante - Thema. Moderato semplice
5.Variation I: Tempo della thema
6.Variation II: Tempo della thema
7.Variation III: Andante sostenuto
8.Variation IV: Andante grazioso
9.Variation V: Allegro moderato
10.Variation VI: Andante
11.Variation VII: Coda. Allegro vivo
12.Andante Cantabile for Cello Solo and String Orchestra, Op. posth.

Tracks on Disc 14:

1.I. Allegro moderato
2.II. Andante sostenuto
3.III. Molto allegro e appassionato
4.I. Allegro maestoso
5.II. Presto inquieto
6.III. Adagio
7.IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro

Tracks on Disc 15:

1.I. Audacemente ma sostenuto
2.II. Con brio - instante (urgent)
3.III. Larghetto
4.IV. Con moto; con imminenzo e inquieto
5.I. Moderato
6.II. Adagio religioso
7.III. Allegro vivace
8.Schelomo (Solomon): Hebraic Rhapsody for Violoncello and Orchestra

Product Description:

Released in honor of Yo-Yo Ma's 60th birthday on October 7, the set features great works from the classical cello repertoire with compositions by 23 classical composers. The 14 classic albums in this 15-CD originals jackets collection have been selected by Yo-Yo Ma from his vast discography of more than 80 original albums, recorded between 1979 and 2015. Included are 5 Grammy award winning recordings as well as his legendary bestsellers Bach Cello Suites Inspired by Bach and Simply Baroque.

Highlights of the collection:
- The great cello concertos by Boccherini, Dvorák, Elgar, Walton, Saint-Saens and more
- Collaborations with long time partners such as Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern and Kathryn Stott
- An appreciation written by Nicholas Cords from the Silk Road Ensemble and Brooklyn Rider

Award winning recordings:
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
- 1987 Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C & Variations (CBS 42121)
- 1993 Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano (Sony 48191)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance:
- 1990 Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22/Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 (CBS 44900)
- 1993 Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante/Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme (Sony 48382)
- 1995 The New York Album Works of Albert, Bartók & Bloch (Sony 57961)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
- 1995 The New York Album, Stephen Albert: Cello Concerto (Sony 57961)