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Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Wu Man (pipa) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Silk Road Ensemble, Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Alan Gilbert "Chicago has a long history of being at the crossroads of the world," Yo-Yo Ma said as he described the
landmark year long collaboration known as 'Silk Road Chicago'.This unique celebration, partnering Ma's Silk
Road Project with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and dozens of cultural institutions throughout the city
from June 2006 through June 2007, was an unprecedented adventure in discovery that moved a city to learn
and explore musical traditions and cross-cultural connections, inspired by both the legendary Silk Road trade
route and an unending spirit of curiosity.
Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago on CSO Resound is an aural record of this remarkable
journey, featuring a rich tapestry of musical works and passionate, virtuosic performances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma,
the Silk Road Ensemble, pipa soloist Wu Man, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of
Miguel Harth-Bedoya and Alan Gilbert.
Mongolian composer Byambasuren Sharav’s Legend of Herlen is an extraordinarily visceral piece that the
Ensemble has been touring since 2001. It has been recorded on Sony BMG, but not with the CSO brass. It's
scored for morin khuur: Mongolian horsehead fiddle, which Yo-Yo plays, long song, piano, three trombones and
percussion. Lou Harrison's Pipa Concerto is beautifully virtuosic and a real showcase for Wu Man. It has been
recorded before, but not by an orchestra of CSO calibre. Recorded live in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center on April 12, 13, and 17;
May 17, 18, 19, and 22, 2007 “Bloch suggested the cello in Schelomo could represent the voice of Solomon. Ma invests the solo part with regal and sagacious qualities, but shot through with frailty. Khongorzul Ganbaatar contributes a nape-prickling vocal to Sharav's Legend of Herlen. Harrison's Pipa Concerto is predominantly bright in texture and lively in demeanour. Prokofiev's suite is very exciting and allows the Chicago SO to show off its power.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** | 
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Yo-Yo Ma (cello) The Silk Road Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Yo-Yo Ma - AppassionatoRomantic Music for Cello
Brahms: | Swallow Song with Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 (Andante) with Isaac Stern, violin | Franck, C: | Cello Sonata in A major with Kathryn Stott, piano | Gershwin: | Prelude No. 2 with Jeffrey Kahane, piano | Kabalevsky: | Doce De Coco from Obrigado Brazil with Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet & Romero Lubambo, guitar Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49 (Largo) The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | Mendelssohn: | Song Without Words with Emanuel Ax, piano | Mimiya: | Mikin Pekko (Finnish folk song) with Joel Fan, piano First Impressions from Appalachia Waltz with Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor | Morricone: | Nostalgia from Cinema Paridiso Ennio Morricone Gabriel's Oboe Ennio Morricone | Piazzólla: | Soledad with Octavio Brunetti, piano | Saint-Saëns: | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne with Robert Casadesus, piano | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Winter - Largo Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman | Williams, J: | Going to School from Memoirs of a Geisha Soundtrack with John Williams, piano |
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Mark Zeltser (piano), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Itzhak Perlman (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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1982 GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER for best classical performance | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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