Simply Baroque [Bonus Tracks]

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Barnes & Noble - Andrew Farach-Colton
No one could accuse Yo-Yo Ma of being afraid to try new things. The intrepid cellist has tangoed with Astor Piazzolla's band, fiddled Appalachian style with Mark O'Connor, and jazzed it up with Claude Bolling. Now he's venturing into the realm of period instruments, pulling out the end pin from his 1712 Stradivari cello, using gut strings, a Baroque-style bow, and other antique fittings. These alterations soften Ma's normally rich sound but enhance his warm tone. The first half of the CD offers nine pieces by J.S. Bach -- including the famous "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Air on the G String" -- transcribed for cello and orchestra by the conductor Ton ...
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Andrew Farach-Colton
No one could accuse Yo-Yo Ma of being afraid to try new things. The intrepid cellist has tangoed with Astor Piazzolla's band, fiddled Appalachian style with Mark O'Connor, and jazzed it up with Claude Bolling. Now he's venturing into the realm of period instruments, pulling out the end pin from his 1712 Stradivari cello, using gut strings, a Baroque-style bow, and other antique fittings. These alterations soften Ma's normally rich sound but enhance his warm tone. The first half of the CD offers nine pieces by J.S. Bach -- including the famous "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Air on the G String" -- transcribed for cello and orchestra by the conductor Ton Koopman. The second half of the disc is devoted to a pair of concertos by Luigi Boccherini 1743-1805, whose music actually bridges the intricacies of the Baroque style and the simpler charms of the rococo. But while his creative juices were less potent than Bach's, Boccherini was a fine craftsman in his own right, and his concertos are quite lovable. Ma plays both composers' music with the zeal of the newly converted, and his infectious enthusiasm will coax even the most jaded connoisseur to share in the joy of discovery.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/30/2003
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 827969038628
  • Catalog Number: 90386
  • Sales rank: 42,025

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Cantata No. 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe," BWV 167 (BC A176): Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (2:17)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  2. 2 St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Erbarme dich - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (7:20)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  3. 3 Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (2:44)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  4. 4 Cantata No. 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22 (BC A48): Ertöt' uns durch dein' Güte - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (1:30)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  5. 5 Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 41), BWV 639 (BC K68) - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (2:29)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  6. 6 Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale No. 6), BWV 650 (BC K27) - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (3:07)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  7. 7 Merk auf, mein Herz, und sieh dorthin, motet for double chorus (formerly attrib. to J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 163): Laß mein Herz die Münze sein - Johann Christoph Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (3:00)
    Composed byJohann Christoph Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  8. 8 Cantata No. 136, "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz," BWV 136 (BC A111): Dein Blut, der edle Saft - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (0:51)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  9. 9 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on a G String - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (5:04)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  10. 10–12 Cello Concerto in G major, G. 480 - Luigi Boccherini & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (17:33)
    Composed byLuigi Boccherini
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Ton Koopman
    1. 10I. Allegro
    2. 11II. Adagio
    3. 12III. Allegro
  11. 13–16 Cello Concerto in D major, G. 478 (doubtful; first movement arrangement of Cello Conceto G. 477) - Luigi Boccherini & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (23:08)
    Composed byLuigi Boccherini
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Ton Koopman
    1. 13I. Allegro con spirito
    2. 14II. Larghetto
    3. 15III. Rondo
    4. 16IV. Rondo comodo assai
  12. 17 Cantata No. 75, "Die Elenden sollen essen," BWV 75: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (1:28)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
  13. 18 Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria - Johann Sebastian Bach & Ton Koopman (4:40)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
  14. 19 Chorale prelude for organ ("Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), (Schübler No. 1), BWV 645 - Johann Sebastian Bach & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (3:47)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted byTon Koopman
    Performed byAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
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