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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0828767875125 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony MPN: 78751 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Sony Release Date: June 06, 2006 Studio: Sony Average Rating:
 Rating: - NecessaryNot exactly sure what I would do without these recordings. A world without Bach: a scary thought. My pulse slackens a bit each time I put these on. Relaxing, sure, but also tremendously moving. A perfect antidote for the trivial drone, distraction, and bustle of our post-capitalist world. No need to go buy new-age computer glitch world-music ambience; this is sonic therapy, written centuries before we needed it. Rating: - UnbelievableYo-Yo Ma is one of the greatest cello players of all times and he's playing Bach. Is there really anything left to say? I think not :) Rating: - intimate inducement of introspectionI admit that I had initial misgivings about this product in light of the widespread renown of Mstislav Rostropovich. But I did some comparison, courtesy of YouTube clips which had surprising sound quality. I came to prefer the more personal and intimate rendition consistent with Yo-yo Ma's style. I suppose, at the end of the day, there is no point arguing taste. The qualities that make Yo-yo Ma's playing uniquely his own just happen to lend themselves well to my personality and current state of mind, ... Read More Rating: - ...those hard to find itemsthis one's for me - couldn't find in the big record stores- yay amazon. quick delivery, good price, great condition Rating: - JS Bach & YoYoMa - The Master played by a MasterYoYo Ma awoke an entire generation to Bach with this recording. Listening to Ma play these works is truly a stunning thing. Bach is THE master who demands attention and requires another master to play his work correctly and with emotion. In the hands of a technician, Bach can be all dried up and too mathematical. In the hands of a master such as Yo Yo Ma, the concept of the Master living forever through his music becomes true. Bach is all about math. But, with only the math and none of ... Read More |
