Appassionato

by Yo-Yo Ma

Overview

Appassionato (2007), the follow-up album to the well-received Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005), is a 15-track collection of love-themed material handpicked by the classical crossover cellist himself. There are single movements from classical works along with popular material such as the Cinema Paradiso track. Highlights include collaborations with Ennio Morricone ("Gabriel's Oboe [Theme from The Mission]") and John Williams ("Going to School"), among others. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	02/27/2007
Label:	Sony Classical / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886970444323
Rank:	178219

Tracks

1. Going To School, for cello & piano
2. Sonata for violin & piano in A major, M. 8~Allegretto poco mosso
3. Preludes (3) for piano~Andante con moto e poco rubato
4. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297~Largo
5. Doce de Coco
6. Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49~Largo
7. Nuovo cinema paradiso, film score (aka Cinama Paradiso)~Nostalgia
8. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble~The Swan
9. Yanzi (Swallow Song) (Kazakh)
10. Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor ("Double"), Op. 102~Andante
11. Soledad, tango
12. Finnish Folksongs (5), for cello & piano~No. 4: Mikin Pekko
13. First Impressions, for violin, cello & piano
14. Song Without Words for cello & piano in D major, Op. 109
15. Gabriel's Oboe, theme from the film "The Mission"
16. Andante cantabile, for cello and string orchestra in D major (arr. of 2nd mvt. from String Quartet No.1)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yo-Yo Ma   Primary Artist,Cello,Baroque Cello
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Kojiro Umezaki   Shakuhachi
Chicago Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
John Williams   Piano
Mark O'Connor   Violin
Kathryn Stott   Piano
Eugene Ormandy   Conductor
Ton Koopman   Conductor
Claudio Abbado   Conductor
Emanuel Ax   Piano
Philippe Entremont   Piano
Edgar Meyer   Piano
Ennio Morricone   Conductor
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra   Orchestra
Romero Lubambo   Guitar
Isaac Stern   Violin
Gaby Casadesus   Piano
Octavio Brunetti   Piano
Philadelphia Orchestra   Orchestra
Roma Sinfonietta   Orchestra
Lorin Maazel   Conductor
Jeffrey Kahane   Piano
Joel Fan   Piano
Paquito D'Rivera   Clarinet

Technical Credits

Tim Mathet   Producer
David Lai   A&R
John Williams   Producer
Mark O'Connor   Producer
Coleman Barks   Poetry Translation
Edgar Meyer   Producer
Ennio Morricone   Producer
Yo-Yo Ma   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Jorge Calandrelli   Producer
Georges Kadar   Producer
Roxanne Slimak   Design,Art Direction
Laraine Perri   Executive Producer
Cristin Bagnall   Executive Producer
Michelle Errante   Product Manager
Michael O'Neill   Cover Photo
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi   Poetry,Liner Notes
Stephan Danelian   Back Cover,Photography
Steven Epstein   Producer
John Yakubik   Product Manager,Project Manager
Laura Kszan   Editorial Director
Richard Einhorn   Producer
Tini Mathot   Producer
Richard King   Engineer