Artist’s Choice: Yo-Yo Ma

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1Cello Suite no. 5: Sarabande
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1939-06-14 until 1939-06-15)
engineer and producer:
M. Cailly (engineer)
cello:
Pau Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals) (from 1939-06-14 until 1939-06-15)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande (Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande) (from 1939-06-14 until 1939-06-15)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011 (Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:47
2Take Five
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morello (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Compulsion (Part of Chrysalis Records), Milestones Records, Unknown Pleasures Sound, Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1959), BNF Collection 2013 (Bibliothèque nationale de France) (in 1960), Avid Entertainment (in 2010), Supreme Media (in 2013) and TP4 Music (in 2017)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (on 1959-07-01)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Dave Brubeck4.355:28
3J’ai qu’a l’regarder
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
J’ai qu’à l’regarder (in 1942)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Alec Siniavine
Édith Piaf3:15
4Violin Concerto no. 3 in G, Second Movement
producer:
Helmut Krauel
violin:
Arthur Grumiaux (Belgian violinist) (from 1961-11-28 until 1961-11-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-11-28 until 1961-11-29)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 1961-11-28 until 1961-11-29)
balance engineer:
Helmut Krauel (from 1961-11-28 until 1961-11-29)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-11-28 until 1961-11-29)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”: II. Adagio (from 1961-11-28 until 1961-11-29)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1775-04 until 1775-12)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:36
5Hallucinations
recording of:
Hallucinations
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Bobby McFerrin2:22
6Milonga del ángel
recording of:
Milonga del ángel
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (in 1965)
publisher:
Editorial Lagos
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Astor Piazzolla6:32
7Limerock
double bass:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
arranger:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer) and Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
recording of:
Limerock
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Mark O’Connor & Edgar Meyer2:23
8Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G, Second Movement
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Leon Fleisher (pianist and conductor) (on 1959-01-10)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1959-01-10)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1959-01-10)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1959-01-10)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto (on 1959-01-10)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1807)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven5:11
9An die Musik
producer:
Hans Ritter
piano:
Hubert Giesen (pianist) (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
recording of:
An die Musik, D. 547 (original, for solo voice and piano) (in 1966-07)
lyricist:
Franz von Schober (Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, actor)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 547)
Franz Schubert2:22
10Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1946-02-01)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist)
cover recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1946-02-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1946-02-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Stéphane Grappelli2:55
11String Quartet no. 4: First Movement
orchestra:
Juilliard String Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95: I. Allegro
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1928)
part of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95
Béla Bartók5:48
12Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
orchestra:
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 7 Duett „Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” (Pamina, Papageno) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:13
13Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra: Third Movement
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist) (on 1967-02-13)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1967-02-13)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1967-02-13)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1967-02-13)
recording of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21: III. Intermezzo. Allegro non troppo (on 1967-02-13)
composer:
Édouard Lalo (French composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21
Édouard Lalo6:31
14Mona
James Taylor42:53
15Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano “Arpeggione”: First Movement
cello:
Leonard Rose (cellist)
piano:
Leonid Hambro (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1824-11)
part of:
Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D. 821
Franz Schubert7:59
16Goldberg Variations: Aria
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist) (from 1955-06-10 until 1955-06-16)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-06-10 until 1955-06-16)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (from 1955-06-10 until 1955-06-16)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach51:55