Classical / Chamber Music
main index -
index_1.php -
index_2.php -
index_3.php -
index_4.php -
index_5.php -
index_6.php -
index_7.php -
index_8.php -
index_9.php -
index_10.php -
index_11.php -
index_12.php -
index_13.php -
index_14.php -
index_15.php
Virtual Mall in association with Amazon.com.
Following Information were retrieved from Amazon Web Services at Fri Jan 9 21:34:58 2009 GMT.
Please be aware that the Information may be updated at the Amazon Home Page and vary from this one.
Vivaldi's Cello
 |
Amazon ASIN: B0001IN11Q
LowestNewPrice CurrencyCode USD
LowestNewPrice FormattedPrice $11.85
LowestUsedPrice CurrencyCode USD
LowestUsedPrice FormattedPrice $8.49
TotalNew 28
TotalUsed 11
TotalCollectible 0
TotalRefurbished 0
|
Product Details
| Binding | Audio CD |
| EAN | 0827969091623 |
| Label | Sony |
| CurrencyCode | USD |
| FormattedPrice | $18.97 |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| MPN | 90916 |
| NumberOfDiscs | 1 |
| ProductGroup | Music |
| Publisher | Sony |
| ReleaseDate | 2004-03-30 |
| Studio | Sony |
| Title | Vivaldi's Cello |
| UPC | 827969091623 |
|
|
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The great Yo-Yo Ma has recently (in addition to his world music explorations) moved to the baroque cello, a so-called period instrument, and his transition has been remarkably smooth. He is indeed a musical polyglot, and this CD finds him solidly in the heart of the Baroque period, with music by Vivaldi. In addition to three concerti the composer wrote for cello, there are some fascinating transcriptions. The Largo violin solo from the "Winter" concerto of the Four Seasons is here beautifully played on cello, its darker tone added substituting gravity for chill in the wintry landscape. A concerto originally for viola d'amore, lute and strings has been transformed into one for cello, organ, strings and continuo, with Baroque expert Ton Koopman as transposer and organist (and sympathetic, energetic conductor throughout). And oddest of all, Koopman has created cello solos out of arias (one of which is helped by a perky bassoon) originally composed for female voice from a couple of operas, the oratorio Juditha Triumphans, and the familiar "Laudamus te" from the famous "Gloria." Leave it to these musicians to re-invent Vivaldi with respect and a clear ear for musical values--not to mention sheer entertainment and a forward propulsion which makes it all so invigorating. --Robert Levine
Additional Items
Item: Satyagraha Review: Satyagraha remains, decades after its composition, one of Philip Glass's most traditional works. An emphasis on strings and on courtly, European-toned small choruses lends the opera a sense of musical familiarity rarely evidenced in the composer's extensive catalog. The libretto, ...
Item: Bach & Beyond - Gabriela Montero Review: Taking as her base 12 works of Bach, Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero proceeds to play variations on each. The works are familiar and most Classical fans will recognize their melodies instantly. But Montero, who is closer to a jazz improvisationalist ...
Item: Mahler Symphony No. 5 & Ades Aslya / Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Review: You can hear and see this excellent performance of Mahler's militant, stormy and sometimes ethereal Symphony No. 5 in standard DVD (on disc 1 of the set) or hear it in a variety of digital audio formats. A bonus DVD-Audio ...
Item: Messiaen: Turangalîla - Symphonie / Nagano, Aimard, Kim Review: This symphony, commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky and written between 1946 and 1948, is surely one of the 20th century's most gigantic works. It's cast in 10 movements, and its grandeur of scope and concept, variety and sheer mass of sound ...
Item: Memory Review: If it is possible to play the piano charismatically, then that is what Lang Lang does. His total identification with each piece gives his playing a warmth, a personal touch, that is unique. His performance of Mozart's K. 330 is ...
|
