Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites

Yo-Yo Ma

Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2018-08-17
Explicitness: notExplicit
Country: USA
Track Count: 37
Album Price: 16.99
℗ 2018 Sound Postings LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment

Tracks

	Title	Artist	Time
1	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:30
2	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:15
3	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:34
4	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:30
5	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:27
6	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	1:57
7	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:12
8	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:27
9	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	1:48
10	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:07
11	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:01
12	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:27
13	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:14
14	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:44
15	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:08
16	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:36
17	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:39
18	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:57
19	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:52
20	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:23
21	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:51
22	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:08
23	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:56
24	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:02
25	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	6:37
26	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	5:46
27	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:08
28	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:10
29	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:28
30	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	2:47
31	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:44
32	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	6:39
33	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:51
34	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	4:01
35	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:38
36	Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.	Yo-Yo Ma	3:45

Reviews

Bach played by a master

5
By zaviolyn

I heard all six Cello Suites last night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. It was an extremely moving performance by a musician who has loved and played Bach most of his life. I can't wait to hear them again on my home speakers
Goat

5
By fnfnfkbefp

The goat
Yo-Yo Ma’s last and greatest Bach Cello Suites

5
By SFreije

This is a definitive recording in a crowded and highly competitive field for the greatest music written for cello. I am a big fan of Yo-Yo Ma and his advocacy for classical music as well as cultural exchange. His previous two recordings of this work had not measured up to the greats, like Steven Isserlis’ performance. The first was technically immaculate if a touch impersonal. His second was more evolved but some of the choices seemed mannered and not quite a congealed into a flowing new perspective on the piece. After living with the music for many decades and performing these works all over the world, Ma creates a masterful recording that rivals the very best. You can tell this music is in his bones, his heart and head united and fully committed to conveying every emotion and color. This isn’t concerned with being historically informed or tied to any performance practice except how Ma personally connects to the music, giving us direct, honest, individualistic playing from a master artist at the height of his creative prowess. Fans of any music, Ma, and Bach should listen to this without reservation no matter how many recordings of the Cello Suites you already own. This is an important recording and the greatest classical recording I have heard this year.
Beautiful

5
By Ale fed

I’ve never really listened to these pieces and so cannot make comparisons to other recordings. All I know is that this one is gorgeous.
Third times a charm, too.

5
By Superkid793

This rendition is closer to his second release of these great works that the first and they are all first rate. Yes have lived with and played these works for over 40 years now and this latest performance by YoYo is just heavenly. The freedom he’s attained with them is breathtakingly beautiful. My desert island set.
Beauty of Bach

5
By jimengel

Bach's majesty is more typically described as well-tempered in its construction, and predictable, if not almost mechanistic in his attempt to describe the order of his deity. Emotional depth and warmth are not as often associated. From the compassionate, experienced hands and mind of Yo-Yo Ma, joined by the warm, human voice of his Stradivarius, or Petunia, his Montagnana Cello, if the lister can not find music to make love to, to cry to, to laugh with, or simply to basque in the warmth of, then they are simply constructed neither for the world of music, nor the realm of human emotion. Enjoy!
You need to

1
By reggie mon

Play with other musicians like a selfless act nobody wants to hear that
Exactly what I needed

5
By MrsBritt

300 years of history in its age, like a wine of fine caliber for my ears. Something about how Mr. Ma plays this suite, is ethereal.
Music of the soul

5
By All Music For Me

He is a wonderful and the depth of this recording is food for the soul.
Beautiful!!!!

5
By aliceknd

Classical music is just that: classical. It never goes out of style and people need to remember the impact that this type of music has on the human mind, body, and soul ❤️ thank you Yo-Yo Ma for releasing this masterpiece!!!