- Amazon Sales Rank: #54798 in Music
- Released on: 1992-09-29
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .24 pounds
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Andante Image
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Andante Image
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Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Andante Pic
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Andante Image
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
 What a Pittsburgh native thinks………
By Timothy Mikolay
While I can hardly agree with the notion that Yo Yo Ma turns to gold everything he touches, he certainly ‘shines’ like it on this album, but, so does everyone else. With master producing and engineering from Steven Epstein and Bud Graham respectively, it seems that Ma, Maazel and the great Pittsburgh Orchestra were in all their glory on this release. The Variations for Cello and Orchestra are spirited, joyful and lushly played and Prokoviev’s Sinfonia Concertante is peformed with power and strength as a Russian-Soviet era piece should be. This is a classic recording in every respect and please take note that it did win a grammy. Highly recommended!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Underrated
By A
As this won a Grammy I guess it’s not a well kept secret but it was to me. The recording is pristine much like Respighis Pines of Rome featuring the PSO. I couldn’t agree more with the Amazon editorial review–I don’t know that I’ve heard Ma sound better and in my opinion the Pittsburgh Symphony is the most underrated in America. A must have and a steal at this price!
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Everything Ma Touches Turns To Gold
By Michael B. Richman
Is there such a thing as a bad Yo-Yo Ma album? The virtuoso who has recently brought us such eclectic recordings as “Simply Baroque” and “Appalachian Journey,” here shows us his mastery of Prokofiev’s Symphony Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, or “Sinfonia Concertante.” While I don’t have any other recordings of this piece to compare to this one, suffice it to say that this performance is magnificent. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the conduction of Lorin Maazel plays terrifically. Ma himself showcases his diverse talents, perfectly capturing the essence of the dark, haunting second movement, and playing with greater fervor and forcefulness in the brisk, triumphant third and final movement. For Tchaikovsky’s “Variations On A Rococo Theme,” I can compare this recording to the famous Rostropovich/Karajan one on DG, and this performance by Ma is its equal. The final piece “Andante Cantabile,” also by Tchaikovsky, is beautiful and sublime and the perfect conclusion to this disc. Another essential CD by the great Yo-Yo Ma.
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