Bach,J.S. / Cooper / Koopman Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach & Boccherini CD

Sony Classical is pleased to announce another ten releases in it's increasingly comprehensive series of Classical Masters. These new budget-priced releases contain classic recordings, many of them newly remastered, by some of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. Describing the 1982 recording of the Bach Solo Suites by, arguably, the world's favorite cellist, the Penguin Guide wrote that Yo-Yo Ma's playing "has a characteristic rhythmic freedom and favors the widest range of dynamics. The improvisatory effect is seemingly spontaneous and these performances are very compelling indeed, for Ma seems right inside every bar of the music. The first-class recording is very real and natural." This Grammy-winning cycle forms the heart of Sony's new Yo-Yo Ma reissue, which also has the American cellist performing Bach's three Viola da Gamba Sonatas with harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper; transcriptions of Bach chorales and orchestral works plus cello concertos by Boccherini in collaboration with Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; and, for good measure, concertos and other works by Boccherini and Johann Christian Bach with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra under Pinchas Zukerman.

1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 / I. Pr?lude 2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 / II. Allemande 3. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 / III. Courante 4. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 / IV. Sarabande 5. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 / V. Menuets I ; II 6. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 / VI. Gigue 7. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 / I. Pr?lude 8. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 / II. Allemande 9. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 / III. Courante 10. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 / IV. Sarabande 11. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 / V. Bourr?es I ; II 12. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 / VI. Gigue 13. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 / I. Pr?lude 14. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 / II. Allemande 15. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 / III. Courante 16. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 / IV. Sarabande 17. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 / V. Gavottes I ; II 18. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 / VI. Gigue 19. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 / I. Pr?lude 20. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 / II. Allemande 21. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 / III. Courante 22. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 / IV. Sarabande 23. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 / V. Menuets I ; II 24. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 / VI. Gigue 25. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 / I. Pr?lude 26. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 / II. Allemande 27. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 / III. Courante 28. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 / IV. Sarabande 29. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 / V. Bourr?es I ; II 30. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 / VI. Gigue 31. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 / I. Pr?lude 32. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 / II. Allemande 33. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 / III. Courante 34. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 / IV. Sarabande 35. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 / V. Gavottes I ; II 36. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 / VI. Gigue 37. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027 / I. Adagio 38. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027 / II. Allegro 39. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027 / III. Andante 40. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027 / IV. Allegro Moderato 41. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028 / I. Adagio 42. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028 / II. Allegro 43. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028 / III. Andante 44. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028 / IV. Allegro 45. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 / I. Vivace 46. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 / II. Adagio 47. Viola Da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 / III. Allegro 48. Cantata, BWV 167: Sei Lob Udn Preis Mit Ehren 49. Matth?us-Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme Dich Mein Gott 50. Cantata, BWV 147: Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude 51. Cantata, BWV 22: Ert÷t' Und Durch Dein' G?te 52. Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 53. Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel Herunter, BWV 650 54. Cantata, BWV 163: Lass Mein Herz Die M?nze Sein 55. Cantata, BWV 136: Dein Blut, Der Edle Saft 56. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air 57. Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra in G Major, G. 480 / I. Allegro 58. Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra in G Major, G. 480 / II. Adagio 59. Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra in G Major, G. 480 / III. Allegro 60. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 478 / I. Allegro Con Spirito 61. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 478 / II. Larghetto 62. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 478 / III. Rondo 63. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 478 / IV. Rondo Comodo Assai 64. Cantata, BWV 75: Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan 65. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria 66. Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, BWV 645 67. Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott L?SST Walten, BWV 647 68. Cantata, BWV 186: Die Hoffnung Wart' Der Rechten Zeit 69. Meine Seele Erhebet Den Herren, BWV 648 70. Cantata, BWV 208: Schafe K÷nnen Sicher Weiden 71. Cantata, BWV 76: Es Danke, Gott, Und Lobe Dich Das Volk in Guten Taten 72. Ach Bleib Bei Uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649 73. Concerto in B-Flat Major for Cello ; Orchestra, G. 482 / I. Allegro Moderato 74. Concerto in B-Flat Major for Cello ; Orchestra, G. 482 / II. Andante Grazioso 75. Concerto in B-Flat Major for Cello ; Orchestra, G. 482 / III. Rondo - Allegro 76. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 476 / I. Allegro 77. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 476 / II. Largo 78. Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 476 / III. Allegro Piacere 79. Cello Concerto in B-Flat Major, G. 482 / I. Allegro Moderato 80. Cello Concerto in B-Flat Major, G. 482 / II. Andantino Grazioso 81. Cello Concerto in B-Flat Major, G. 482 / III. Rondo. Allegro 82. Sinfonia Concertante in a Major, w. C 34 / I. Andante Di Molto 83. Sinfonia Concertante in a Major, w. C 34 / II. Rondeau. Allegro Assai 84. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 1, w. C 26 / I. Spiritoso - Pinchas Zukerman 85. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 1, w. C 26 / II. Andante - Pinchas Zukerman 86. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 1, w. C 26 / III. Allegro - Pinchas Zukerman