6, where he uses his bow to play into the strings, giving the music a slightly rustic character. There are also moments of carefree dancing, particularly in the Courante and Gigue of Suite No. 5 are told like stories, with moments of gravity, excitement, and reflection. The Allemande and Courante of the Suite No.
His choices of where and when to use rubato and how much are completely subjective, but done for the sake of creating depth and shape in the music in a way that speaks to him and the listener. Ma's reading of the suites is more stylized than Bach purists might like, but at the same time, it is entirely musical and enjoyable.
The Bach suites were pieces he had been learning all his life and were one of the things that helped him make his mark as a student at Harvard. At the time, he was still a newer talent to audiences, but had already impressed teachers and listeners with his musicality and technical skills. 6) of Yo-Yo Ma's first recording of the Bach Cello Suites made in 1983. His music was featured in the 2010 documentary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, narrated by Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman.This release covers half (Suites No. Ma is a recipient of the International Center in New Yorks Award of Excellence. He also has over 75 albums, 15 of which are Grammy Award winners. Yo-Yo Ma has also worked with world-renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone and has recorded Morricones compositions of the Dollars Trilogy including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He collaborated with Williams again on the original score for the 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha. In 2000, he was heard on the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and in 2003 on that of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He also owns a cello made of carbon fiber by the Luis and Clark company of Boston. It was until recently set up in a Baroque manner, since Ma exclusively played Baroque music on it. Though Du Pr previously voiced her frustration with the unpredictability of this cello, Ma attributed the comment to du Prs impassioned style of playing, adding that the Stradivarius cello must be coaxed by the player. It was named this by a female student that approached him after one of his classes in Salt Lake City asking if he had a nickname for his cello.Īnother of Mas cellos, the Davidov Stradivarius, was previously owned by Jacqueline Du Pr who passed it to him upon her death, and owned by the Vuitton Foundation. Mas primary performance instrument is the cello nicknamed Petunia, built by Domenico Montagnana in 1733. He has also played a good deal of chamber music, often with the pianist Emanuel Ax, with whom he has a close friendship back from their days together at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. His recordings and performances of Johann Sebastian Bach s Cello Suites recorded in 1983 and again in 19941997 are particularly acclaimed. Ma would ultimately spend four summers at the Marlboro Music Festival after meeting and falling in love with Mount Holyoke College sophomore and festival administrator Jill Hornor his first summer there in 1972.
Prior to entering Harvard, Ma played in the Marlboro Festival Orchestra under the direction of nonagenarian cellist and conductor Pablo Casals.
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