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Summary: A Classy CD
Comment: Great intro to tango, great to relax and read to.
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Summary: Great Music BUT - Stupid Sony CD
Comment: I love this music - plays great on my CD player, but when I tried to play it on my computer at work, I wouldn't work. Sony wanted me to install something that didn't work on my machine (my computer is farely new), so I ended up having a friend copy the music over to a new CD without all that SONY stuff they use to stop pirating probably. Now I can listen at work and it is wonderful. BUT BEWARE ON BUYING CDs like this!
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Summary: Very good but not what I heard live in Cerritos
Comment: When I first heard Yo-Yo Ma live in Cerritos several years ago, his closing piece was from the yet released Soul of the Tango.
With that music, the subdued audience was enlightened. With only a Cello and a Piano, the music that was created was unbelievable. It was several months before the CD came out and I was a little disappointed that the energy that was present in the live concert did not translate to the CD. I hope that a Live recording or DVD will eventually be released which does capture the real Soul of the Tango.
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Summary: Fantastic Marriage of Two Worlds
Comment: I have always thought that Tango deserved a more elevated standing with both professional and amateur music lovers and what better way to attain that wish than having Yo Yo Ma join in for a session.(Is that a question or statement?) This is a remarkable CD that ranges a wide spectrum of Tango music, most of it exciting, sensual and daring.Piazzolla, a transcendent artist, was determined to broaden Tango's appeal and he did so admirably. Lovers of jazz and classical now appreciate this fusion and nowhere is it expressed better than this offering. Ma admits he was delighted with the chance to work with the other artists and though he is the star it is never totally given over to the cello. As much as I like the cello, it cannot hold a candle to the bandoneon, perhaps the closest thing to a human voice outside of humanity.
Some of these works are magnificent interpretations and in the case of Tango, what is important is staying true to the spirit and not the letter of the note. I love the subtle, whining melodies, the rising and falling of the "voice"...the continual yearning.
An added bonus is that this CD contains an introduction for the PC. One can watch an interview with the performer, view photos or watch a video that intersperces the playing of Yo Yo Ma with cutouts from the movie. But this is something I discovered two full years after listenting to the CD. Get this recording and enjoy.
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Summary: Dont' buy this album for the cello music!
Comment: One disclaimer first: I don't know anything about Astor Piazzolla. If you like tango music, this may be a good CD to purchase - I don't know. If you are looking for pure and beautiful cello music, this is definitely NOT the CD to buy. I originally purchased this CD because I was expecting to hear some exceptional Yo-Yo Ma. Well, let me put it this way, every instrument in this album, EXCEPT the cello, is about four to five times too loud!.... "What a waste of a good cello peformance!" is what I thought after hearing the CD for the first time. The 5-10 seconds you can actually hear Yo-Yo Ma play is exceptional, but that's about all you get.
I don't know if this album was intended to focus on the cello, but it definitely does not.....
