classical music: Sandeep Das

classical music: Sandeep Das

classical music:

Sandeep Das

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble

Sony, 2002

A thoroughly enjoyable trip through Central Asia and a few other places.
I have just added this to my musical library and am enjoying it. From the first beat of the first note of Khongozurl's long song you are transported to central Asia - the land of horses and gers. Of all the pieces I was most interested in listening to the second ...

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

Edgar Meyer, Edward Arron, ...

Sony, 2002

An Adventure in Music
Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project is a noble and ambitious attempt to bring together "traditional" musicians of Asia with Western musicians. For the most part, they play new music that combines Western instruments with instruments (and tonalities) of China, India, ...

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

Edgar Meyer, Hector Console, ...

Sony, 2005

pure genius
No instrument asks more from the soul of an artist as the cello does. Yo Yo Ma shows to be master of the instrument and his interpretations en technique are pure genius. Everyone should have this album in his (or hers of course) basic classical collection

Sounds of Yo-Yo Ma

Edgar Meyer, Hector Console, ...

Sony, 2004

Limited Edition Exclusive Collection
12 of his greatest performances brought together as a one disc collection that was exclusive to a chain.

Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

Fikret Amirov, Sandeep Das, ...

Sony, 2005

Beyond the first Silk Road CD
Yo-Yo Ma went beyond indeed. The first CD with Silk Road ensemble (When Strangers Meet) was inconsistent and somewhat experimental. This one however, is superb. As if in the 5 years the musicians got to know each other (but in truth, only a few musicians are the same). ...