Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites

Two CD set. Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of Yo-Yo Ma's Six Evolutions - Bach Cello Suites, his third and final recording of these works. Bach and his Cellos Suites entered Yo-Yo Ma's life when he was four, when he learned the first measure of the Prélude to Suite No. 1 under his father's instruction. Ma has never lost his initial fascination. "Bach's Cello Suites have been my constant musical companions," Ma writes of the music. "For almost six decades, they have given me sustenance, comfort and joy during times of stress, celebration and loss. What power does this music possess that even today, after three hundred years, it continues to help us navigate through troubled times?" Ma is more convinced than ever of the suites' ability to create shared meaning that extends far beyond the here and now. The suites' collective vision - at once divergent and coherent, empathic and objective - reminds us of all that connects us despite an increasingly discordant public conversation.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Disc 1 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
2. I. Prélude
3. II. Allemande
4. III. Courante
5. IV. Sarabande
6. V. Menuets I ; II
7. VI. Gigue
8. I. Prélude - Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
9. II. Allemande
10. III. Courante
11. IV. Sarabande
12. V. Menuets I ; II
13. VI. Gigue
14. I. Prélude - Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
15. II. Allemande
16. III. Courante
17. IV. Sarabande
18. V. Bourrées I ; II
19. VI. Gigue

Disc: 2

1. Disc 2 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010
2. I. Prélude
3. II. Allemande
4. III. Courante
5. IV. Sarabande
6. V. Bourrées I ; II
7. VI. Gigue
8. I. Prélude - Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
9. II. Allemande
10. III. Courante
11. IV. Sarabande
12. V. Gavottes I ; II
13. VI. Gigue
14. Prélude - Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
15. II. Allemande
16. III. Courante
17. IV. Sarabande
18. V. Gavottes I ; II
19. VI. Gigue