Yo-Yo Ma | Six Evolutions - Bach Cello Suites | Album

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

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Sony Classical, Europe, 2018, 0190758546513, 3xLP, First Issue

Yo-Yo Ma’s 2018 release, Six Evolutions - Bach Cello Suites, is widely regarded by critics as a valedictory and deeply personal masterwork, marking his third and final complete recording of these pieces. Reviewers generally praise the album for its Zen-like serenity and a "speaking" quality that presents Bach as a wise storyteller. Ma assigns thematic "evolutions" to each suite (e.g., "Nature at Play" for Suite No. 1 and "Epiphany" for Suite No. 6), emphasizing a spiritual and emotional journey. Unlike his earlier, more "suave" recordings, this version embraces the physicality of the instrument, with audible breathing and fingerboard percussion left in to enhance the intimacy of the performance.

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