From: Wesley (wesleyc_at_cox.net)
Date: 2003-06-05 22:46:00
New Release :: Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil
his tango album, 'Soul of the Tango,' was one of the finer tango albums
you could hope to hear. now Yo-Yo Ma's new one focuses on Brazil, just
less than 2 months after his acclaimed 'Paris: La Belle Époque' album.
-Wesley
-- source: Sony :: Yo-Yo Ma: Obrigado Brazil -- July 29 Obrigado Brazil places Yo-Yo at the center of Brazil's extraordinarily rich and diverse musical culture and tradition, and features him in a broad range of musical styles -- from bossa nova to choro to samba. http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=44094 :: and his previous album, 'Paris: La Belle Époque,' from April 2003: * High Marks for Yo-Yo Ma's Paris: La Belle Époque "... Massenet's 'Meditation,' from his opera 'Thais,' actually sounds more decadent than in the violin version, while Saint-Saens' 'Havanaise' (Habanera) catches the sensuality and brio of that Spanish dance as translated to a French salon. The Paris-born Ma clearly adores this music..." -- The San Franciso Examiner "Fans of late 19th-century French romanticism, fans of the cello and most of all, fans of Ma, will want this gorgeous collection..." -- Forth Worth Star-Telegram "Paris: La Belle Époque recalls an era of elegance and artistic activity in the city where Yo-Yo Ma was born half a century later. While no one should pass up the original versions, these renditions certainly offer a generous helping of beauty." -- Travel & Leisure http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=39545 Wesley -- The Eclectic Sounds of Japan [Sound :: Lounge] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoundLounge