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 | Title : Obrigado Brazil
Author : Yo-Yo Ma
Release Date : 20030729
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
This enchanting, flavorful CD finds the ever curious Yo-Yo Ma traveling to South America, and Brazil in particular. The music varies from classical to samba to bossa nova; the combinations range from guitar, flute, and cello to female voice (the remarkable Rosa Passos), cello, guitar, percussion, piano, and bass; to simple cello and piano; to cello and two guitars. The overriding element is rhythm; each selection has a beat which is both infectious and sensual, but the contexts are splendidly varied. 'Dansa brasileira' has a Debussy-like, impressionistic flavor, 'Dansa negra' is sultry with an easy melody, '1 x 0' is a dance scored for guitar, percussion, and cello with a solo clarinet riff. It's impossible to get bored or tired listening to this creative CD; it's unique--just like Yo-Yo Ma himself--and endlessly surprising. It may not be quite what we'd call 'classical' music, but it is many kinds of music, and they all will delight. The other musicians are as impressive on their instruments as Ma is with his cello, and that's saying a great deal. --Robert Levine
Buyer Reviews :
When I saw Yo-Yo Ma perform with James Taylor at the Grammy Awards I was infinitely impressed with his versatilty and humility.
This album by Yo-Yo Ma in particular is now one of my favorites because it embodies so many traits of his in a fun and funky form. You really get a sense of who he is as a musician and how technically masterful he is but he is also very open, warm and rhythmic and not condescending in his musical expressions. Brazilian influences are then a perfect match for his style.
Yo-Yo Ma's music is not snobbishly classical but always emotionally moving and inspiring whether he is playing purely classical music or being innovative. He will reach for blends of classical sounds and popular sounds and embrace it all. He explores and takes risks with his music in this album and it's that sense of fearlessness, balance and integration and never sterotyping those of us who really love great music that I love so much about this album which is to me the best yet of all of Yo-Yo Ma's music.
(by An Amazon.com Customer)
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