Yo-Yo Ma: Elgar Cello Concerto, 1st mvmt

Yo-Yo Ma with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago SO in this performance from 1997. This concerto will forever be associated with Jaqueline duPre, but YYM gives a performance that is beyond breathtaking. It is fitting that Barenboim is the conductor; I'm sure he feels this concerto is still in very good hands.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• elgar
• yo-yo
• ma
• cello
• concerto
• barenboim
• chicago
• symphony

[fiskefyren]

3:00 the epicness! ;_;

[Mizuno6857]

I listen to dubstep, house, rock and non-modern hip hop, but there is always something timeless and appealing about this music. love it.

[TheCrappyAnimations]

0:27 starts?

[spicecrop]

what do you want for your birthday Son? A Yo Yo Ma

[GA4N]

BLABLABLA .... This man plays on "show off" mood , and the music is just like a hoar for him .

[dirty1smelly1turban]

@Mizuno6857 same, i listen to house, techno, trance, electro, dubstep, dnb, jazz, blues, funk, 80's pop, old hip hop (80s and 90s), classic rock, reggae, latino, basically every genre of music except for gospel and country, but there is always that appeal that art music has, everything from bach, mozart, to contemporary like hans zimmer has a special appeal.

[stickytoes2]

@ZItronee14 me too

[audriannamattox]

I'm mad there's no sheet music in front of him and the whole time he's playing his head is back not even looking at the cello, he looks so concentrated and focused and he makes it look soooooo easy...but I guess since he's Yo-Yo Ma he got it like that lol

[ZItronee14]

the whole concert it seems like he has an orgasm o.O

[JiEunxD]

Yes, I played the orchestral part of this song last year in my Youth Symphony, and there is definitely something timeless about it.

I usually listen to trance music because I feel like it is classical music on steroids, yet this song seems to be trance music on steroids.

It's quite overwhelming actually...

[skater2646]

absolutely amazing!

[simpsonandbieberrox]

watching him and meeting him may 10th!!!!!!!!