Yo-Yo Ma: Elgar Cello Concerto, 3rd 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.

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

[PChanmisao]

This is going to sound hokey, but this piece really makes me want to cry or laugh or do something in response to the amazing music. It frustrates me every time that my body can't figure out exactly what it needs to do to channel the music.

[sutphoe]

PLEASE JUST SHUT UP, with your stupid flame wars!Can we just sit and enjoy the piece without putting all this idiological crap all over it?All it is, at the end of the day, is sound.Nothing more then vibrations.Any true musicain could see that.

[MrAugustasG]

@sutphoe just dont read...

[observerespectreact]

I like this audience. They're sophisticated enough to know not to clap between movements.

[ParthofthePigeons]

@AlkaloidsAreFun I honestly think they just missed the like button.

[BaboonBassoon]

Simply Beautiful :) You can't compare him to Du Pre because they are both equally stunning.

[TheUlfster]

@sutphoe rubbish ... vibrations ... true musicians ... never dared to go beyond physics - ey ... coward ... och well, whatever, it's wonderful and very impressive ... and it's a flaming war ...