Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone is a 2004 album of recordings from Morricone's various film scores by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone. The album was recorded with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra and Gilda Buttà on piano. Morricone functioned as orchestrator, conductor, and producer. It was released as a standard compact disc on September 28, 2004 (093456), and a DualDisc using Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound on February 8, 2005 (093472). Ma also toured a suite of Morricone's music.[2][3]
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Released | September 28, 2004, re-released February 8, 2005 | |||
Recorded | Forum Music Village, Rome, Italy, June 16-June 23, 2003 | |||
Genre | Classical | |||
Length | 55:49 | |||
Label | Sony Classical | |||
Producer | Ennio Morricone | |||
Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone chronology | ||||
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The album stayed 105 weeks on the Billboard Top Classical Albums.[4]
Track listing
edit- "Gabriel's Oboe" – 3:11
- "The Mission: The Falls" – 2:27
Giuseppe Tornatore Suite
- "The Legend of 1900: Playing Love" – 1:49
- "Cinema Paradiso: Nostalgia" – 1:58
- "Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You" – 1:43
- "Malèna: Main Theme" – 4:22
- "A Pure Formality: Main Theme" – 3:49
Sergio Leone Suite
- "Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme" – 3:32
- "Once Upon a Time in America: Cockeye's Song" – 2:13
- "Once Upon a Time in America: Main Theme" – 1:49
- "Once Upon a Time in the West: Main Theme" – 3:21
- "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Ecstasy of Gold" – 3:57
Brian De Palma Suite
- "Casualties of War: Main Theme" – 3:54
- "The Untouchables: Death Theme" – 3:10
Moses and Marco Polo Suite
- "Moses: Journey" – 2:34
- "Moses: Main Theme" – 2:07
- "Marco Polo: Main Theme" – 3:21
- "Dinner" – 3:51
- "Nocturne" – 2:33
References
edit- ^ O'Brien, Jon. Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone at AllMusic
- ^ "Review: 'Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone'". Variety. November 9, 2004.
- ^ "Close Up: Yo-Yo Ma". 2008.
- ^ "Billboard Classical Albums". March 18, 2006.