I think the purpose of a piece of music is significant when it actually lives in somebody else. A composer puts down a code, and a performer can activate the code in somebody else. Once it lives in somebody else, it can live in others as well.
A masterpiece based on the bandoneon by the Argentine composer Piazzolla. The interplay between Yo-Yo Ma's cello and bandoneon is thrilling and worth listening to. It's an undeniably great performance, no complaints. The bandoneon, representing Argentina, tends to be in short supply as tourists buy it as a souvenir from Argentina, but the bandoneon, which has a complicated structure, can only be made in Germany, and there is a risk that this instrument will run out.
Introduction:
Bobby McFerrin, an artist whose name has become synonymous with vocal innovation and creativity, has captivated audiences worldwide with his remarkable talent and unique approach to music. Born seventy-four years ago today on March 11, 1950, in New York City, McFerrin’s musical journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. McFerrin’s career has been defined by his unparalleled…
Yo-Yo Ma performs Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman’s ode to the wonder of life, animated by artist Kelli Anderson – the culmination of the nine-part animated Universe in Verse series, celebrating science and the wonder of reality through poetic beauty.
Meryl Streep reads 'Luchai' by Wang Wei and 'A Letter to Agnes DeMille' by Martha Graham featuring Yo-Yo Ma performing George Crumb's 'Sonata for Solo Cello'.
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 14 aprile 1759): «See, the conqu’ring hero comes!», coro (n. 58) dall’oratorio Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 (1747) su testo di Thomas Morell. Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, dir. sir Charles Mackerras.
Youths :
See, the conqu’ring hero comes!
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums!
Sports prepare! The laurel bring !
Songs of triumph to him…