Ma, Yo-Yo & Silk Road Ensemble / Silk Road Journeys
| Album: | Silk Road Journeys | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Ma, Yo-Yo & Silk Road Ensemble | Added: | Apr 2002 | |
| Label: | Sony Classical | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2002-08-26 | Pull Date: | 2002-10-28 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 29 | Sep 15 | Sep 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 16, 2016: | Melange
Avaz-E Dashti, Blue Little Flower |
4. | Sep 11, 2010: | Music Casserole
Habil-Sayagy |
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| 2. | Nov 01, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio
Habil-Sayagy |
5. | Nov 02, 2006: | Finneman's Market
Habil-Sayagy |
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| 3. | Sep 17, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio
Legend of Herlen, Desert Capriccio |
6. | Oct 10, 2005: | Mixed Up Class
Desert Capriccio |
Album Review
Jacki-O
Reviewed 2002-08-13
Reviewed 2002-08-13
Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble: Silk Road Journey Label: Sony Classical
This is a wonderful classical music/traditional Asian music CD, inspired by the cultures along the Silk Road. Yo-Yo Ma does not disappoint – he captures the essence of this journey. A lot of love went into this CD – and you can tell. Try: 1,2,3,5,8,9,11.
1. Beautiful Mongolian vocal “long song”. Absolutely stunning.
2. Begins like the soundtrack to a Chinese martial arts epic. Mongolian vocals interspersed; slow and sparse – but beautifully composed & layered.
3. Starts w/ flowing traditional melodies, then breaks into a vigorous male vocal – I can hear the horses charging over the plains…
4. Starts w/ energetic traditional melodies, slows down, then builds up again
5. A long piece w/ beautifully flowing melodies inspired by nature scenes
6. Lovely piano & cello piece – melodic & has a folksy feel
7. Playful piano flourishes
8. Persian melodies w/ a mix of instrumentation – really nice & haunting flute (ney) w/ strings (santur)
9. A pretty far-out piece – a lot of musicians/instruments involved, contributing to an unusual composition that doesn’t really recall Middle Eastern work. However, this piece really illustrates Yo-Yo Ma’s virtuosity on the solo cello
10. Slow and haunting, for the most part, then breaks into more recognizable Middle Eastern melodies/rhythms about halfway through
11. Italian melody using Asian/string/tablas instrumentation
12. Traditional Chinese melodies – from the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger
This is a wonderful classical music/traditional Asian music CD, inspired by the cultures along the Silk Road. Yo-Yo Ma does not disappoint – he captures the essence of this journey. A lot of love went into this CD – and you can tell. Try: 1,2,3,5,8,9,11.
1. Beautiful Mongolian vocal “long song”. Absolutely stunning.
2. Begins like the soundtrack to a Chinese martial arts epic. Mongolian vocals interspersed; slow and sparse – but beautifully composed & layered.
3. Starts w/ flowing traditional melodies, then breaks into a vigorous male vocal – I can hear the horses charging over the plains…
4. Starts w/ energetic traditional melodies, slows down, then builds up again
5. A long piece w/ beautifully flowing melodies inspired by nature scenes
6. Lovely piano & cello piece – melodic & has a folksy feel
7. Playful piano flourishes
8. Persian melodies w/ a mix of instrumentation – really nice & haunting flute (ney) w/ strings (santur)
9. A pretty far-out piece – a lot of musicians/instruments involved, contributing to an unusual composition that doesn’t really recall Middle Eastern work. However, this piece really illustrates Yo-Yo Ma’s virtuosity on the solo cello
10. Slow and haunting, for the most part, then breaks into more recognizable Middle Eastern melodies/rhythms about halfway through
11. Italian melody using Asian/string/tablas instrumentation
12. Traditional Chinese melodies – from the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger
Track Listing