Yo-Yo Ma, Six Evolutions – Bach: Cello Suites Review

Cello master and visionary Yo-Yo Ma has released his third and final recording of the Cello Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach, titled Six Evolutions – Bach: Cello Suites on Sony Classical. Ma’s passion for the music can be heard on each of the thirty-six tracks that span two compact discs. Ma’s rich cello sonority and his clean attach with lyrical phrasing has made him a legend. The music was written three-hundred years ago and Ma has spent almost six decades performing and studying the music. The result is a transformative and intimate understanding of the music’s ability to communicate to the listener on many levels. Ma has a gift of bringing musical genres, players and listeners together in a way that unifies and transcends boundaries. Ma brings that gift to the Six Evolutions – Bach: Cello Suites, celebrating the connection music brings from the past, present and future, into the now as we experience the flow of one amazing artist who communicates through music. That’s the short of it!