The set features great works from the classical cello repertoire with compositions by 23 classical composers. The 14 recently remastered classic albums in this x15 CD originals jackets collection have been selected by Yo-Yo Ma from his vast discography of more than 80 original albums, recorded between 1979 and 2015. Included are 6 Grammy-award winning recordings as well as his legendary bestsellers Bach Cello Suites Inspired by Bach and Simply Baroque.

Highlights of the collection : - The great cello concertos by Boccherini, Dvorák, Elgar, Walton, Saint-Saens and more. Collaborations with long time partners such as Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern and Kathryn Stott. An appreciation written by Nicholas Cords from the Silk Road Ensemble and Brooklyn Rider.

Artists

Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Emanuel Ax (piano)

Pamela Frank (violin)

Rebecca Young (viola)

Edgar Meyer (double bass)

Barbara Bonney (soprano)

Isaac Stern (violin)

Jaime Laredo (viola)

Kathryn Stott (piano)

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Claudio Abbado, Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Andre Previn, David Zinman