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Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott: Merci | Sony 19802822812

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott: Merci

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Label: Sony

Cat No: 19802822812

Barcode: 0198028228121

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 25th October 2024

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Sony Classical presents Yo-Yo Ma and longtime collaborator Kathryn Stott in their newest album, ‘Merci’.

Merci is a deeply personal expression of gratitude, a celebration of the powerful relationships that keep music alive. This effervescent recording is rooted in the compositions of Gabriel Fauré, whom Stott calls her ‘musical soulmate’, and follows the arcs of his inspiration and influence, from the creations of his teacher Camille Saint-Saëns and his friend and supporter Pauline Viardot to works by his student Nadia Boulanger and her sister, Lili. Merci is testament to the gift of friendship, to the connections among performers, between students and teachers, and across generations that make music magic.

Ma and Stott’s recording partnership began in 1985, and includes Soul of the Tango and Obrigado Brazil, each of which garnered a Grammy Award for ‘Best Classical Crossover Album’. In recent years, they have collaborated on the 2020 release Songs of Comfort and Hope – inspired by the recorded-at-home musical offerings that Ma began sharing under the hashtag #SongsofComfort in the first days of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United States – and the critically-acclaimed 2015 release Songs from the Arc of Life. Of the former, Gramophone wrote, ‘Ma and his frequent duo partner Kathryn Stott have managed to corral a collection of wide-ranging miniatures into something that feels closer to a recital than a compilation.’

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