Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

2004 studio album by Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

Studio album by

Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone

Released| September 28, 2004, re-released February 8, 2005
Recorded| Forum Music Village, Rome, Italy, June 16-June 23, 2003
Genre| Classical
Length| 55:49
Label| Sony Classical
Producer| Ennio Morricone
Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone chronology
| Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert
(2004)  | Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
(2004)  | Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon
(2004)

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Allmusic|  [1]

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone is a 2004 album of recordings from Morricone's various film scores by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone. The album was recorded with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra and Gilda Buttà on piano. Morricone functioned as orchestrator, conductor, and producer. It was released as a standard compact disc on September 28, 2004 (093456), and a DualDisc using Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound on February 8, 2005 (093472). Ma also toured a suite of Morricone's music.[2][3]

The album stayed 105 weeks on the Billboard Top Classical Albums.[4]

## Track listing

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The Mission

1. "Gabriel's Oboe" – 3:11
2. "The Mission: The Falls" – 2:27

Giuseppe Tornatore Suite

1.   2. "The Legend of 1900: Playing Love" – 1:49
3. "Cinema Paradiso: Nostalgia" – 1:58
4. "Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You" – 1:43
5. "Malèna: Main Theme" – 4:22
6. "A Pure Formality: Main Theme" – 3:49

Sergio Leone Suite

1.   2. "Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme" – 3:32
3. "Once Upon a Time in America: Cockeye's Song" – 2:13
4. "Once Upon a Time in America: Main Theme" – 1:49
5. "Once Upon a Time in the West: Main Theme" – 3:21
6. "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Ecstasy of Gold" – 3:57

Brian De Palma Suite

1.   2. "Casualties of War: Main Theme" – 3:54
3. "The Untouchables: Death Theme" – 3:10

Moses and Marco Polo Suite

1.   2. "Moses: Journey" – 2:34
3. "Moses: Main Theme" – 2:07
4. "Marco Polo: Main Theme" – 3:21

The Lady Caliph

1.   2. "Dinner" – 3:51
3. "Nocturne" – 2:33

## References

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1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone at AllMusic
2. ^ "Review: 'Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone'". Variety. November 9, 2004.
3. ^ "Close Up: Yo-Yo Ma". 2008.
4. ^ "Billboard Classical Albums". March 18, 2006.

## External links

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* Sony's homepage
* Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

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Studio albums|

* Finzi: Cello Concerto, Clarinet Concerto (1978)
* Anything Goes: Stephane Grappelli & Yo-Yo Ma Play (Mostly) Cole Porter (1989)
* Hush (1992)
* Appalachia Waltz (1996)
* Appalachian Journey (2000)
* Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams (2002)
* Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005)
* Songs of Joy & Peace (2008)
* The Goat Rodeo Sessions (2011)
* Songs from the Arc of Life (2015)
* Not Our First Goat Rodeo (2020)

Video releases|

* Inspired by Bach (2000)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Silkroad
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Soundtracks|

* The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
* Once Upon a Time in the West
* The Thing
* La Piovra
* The Mission
* The Legend of 1900
* Malèna
* The Hateful Eight

Compilations and
tribute albums|

* Pearls – Amii Stewart Sings Ennio Morricone
* The Big Gundown
* We All Love Ennio Morricone
* Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
* Paradiso
* Crime and Dissonance

Pieces|

* "Se telefonando"
* "Chi Mai"
* "Gabriel's Oboe"
* "Here's to You"
* "Nella Fantasia"
* "The Ecstasy of Gold"
* "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
* "The Story of a Soldier"

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* Compositions
* Concerts
* Accolades
* Mauro Maur
* Andrea Morricone (son)
* Spaghetti Western Orchestra
* Ennio (film)

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