Appalachian Journey

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Composer : Edgar Meyer
Composer : Mark O'Connor
Composer : Stephen Foster
Composer : Traditional
Composer : James Taylor
Composer : Anonymous
Performer : Yo-Yo Ma

Product Details

Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0074646678220
Label : Sony Music Canada Inc.
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2000-03-21
Running Time : 70minutes
UPC : 074646678220

ASIN : B00004S38H

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. 1B
2. Misty Moonlight Waltz
3. Hard Times (Come Again No More) - Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, James Taylor
4. Indecision
5. Lime Rock
6. Benjamin - Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, James Taylor
7. Fisher's Hornpipe - Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor
8. Duet for Cello and Bass
9. Emily's Reel
10. Cloverfoot Reel
11. Poem for Carlita
12. Caprice for Three
13. Second Time Around
14. Slumber My Darling - Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor
15. Vistas

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Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.com

With the help of some friends (James Taylor and Alison Krauss lend some vocal support), the trio of Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor have created yet another fascinating hybrid of chamber music and bluegrass. This follow-up to 1996's Appalachia Waltz is filled with highly lyrical string passages, a homage or two to Copland, and plenty of tracks where Meyer's bass vamps with the best of them. This is reflective (and relaxing) music, lacking the intricate structure of classical music and the rough edges of folk. But, boy, is it catchy! Yo-Yo Ma fans may be disappointed to hear that--aside from the gorgeous "Duet for Cello and Bass"--the cellist takes more of a supportive role on this disc. Still, this is fun music, more intimate than Short Trip Home (Meyer's other crossover project for Sony), but still lively (just check out "1B" or "Caprice for Three"). --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews

New music form (2004-02-26)

Years from now music historians may look back upon this trio as the true pioneers of a new style of music that will thrive into the future. Here the fusion of bluegrass, folk and classical music becomes more than an experiment and takes on a life of its own. This is intriguing music that offers something new every time I listen to it. Fresh and exciting, it never fails to put a smile on my face.

this was a feast (2003-11-10)

This album was my introduction to SACD's Direct Stream Digital format. There is a small sleeve note explaining how it works. This release appears to be SACD Stereo, not Multichannel.

I cannot compare this to the Audio CD version but the sound quality here is amazingly realistic. You can hear the bowing very clearly, and the lower registers of all the instruments are powerful. It is almost as though they are playing in your room. Track 3 with the solo guitar passages was arresting.

Although the classical label is worn lightly here, some of the pieces, particularly the parts which have violin solos, are intensively expressive. The programme deftly blends the whimsical with the poignant.

It would be hard to fault any of the performers here, especially when they are playing their own compositions. Their ensemble playing is magical.

The documentation is excellent, including the lyrics of the two Stephen Foster songs which were arranged for this album.

If this kind of programme is to your taste (there has been some criticism elsewhere of the music itself), this album will be very worthwhile. Artistically, the performances command admiration, and the sound engineering at times leaves you almost speechless. I bought this album just to satisfy my curiosity, and wound up being enthralled by it.

Mellow classical music with country influences (2003-07-03)

Musically speaking, my tastes are wide-ranging and very eclectic but my first love is country and my second is pop. I enjoy listening to classical music occasionally but have never really got into it. However, I am always on the look out for something different and when I found this in my recommendations I was intrigued, because although classical music and country music both evolved from folk music, they did so at different times and in completely different ways. On the face of it, blending them together might seem impossible. This album, while essentially classical, has definite country influences. Some might say Celtic rather than country, but I think their previous album, Appalachia Waltz (which I also own) has a much stronger Celtic feel to it than this one.

Mark O'Connor originally made his name as a Nashville session musician playing the fiddle but gave that up to pursue a career as a violinist. Of course, the fiddle and the violin are actually the same instrument but the style of playing is very different. Mark teamed up with Edgar Mayer (bass) and Yo-Yo Ma (cello) to record this album. The album is mainly instrumental, but there are two songs, one featuring James Taylor (Hard times come again no more, on which he also plays guitar) and the other featuring Alison Krauss (Slumber my darling). James also plays guitar on Benjamin. Alison plays violin on Fisher's hornpipe, but not on Slumber my darling. No other instruments are used anywhere on the album. Stephen Foster wrote the two songs. The other tunes were all either traditional or written by one of the performers.

I'm not sure who this music is primarily aimed at - it may too country for classical fans and too classical for country fans - but if, like me, you are looking for something different, give this a listen.

A MUSICAL JOURNEY WELL WORTH TAKING (2003-01-07)

Sequels don't get any better than this. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer and violinist Mark O'Connor reunite to revisit the sound and sprit of American folk and traditional music in this follow-up to the best-selling 1996 gem "Appalachia Waltz." The new compositions and arrangements here are by Meyer and O'Connor; James Taylor and Alison Krauss make cameo vocal appearances as well. Krauss is stellar: She teams with trio for the sea chantey "Fisher's Hornpipe;" what emerges is a fiddle "duel" between she and O'Connor that's simply mesmerizing. A "Journey" well worth taking.

My first violinist cd...and beyond impressed! (2002-12-28)

I was thumbing thru TV channels when I happened upon a moving scene in the TV show 'Alias'. I don't watch the show really but I found myself mesmerized and glued to the screen to watch the whole of the scene playing before me. What really captured me was the music playing in the background...one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. As soon as it was done I jumped on the internet, found out the song was "Slumber My Darling" by Yo Yo Ma and Allison Krauss and that it was on this CD. The most beautiful song in the world is now a part of my musical collection. Fortunately, there are so many other wonderful songs on it as well..and James Taylor too! Who would have ever thought the boob tube could open me up to a whole new style of music I had never really listened to before!

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