Title: Great music, but buy the individual albums
Product review: The music on this CD is all of the highest quality. The music on the second disc, the Dvorak and Elgar, are the two high points in the cello concerto repertoire. Unlike some of the reviews have suggested, Ma's playing is top notch. In fact, I consider his Elgar to be a rival to Du Pre's. Previn's conducting in the Elgar is the best I have ever heard from him. Ma and Previn bring out the resignation and melancholy in a way that is sure to bring tears to your eyes. The Dvorak is also very good; like the Elgar it is a resigned and very moving piece. The other concertos are also very good, especially the Schumann, it is simply that the quality of the music cannot match the Dvorak, and certainly not the Elgar.But if you want to buy these concertos, go with the albums they came from. The quality of the music is too good to buy simply a sampling of the music. Unless you cannot afford to buy the whole set, stick with the individual albums.
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