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Hush | 
| Artists: Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin
Label: Sony Classical
Category: Music
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 21571
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099704817729
ASIN: B000026NI5
Release Date: October 1, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Grace | | • | Concerto in D Minor for 2 Mandolins (Andante) | | • | Flight of the Bumblebee | | • | Stars | | • | Hush Little Baby | | • | Vocalise | | • | Musette (From the Note Book for Anna Magdalena Bach) | | • | Coyote | | • | Sonata for 2 Cellos (Allegro Presstissimo) | | • | Ave Maria | | • | Hoedown! | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Air) | | • | Good-Bye |
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| Customer Reviews:
Releasing the inner child in every adult.... May 21, 2004
Alex Diaz-Granados (Miami, FL United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
One of the most unusual recordings -- and more enjoyable -- recordings in my CD library is Hush, a collaborative effort which combines the talents of vocal artist Bobby McFerrin and classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Without the accompaniment of a symphony orchestra or even a quartet, Ma's cello and McFerrin's amazingly flexible voice blend seamlessly in this 13-track album which is comprised of an eclectic selection of McFerrin-composed songs and works by such composers as Vivaldi, Bach, and Gounod.pAlthough McFerrin is perhaps best known for the ditty "Don't Worry, Be Happy" which is either his most popular or least liked song, he has a clear love for classical music; indeed, this album is a reflection of his almost child-like (and I mean this in the positive interpretation of the term) wonder of the genre. Listen, for instance to his interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee;" his vocalization here conjures up images of a playful child imitating a buzzing bumblebee. pMore impressive to me was the loveliness of the interplay between McFerrin's voice and Ma's flawless-yet-never-cold performances with the cello, particularly in the performances of Vivaldi's Andante movement from the Baroque composer's Concerto in D minor for 2 Mandolins, Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, and the beautiful Ave Maria by Gounod.pMcFerrin is a serious musician, in the sense that he treats each note with skill and love for the genre (classical). He has worked with various opera companies and conducted Beethoven's Seventh Symphony (at his own 40th birthday party, no less) in San Francisco. Yet, his intention here is not to preserve the myth (perpetuated by the music industry) that classical music is for old rich folks but rather explodes it. Listen to the parody of a concert emcee's stuffy announcement preceding Bach's Musette from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and you'll understand what he means when he states that the goal of Hush was to release the child in the adult.
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