The Essential Yo-Yo Ma
AlbumTracklist 153:21
CD 1
| 1 | Prelude from Suite no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1007 Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:19 | |
| 2 | II. Largo from “Winter” from the Four Seasons, op. 8 no. 4 Antonio Vivaldi | 1:46 | |
| 3 | “Jesus, bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring), BWV 147 Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:42 | |
| 4 | “Schafe konnen sicher Weiden” (Sheep May Safely Graze), BWV 208 Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:37 | |
| 5 | “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (Sleeepers Awake), BWV 645 Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:48 | |
| 6 | “The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals Camille Saint‐Saëns | 3:08 | |
| 7 | Havanaise, op. 83 Camille Saint‐Saëns | 8:50 | |
| 8 | “Méditation” from Thaïs Jules Massenet | 5:48 | |
| 9 | Liebesfreud Fritz Kreisler | 3:11 | |
| 10 | Prelude no. 1 from Three Preludes George Gershwin | 1:43 | |
| 11 | Vocalise Sergei Rachmaninoff | 6:26 | |
| 12 | Sonata in D minor for Cello and Piano, op. 40: IV. Allegro Dmitri Shostakovich | 4:25 | |
| 13 | Andante Cantabile for Cello Solo and String Orchestra, op. Posth. Peter Tchaikovsky | 8:21 | |
| 14 | Quartet no. 1 in G minor for Piano and Strings, op. 25: IV. Rondo Alla Zingarese. Presto Johannes Brahms | 8:04 | |
| 15 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, op. 104: III. Finale. Allegro moderato Antonín Dvořák | 12:49 |
CD 2
| 1 | Cristal César Camargo Mariano | 2:50 | |
| 2 | A lenda do caboclo Heitor Villa‐Lobos | 3:11 | |
| 3 | Chenga de saudade Antonio Carlos Jobim | 5:01 | |
| 4 | Wapango Paquito D’Rivera | 3:46 | |
| 5 | Libertango Astor Piazzolla | 3:11 | |
| 6 | Appalachia Waltz (Solo Cello version) Mark O’Connor | 4:20 | |
| 7 | Butterfly’s Day Out Mark O’Connor | 4:46 | |
| 8 | 1B Edgar Meyer | 4:01 | |
| 9 | “Pickin” from Three Pieces for Solo Cello John Williams | 2:34 | |
| 10 | Simple Gifts | 2:31 | |
| 11 | “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission Ennio Morricone | 3:11 | |
| 12 | “The Falls” from The Mission Ennio Morricone | 2:28 | |
| 13 | “The Eternal Vow” from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun | 3:01 | |
| 14 | The Cellist of Sarajevo David Wilde | 6:57 | |
| 15 | Chi passa per’sta strada Filippo Azzaiolo | 4:41 | |
| 16 | Mido Mountain | 3:51 | |
| 17 | Mohini (Enchantment) Sandeep Das | 1:47 | |
| 18 | “Baroque in Rhythm” from Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio Claude Bolling | 4:25 | |
| 19 | Anything Goes Cole Porter | 5:53 | |
| 20 | I Could Have Danced All Night Frederick Loewe | 3:43 |