| Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon | 
 enlarge | Creators: Fikret Amirov, Sandeep Das, Indrajit Das Sandeep / Dey, Uzeir Hajibeyov, Kayhan Kalhor, Alan Pierson, Yo-yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Jason Duckles
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4586
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 93962
UPC: 827969396223
EAN: 0827969396223
ASIN: B0007TFHEI
Release Date: April 5, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Enchantment: Mohini (Enchantment) - Yo-Yo Ma, Das, Sandeep | | • | Enchantment: Oasis - Yo-Yo Ma, | | • | Enchantment: Distant Green Valley - Yo-Yo Ma, Jiping, Zhao | | • | Enchantment: Akhalqalaqi Dance - Yo-Yo Ma, Traditional | | • | Enchantment: Echoes of a Lost City - Yo-Yo Ma, Jiping, Zhao | | • | Origins: Mountains Are Far Away - Yo-Yo Ma, Kalhor, Kayhan | | • | Origins: Yanzi (Swallow Song) - Yo-Yo Ma, Traditional | | • | Origins: Battle Remembered - Yo-Yo Ma, | | • | Origins: Summer in the High Grassland - Yo-Yo Ma, Jiping, Zhao | | • | New Beginnings: Kor Arab - Yo-Yo Ma, Amirov, Fikret | | • | New Beginnings: Shikasta (Minstril's Song) - Yo-Yo Ma, Hajibeyov, Uzeyir | | • | New Beginnings: Night at the Caravanserai - Yo-Yo Ma, Traditional | | • | New Beginnings: Gallop of a Thousand Horses - Yo-Yo Ma, Kalhor, Kayhan | | • | New Beginnings: Tarang (Currents) - Yo-Yo Ma, Das, Sandeep | | • | New Beginnings: Sacred Cloud Music - Yo-Yo Ma, Jiping, Zhao |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It is a perilous proposition when genres clash--and no such collaboration is more potentially fraught than when improvisation-trained folk musicians sit in with Western classical instrumentalists, who are taught to interpret a printed score. The renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has devoted much of his professional life to such intercultural experiments. But the traditions of nations situated along the ancient Silk Road, which began in the Far East, meandered through Asia and terminated in Europe, are especially dear to him. These lushly arranged pieces range from moody scenic vistas to percussive Turkish hip-shakers and they make very pleasant listening. If they owe more to the European canon than the ethnic sources that inspired them, they are also the result of respectful give-and-take between a team of acknowledged masters. And nobody is more of a team player than Maestro Ma, an impassioned, fearless musical seeker and a gracious, deferential colleague. --Christina Roden Interview with Yo-Yo Ma
 Yo-Yo Ma speaks about his latest adventures involved in this new installment of the ongoing Silk Road Project--an epoch-making collaboration among musical colleagues. Read our special interview to learn more about Ma's musical philosophy.
Amazon.com
It is a perilous proposition when genres clash--and no such collaboration is more potentially fraught than when improvisation-trained folk musicians sit in with Western classical instrumentalists, who are taught to interpret a printed score. The renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has devoted much of his professional life to such intercultural experiments. But the traditions of nations situated along the ancient Silk Road, which began in the Far East, meandered through Asia and terminated in Europe, are especially dear to him. These lushly arranged pieces range from moody scenic vistas to percussive Turkish hip-shakers and they make very pleasant listening. If they owe more to the European canon than the ethnic sources that inspired them, they are also the result of respectful give-and-take between a team of acknowledged masters. And nobody is more of a team player than Maestro Ma, an impassioned, fearless musical seeker and a gracious, deferential colleague. --Christina Roden Interview with Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma speaks about his latest adventures involved in this new installment of the ongoing Silk Road Project--an epoch-making collaboration among musical colleagues. Read our special interview to learn more about Ma's musical philosophy.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 What Can I say??? May 24, 2008
This CD is anyone who longs to travel to far away, exotic places but cannot afford to get there in "real time". I was, and am so impressed with this CD from the moment I heard it on WQXR one beautiful spring morning, I knew "I had to own it" and I have not regretted listening to it over and over again. If you want to enter the heart of the mysterious, exotic world of Middle and Far East; if you want to envelope yourself in music so sacred, so beautiful that your soul will ache for more, than this is the CD for you...Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble are magical, they are Djinn....
Completely original feel... October 22, 2007
As a classical album, it is different and quite original. It literally takes you to another place. Maybe because of my origins, I find the album close to me. The songs from Asia, the use of authentic instruments for these well-known songs in their regions are what makes the album beautiful. You really feel like journeying along the silk road, and stopping at locations along the path, and being presented these beautifully orchestrated songs.
Regarding my favourites, even though I can honestly say that I enjoyed all these songs very much, I can give the names of the two, Shikasta and Night at Caravanserai.
delightful experience July 4, 2007
this collection of music is quite a cultural experience. I've been hooked since I opened the cover!
Excellent Compilation with Marvelous Tracks January 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this compilation of Silk Road music very much. It delivers a nice, diverse sample of music from the region. My favorite track of the CD is Shikasta, but I like the others as well.
Beyond the first Silk Road CD November 23, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Yo-Yo Ma went beyond indeed. The first CD with Silk Road ensemble (When Strangers Meet) was inconsistent and somewhat experimental. This one however, is superb. As if in the 5 years the musicians got to know each other (but in truth, only a few musicians are the same). 23 traditional Eastern instruments are listed plus a number of western strings and other percussion was used. So the music on this CD gets my full attention, and as the title of first track suggests, you (can) get enchanted.
The tracks are ordered into three parts: Enchantments (1-5), Origins (6-9) and New Beginnings. First track is strangely familiar (like it was used in some film, but there is no mention of this). In third track this theme gets Chinese interpretation. The style from one track to the other changes, so you can't get bored or overexcited. Second is simply very nice, the fourth great intro of Armenian wind instrument duduk (played by famous Gevorg Dabaghyan), accompanied by percussion mostly, albeit the piece is short. 5 is gentle with cello and xun (Chinese ocarina), 6 orchestral from slow to cool, 7 again gentle with cello and vocal, 8 starts with yearning duduk and turns into orchestral battle, 9 cello and percussion. Track 10 is the only one with prominent vocal (love song) and introduces us to the last part of CD, which are more like jam sessions of all instruments. 11 and 13 are very lively. The last one, track 15, brings us a new interpretation of very ancient Chinese melody played on pipa.
Some would probably say this CD is commercialized. Personally I don't see any wrongdoings in this as long the music stays a high quality one. For the more authentic Silk Road one can always buy The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan.
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