
出生法国、美国长大,由父亲马孝骏博士啟蒙大提琴,马友友身上流著最多元的文化洗礼,二十八岁被索尼唱片签為独家艺人,立即以大提琴演奏帕格尼尼无伴奏奇想曲震惊乐坛。三十岁录下第一套的巴哈无伴奏大提琴组曲,四十岁时,已经灌毕所有包括室内乐在内的大提琴核心曲目,并开始把触角往现代音乐和古乐延伸,展现他做為当代顶尖大提琴家中风格最多样的特质,他一方面委託当代作曲家创作大提琴乐曲,一方面将自己的蒙塔尼亚那名琴改造成古大提琴,开始接触古乐詮释。三十一岁那年,推出结合民谣的跨界专辑「阿帕拉契之旅」,之后先是演奏探戈大师皮亚佐拉的探戈名曲,又和谭盾合作现代创作「一九九七交响曲」,然后又回头在一九九八年重新灌录第二套巴哈无伴奏大提琴组曲,并结合六种当代艺术:舞蹈、园艺、雕塑。
跨进公元两千年后,他组成自己的丝路乐团,开始探索东西音乐、文化交流的源头,结合中国的琵琶、二胡和中东的乌德琴等各种乐器,和大提琴激盪出前所未有的精彩火花。这样的马友友,如今才只是五十四岁,却已经将大提琴推往之前几个世代大提琴家所未能到达的领域,让更多人听到并喜爱大提琴这项乐器,也让大提琴突破之前被设定的限制,获得更丰富的表现力。
这套录音,结合了马友友三个时期的作品,巴哈无伴奏大提琴组曲是他一九八五年的作品,选了最深刻的三曲全曲為代表;第二片演奏包凯利尼和巴哈长子的大提琴协奏曲;第三片则是二零零三年演奏法国十九世纪浪漫乐派大提琴乐曲的专辑。
CD1:
01 Suite NO.1 in G Major BWV 1007
02 Suite NO.1 in G Major BWV 1007
03 Suite NO.1 in G Major BWV 1007
04 Suite NO.1 in G Major BWV 1007
05 Suite NO.1 in G Major BWV 1007
06 Suite NO.1 in G Major BWV 1007
07 Sutie NO.5 in C Minor BWV 1011
08 Sutie NO.5 in C Minor BWV 1011
09 Sutie NO.5 in C Minor BWV 1011
10 Sutie NO.5 in C Minor BWV 1011
11 Sutie NO.5 in C Minor BWV 1011
12 Sutie NO.5 in C Minor BWV 1011
13 Sutie NO.6 in D Major BWV 1012
14 Sutie NO.6 in D Major BWV 1012
15 Sutie NO.6 in D Major BWV 1012
16 Sutie NO.6 in D Major BWV 1012
17 Sutie NO.6 in D Major BWV 1012
18 Sutie NO.6 in D Major BWV 1012
CD2:
01 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B-Flat Major
02 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B-Flat Major
03 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B-Flat Major
04 Sinfonia concertante in A Major for Violin Cello and Orchestra
05 Sinfonia concertante in A Major for Violin Cello and Orchestra
06 Grand Overture NO.1 in E-flat Major for Double Orchestra Op 18
07 Grand Overture NO.1 in E-flat Major for Double Orchestra Op 18
08 Grand Overture NO.1 in E-flat Major for Double Orchestra Op 18
09 Massenet-Meditationfrom Thais
10 Faure-Sonta for viola and piano NO.2 in A Major Op 13
11 Faure-Sonta for viola and piano NO.2 in A Major Op 13
12 Faure-Sonta for viola and piano NO.2 in A Major Op 13
13 Faure-Sonta for viola and piano NO.2 in A Major Op 13
14 Saint-Saens -Havanaise Op 83
15 Franck-Sonata fr viola and pino in A Major
16 Franck-Sonata fr viola and pino in A Major
17 Franck-Sonata fr viola and pino in A Major
18 Franck-Sonata fr viola and pino in A Major