SONGS FROM THE ARC OF LIFE (2LP) | VINYL RECORD (LP)
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SONGS FROM THE ARC OF LIFE (2LP) | VINYL RECORD (LP)
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Release Date: 11/21/2025
Yo-Yo Ma is one of the most famous and best cellists in the world and has been awarded 18 Grammys, among others. After some very successful excursions into the musical world of jazz, American folk music and traditional Chinese music, the cellist is now releasing another classical album. With his longtime friend, pianist Kathryn Stott, Yo-Yo Ma has recorded well-known and popular classical melodies on Songs From The Arc Of Life. The album begins and ends with two popular 'Ave Maria' settings: Bach/Gounod's bright, radiant version begins, and Schubert's more reflective, serious version concludes. In between are beloved classics such as 'Brahms' Lullaby', Dvorak's 'Lieder', Elgar's 'Salut d'Amour', Jacob Gade's 'Jalousie', Saint-Saens' 'Swan', as well as atmospheric pieces by Debussy, Faure, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky. These are all pieces that Ma and Stott have often played together in concert but have never recorded until now. 'We want to invite our audience to remember and imagine what the soundtrack of their own lives might sound like,' Yo-Yo Ma says. 'Kathy and I have wanted for years to record an album of works that are close to our hearts, music that depicts the context of a life. ' Songs From The Arc Of Life is available on black vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet LISTEN: https://youtu. Be/3qrKjywjo7Q * 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL * INCLUDES 4-PAGE BOOKLET * A SELECTION OF SOME OF MA AND STOTT'S FAVOURITE WORKS THAT THEY HAVE PERFORMED TOGETHER LIVE IN CONCERT * PERFORMANCES OF SELECTED WORKS BY BACH, TCHAIKOVSKY, DEBUSSY, SAINT-SAENS, BRAHMS AND OTHERS * BLACK VINYL Track listing: SIDE A 1. Ave Maria (Bach / Gounod) 2. Lullaby (Brahms) 3. Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvorak) 4. Papillon (Faure) 5. Tango Jalousie (Gade) 6. I. Vanitas Vanitatum (From Five Pieces in the Popular Style) (Schumann) SIDE B 1. Was It A Dream? (Sibelius) 2. Apres Un Reve (Faure) 3. Salut d'Amour (Elgar) 4. Prelude No. 1 (Gershwin) 5. Romance For Cello And Piano (Delius) SIDE C 1. La Gitana (Kreisler) 2. Il bell'Antonio, Tema III (Sollima) 3. The Swan (From Carnival Of The Animals) (Saint-Saens) 4. The Wounded Heart (From Elegiac Melodies) (Grieg) 5. Valse Sentimentale (Tchaikovsky) SIDE D 1. Louange A l'Eternite de Jesus (From Quartet for the End of Time) (Messiaen) 2. Beau Soir (Debussy) 3. Ave Maria (Schubert)
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Product DESCRIPTION
Release Date: 11/21/2025
Yo-Yo Ma is one of the most famous and best cellists in the world and has been awarded 18 Grammys, among others. After some very successful excursions into the musical world of jazz, American folk music and traditional Chinese music, the cellist is now releasing another classical album. With his longtime friend, pianist Kathryn Stott, Yo-Yo Ma has recorded well-known and popular classical melodies on Songs From The Arc Of Life. The album begins and ends with two popular 'Ave Maria' settings: Bach/Gounod's bright, radiant version begins, and Schubert's more reflective, serious version concludes. In between are beloved classics such as 'Brahms' Lullaby', Dvorak's 'Lieder', Elgar's 'Salut d'Amour', Jacob Gade's 'Jalousie', Saint-Saens' 'Swan', as well as atmospheric pieces by Debussy, Faure, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky. These are all pieces that Ma and Stott have often played together in concert but have never recorded until now. 'We want to invite our audience to remember and imagine what the soundtrack of their own lives might sound like,' Yo-Yo Ma says. 'Kathy and I have wanted for years to record an album of works that are close to our hearts, music that depicts the context of a life. ' Songs From The Arc Of Life is available on black vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet LISTEN: https://youtu. Be/3qrKjywjo7Q * 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL * INCLUDES 4-PAGE BOOKLET * A SELECTION OF SOME OF MA AND STOTT'S FAVOURITE WORKS THAT THEY HAVE PERFORMED TOGETHER LIVE IN CONCERT * PERFORMANCES OF SELECTED WORKS BY BACH, TCHAIKOVSKY, DEBUSSY, SAINT-SAENS, BRAHMS AND OTHERS * BLACK VINYL Track listing: SIDE A 1. Ave Maria (Bach / Gounod) 2. Lullaby (Brahms) 3. Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvorak) 4. Papillon (Faure) 5. Tango Jalousie (Gade) 6. I. Vanitas Vanitatum (From Five Pieces in the Popular Style) (Schumann) SIDE B 1. Was It A Dream? (Sibelius) 2. Apres Un Reve (Faure) 3. Salut d'Amour (Elgar) 4. Prelude No. 1 (Gershwin) 5. Romance For Cello And Piano (Delius) SIDE C 1. La Gitana (Kreisler) 2. Il bell'Antonio, Tema III (Sollima) 3. The Swan (From Carnival Of The Animals) (Saint-Saens) 4. The Wounded Heart (From Elegiac Melodies) (Grieg) 5. Valse Sentimentale (Tchaikovsky) SIDE D 1. Louange A l'Eternite de Jesus (From Quartet for the End of Time) (Messiaen) 2. Beau Soir (Debussy) 3. Ave Maria (Schubert)
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Shipping Policy
In Stock Items
Items marked as In Stock typically ship within 2–5 business days.
Once your order ships, you’ll receive tracking information by email.
Backordered Items
Some items may be available on Backorder if inventory is temporarily unavailable.
When purchasing a backordered item:
- Payment is collected at checkout
- Your order secures a place in the fulfillment queue
- Items are fulfilled in the order they are purchased
Most backorders are fulfilled within approximately 3–6 months, though timelines may occasionally be longer depending on supplier manufacturing, distributor allocations, repress schedules, or inventory availability.
Backordered items may ship separately from other items in your order.
You can monitor, manage, or cancel eligible unfulfilled backordered items anytime through your customer account portal.
Preorder Items
Preorder items are upcoming releases scheduled to ship on or around the official release date provided by the label or distributor.
Release dates may occasionally change due to manufacturing or supplier delays.
Preorder items follow the same fulfillment and account management process as backordered items.
Additional Fulfillment Information
Orders containing multiple inventory types may ship separately as items become available.
Estimated fulfillment timelines are provided as general estimates only and are not guaranteed.
When will I receive a tracking number?
We provide tracking for every order. Tracking will be available once your product is shipped. All of our products are shipped out of our warehouse in Westlake Village, CA. You can track your order through your account on our website, via any of the shipping confirmation emails we've sent you, or through the Shop App.
Can I cancel my order?
Customers may cancel eligible unfulfilled items at any time before they enter the shipping process directly through their customer account portal. Once an item has entered shipment processing or has shipped, it becomes subject to our standard Returns & Refund Policy.
