The Best Of Edgar Meyer / Ma, Bell, O'connor, Fleck, Et Al

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
September 4, 2007
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MEYER VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Edgar Meyer
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 04, 2007
    • UPC
      886971323320
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      88697132332
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. The Green Groves of Erin - The Flowers of Red Hill (arr. E. Meyer for string trio)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer

    2. Sliding Down

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer

    3. Please Don't Feed the Bear

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall

    4. Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass: I. —

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer

    5. Early Morning

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall

    6. Concert Duo: The Prequel

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell

    7. Uncommon Ritual

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall, Béla Fleck

    8. Pile-Up

      Composer: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck

    9. Duet for Cello and Double Bass

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer

    10. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (arr. E. Meyer and M. Marshall for double bass, banjo and mandolin)

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall

    11. By the River

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall

    12. Double Bass Concerto in D Major: III. quarter note = 190

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Ensemble: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Edgar Meyer

      Conductor: Hugh Wolff

    13. I. Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Edgar Meyer

    14. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Edgar Meyer


THE BEST OF EDGAR MEYER brings together many of his favorite recordings of his own music and collaborations with other artists. Included are Meyer tracks that are featured on the soundtrack of Ken Burns' epic documentary series the War, which has it's US premiere this fall on PBS, after winning international acclaim last spring at the Cannes Film Festival. Edgar Meyer's unparalleled technique and abilities as an instrumentalist combined with his gift for composition make him one of the brightest beacons on the current musical landscape and THE BEST OF EDGAR MEYER is certainly is Edgar at his best.