One of his first major concerto recordings, this excellent disc established Yo-Yo Ma as a major voice in the world of classical music. Sony--then Columbia--took no chances with this production, featuring both the finest modern cello concerto (Shostakovich) as well as first class accompaniments from Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra--the very same forces that recorded the piece with Mstislav Rostropovich in the presence of the composer himself. Ma had nothing to fear from the comparison. Superb. --David Hurwitz