John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma renew their celebrated, decades-long collaboration and friendship with A Gathering of Friends, an all-new recording from Sony Classical released on May 20, 2022, and available now. The album is comprised of two acclaimed concert works the composer wrote for the cellist, plus selections from his film scores for Schindler’s List, Lincoln, and Munich. A Gathering of Friends also features the New York Philharmonic, with special appearances by the Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and harpist Jessica Zhou.
JOHN WILLIAMS, YO-YO MA, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
A GATHERING OF FRIENDS
Cello Concerto (2021 Revision)
1 I. Theme & Cadenza
2 II. Blues
3 III. Scherzo
4 IV. Song
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
5 I. Theme
6 II. Kraków Ghetto – Winter ’41
7 III. Remembrances
8 Highwood’s Ghost
9 With Malice Toward None from Lincoln
10 A Prayer for Peace from Munich