Schumann: Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor/Fantasiestücke/Adagio & Allegro In A Flat Major/5 Stücke Im Wolkston
This is a very convenient coupling of works in greatly distinguished  performances. Schumann's late Cello Concerto is a piece that can ramble out of  control unless you keep a tight rein on it, but it also needs to be played  expansively. Yo-Yo Ma sings the music beautifully, but still keeps his rhythms  firm, and Davis's work with the fine-sounding orchestra matches every detail in  the solo playing. Ma and Emmanuel Ax give typically extroverted performances of  Schumann's cello works (complete except for one arrangement), although the  recorded balance between the instruments varies from work to work. A highly  recommended disc.--Leslie Gerber