Silk Baroque - Wei
PentaTone Classics PTC 5186800
Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid
Classical - Orchestral
J. Steenbrink: What about some bells (after G. Ph. Telemann), Polonois Chinois (after Melante), Silk Rondeau (for Maite), Prelude for Prelude (after Rameau)
J. Ph. Rameau: Tristes Apprets
A. Vivaldi: La Follia
J.F. Rebel: Chaos
G. Ph. Telemann: Harlequinade, Sey Tausenmahl Willkommen
J.M. Leclair: Gavotte
J.S. Bach: Andante
Pferderennen (Chinese traditional)
Improvisation (for my father - Wu Wei)
Dancing song of the Yao Tribe (Chinese traditional)
Abendmusik (Chinese traditional)
Wu Wei (sheng)
Holland Baroque
AN ENTICING SOUND WORLD
Silk Baroque presents a musical encounter between Wu Wei and Holland Baroque, performing a programme that ranges from Baroque greats such as Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Rameau to Chinese traditional tunes, all tied together by the musicians’ openness to improvisation, experimentation and cultural exchange. Wu Wei plays the sheng, an extraordinary ancient Chinese mouth organ, which looks like a bundle of bamboo reeds cased in a metal bowl. It is a miracle of harmony, melody and rhythmic possibilities, and Wu Wei’s abilities fully bring out the sheng’s beauty: whispering, charming, and compelling. Age-old traditions come together in performances that sound fresh and contemporary. Silk Baroque carries listeners into a lively, enticing and fascinating sound world.
Holland Baroque is an original and innovative baroque orchestra that approaches baroque repertoire through a fresh and contemporary approach, with a focus on improvisation and collaborations with outstanding artists from different traditions. On their first PENTATONE release, they work together with Wu Wei, who dazzles audiences worldwide with his virtuosic sheng playing.
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- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux, RCT 32
- Jean-Fery Rebel: Les élémens
- Judith Steenbrink: Polonois Chinois (after Melante)
- Judith Steenbrink: Prelude for Prelude (after Rameau)
- Judith Steenbrink: Silk Rondeau (for Maite)
- Judith Steenbrink: What about some bells (after G. Ph. Telemann)
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Sey tausenmahl willkommen, TWV 13:9a
- Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for 2 Violins and Continuo in D minor, RV 63 (Op. 1 No. 12) 'La Follia'
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