Silk Baroque / Wu Wei, Holland Baroque

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Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
June 7, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Holland Baroque, Wei
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 07, 2019
    • UPC
      827949080067
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186800
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. What about some bells (after G.P. Telemann)

      Composer: Judith Steenbrink

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    2. Castor et Pollux, Act II: Tristes apprêts (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for sheng and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    3. Polonois Chinois (after Melante)

      Composer: Judith Steenbrink

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    4. Horse-Racing (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for erhu and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    5. Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV 63, "Follia" (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for sheng and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    6. Prelude for Prelude (after J.-P. Rameau)

      Composer: Judith Steenbrink

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    7. Les élémens, "Simphonie nouvelle": I. Le Chaos (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for sheng and Baroque ensemble as Chaos for Wu Wei)

      Composer: Jean-Féry Rebel

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    8. Improvisation for my father

      Composer: Wei Wu

      Performer: Wei Wu

    9. Overture (Suite) in G Minor, TWV 55:g1, "La Musette": VII. Harlequinade (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for sheng and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    10. Sei tausendmal willkommen, TWV 13:9a: I. Sinfonia

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

    11. Silk Rondeau (for Maite)

      Composer: Judith Steenbrink

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    12. Gavotte (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for sheng and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    13. Dance of the Yao Tribe (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for bawu, erhu and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Tieshan Liu, Yuen Mao

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    14. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for sheng and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu

    15. A Fine Evening (arr. J. and T. Steenbrink for erhu and Baroque ensemble)

      Composer: Tianhua Liu

      Ensemble: Holland Baroque

      Performer: Wei Wu


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.