Silk Baroque
For their debut Pentatone album, the orchestra Holland Baroque are joined by Wu Wei, a virtuoso player of the sheng – an ancient Chinese mouth organ. The varied programme mixes east and west as well as old and new, with Western Baroque music by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Rameau interspersed with traditional Chinese music and improvisation.
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- Steenbrink•What about some bells (after G.P. Telemann)•
- Rameau•Castor et Pollux RCT 32: 'Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux' (Télaïre) (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•
- Steenbrink•Polonois Chinois (after S. Melante)•
- Anonymous (Traditional)•Pferderennen (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•
- Vivaldi•Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso continuo in D minor op. 1/12 RV 63 "La Follia" (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•
- Steenbrink•Prelude for Prelude (after J. Rameau)•
- Rebel•Les Élémens 'Simphonie nouvelle': Le Cahos (Arr. for Sheng and Instrumental Ensemble) “Chaos for Wu Wei”•Chaos for Wu Wei
- Wu•Improvisation “For my father”•Improvisation "For my father"
- Telemann•Water-Overture in C major TWV 55:C3 (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•VI. Harlequinade. The joking Triton
- Telemann•Cantata 'Sey tausenmahl willkommen' TWV 13:9a (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•No. 1 Aria 'Sey tausenmahl willkommen'
- Steenbrink•Silk Rondeau “for Maite”•Silk Rondeau "for Maite"
- Leclair•Sonata in G major for Violin (Flute) and Basso continuo op. 1/8 (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•IV. Tempo di Gavotta. Allegro
- Anonymous (Traditional)•Dancing song of the Yao Tribe (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•
- Bach•Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: III. Andante (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•
- Liu•Abendmusik (Arr. for Sheng and Chamber Ensemble)•