Wu Wei, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Ida Nielsen, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra & Andris Poga – Rolf Wallin: Five Seasons; Whirld; Stride; Spirit (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:22 minutes | 1,36 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ondine
This album of works by the prominent Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin (b. 1957), one of Scandinavia’s leading composers, features new works with three outstanding soloists. Wallin’s concerto for the traditional Chinese instrument, the sheng, features award-winning artist Wu Wei, and his violin concerto the rapidly-rising violin star Eldbjørg Hemsing. Wallin’s Spirit for electric bass guitar and orchestra was written for Ida Nielsen, voted as one of the most notable bass players in the world, as well as Prince’s bassist.
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Wu Wei – Silk Baroque (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:36 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PentaTone
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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Wu Wei & Wang Li – Overtones. Les saisons harmoniques (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:39 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: World
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © harmonia mundi
Overtones brings together two highly acclaimed Asian musicians, Wang Li and Wu Wei. It features the unlikely instrumental duo of kouxian and sheng. In this astonishing musical encounter, Li and Wei use their skills to craft a unique sound, using amazing harmonics that grip the listener. With its inspired use of the Chinese mouth organ and a multitude of instruments including the musicians’ own bodies, Overtones is an album that deserves to be experienced.
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