Release Date: 21 May 2021
Label: Dreyer Gaido
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260014871294
Genres: Classical  Contemporary Classical  
Release Date: 21 May 2021
Label: Dreyer Gaido
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260014871294
Genres: Classical  Contemporary Classical  
Description
On this current recording you can hear a wonderful example of a magical first encounter; Wu Man and Wu Wei, both exceptional Chinese musicians, had never performed together. They are two superstar soloists of Chinese music.
Over the years they have kicked the windows and doors of their music wide open, have assimilated diverse influences and have taken their instruments and musical traditions all over the world.
Wu Man performs on the pipa and Wu Wei on the sheng.
The pipa is is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the "Chinese lute“, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 to 31.
The sheng is a Chinese mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes. It is a polyphonic instrument and enjoys an increasing popularity as a solo instrument. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments, with images depicting its kind dating back to 1100 BCE.
These two virtuosic musicians bring openness and the simply phenomenal mastery of their playing which has brought Chinese music to millions of listeners. This disc shows us not just the brilliance of their musicianship, but the beauty of Chinese music.
Wu Man’s elegant precision of attack meets Wu Wei’s Sheng, which at times has an almost transparent delicacy, and at others can pulse as forcefully as a power house. This recording shows the absolute fun they have both playing their instruments together but also (and more importantly), showing audiences how exciting this music can be.
Tracklisting
Johnson, Carlos/Schwarz, Hans-Christian
Aynur
Noemie Chemali; Shaleah Feinstein; Raffi Boden; Yann Chemali
Grand Trio Vilnius
Guy Braunstein; Sistanagila
Trio Cenacle, Pitt Simon
Seitz/Abele/Szathmary/Vokalensemble Kassel/+
Schiff/Zender/RSO Saarbrücken/Buchbinder/Stein/+
Sarah Hennies
Uusinta Ensemble, Eija Kankaanranta, Maria Puusaari, Olga Heikkila, Kamus Quartet
Elizabeth Knatt, David Clements, Rachel Barnes, Scott Taylor
Robert M. Helmschrott
Robert M. Helmschrott
Kevin Juillerat, Cedric Pecia
Kaya Han
Helene Breschand, Laurence Bancaud, David Joignaux, Wilhem Latchoumia, Christelle Sery, Fanny Vicens, Wang Ying-Chieh, Ensemble Cairn, L'arsenale