The Wave

The prolific and internationally admired Jia Daqun is one of China’s leading composers. He has written in a wide variety of forms, but is especially distinctive when writing for orchestra. The Wave of the Surging Thoughts is a large-scale symphonic concerto-suite in which he achieves a high degree of unity through the use of formal variations. Bashu Capriccio is an ardent symphonic prelude that expresses the cultural traditions and simple folk customs of Bashu, the ancient name of Sichuan province.

Kristian Eikfjord, geologo con molta esperienza, accetta un lavoro fuori città. Si prepara così a trasferirsi con la famiglia quando con i suoi colleghi è costretto a confrontarsi con piccoli cambiamenti geologici nel sottosuolo. Ben presto, il peggior incubo dell'uomo sembra avverarsi e il disastro è inevitabile: con meno di dieci minuti a disposizione, dovrà tentare di salvare quanta più gente possibile, compresa la sua famiglia.

The Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 was the most devastating natural disaster in modern times, killing 228,000 people across 13 countries in just a few hours - on that perfect day, from Indonesia, to Thailand, Sri Lanka and as far afield as the Maldives, this catastrophic collision between the natural world and humankind would have far reaching consequences on humanity and science forever.

Four harpsichord concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1052, 1061, 1062 and 1065) in an exciting new arrangement for marimba ensemble and orchestra. The Wave Quartet has been hailed as one of the most interesting newcomers in the field of classical music. Partnering on this album with the renowned L´Orfeo Barockorchster under the direction of Michi Gaigg. This new arrangement makes these popular concertos sound refreshingly light and modern. Specialist promo & marketing activity.

Dem Wave Quartet gelingt es immer wieder, Bekanntes völlig neu und interessant erklingen zu lassen. So hat das Ensemble bei seinem Sony Classical-Debüt mit den Cembalo-Konzerten von Johann Sebastian Bach im eigenen Arrangement für Marimba-Ensemble und Orchester begeistert: "Musikalisch hat diese neue Einspielung etliche Reize zu bieten (…), berückend entrückend, meditativ, zeitanhaltend. Die Prägnanz, mit der das Wave Quartet spielt, zählt sicherlich zu den besonderen Qualitäten."

Master the Markets