Bach Concertos The Wave Quartet

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 1 Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052, Arr. for 2 Marimbas and Orchestra: I. Allegro 07:27
• 2 Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052, Arr. for 2 Marimbas and Orchestra: II. Adagio 06:10
• 3 Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052, Arr. for 2 Marimbas and Orchestra: III. Allegro 07:24
• 4 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061, Arr. for 4 Marimbas and Orchestra: I. Allegro 06:36
• 5 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061, Arr. for 4 Marimbas and Orchestra: II. Adagio ovvero Largo 03:16
• 6 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061, Arr. for 4 Marimbas and Orchestra: III. Fuga. Vivace 05:10
• 7 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Minor, BWV 1062, Arr. for 4 Marimbas and Orchestra: I. Allegro 03:30
• 8 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Minor, BWV 1062, Arr. for 4 Marimbas and Orchestra: II. Andante e piano 05:27
• 9 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Minor, BWV 1062, Arr. for 4 Marimbas and Orchestra: III. Allegro assai 04:22
• 10 Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A Minor, BWV 1065, Arr. for 8 Marimbas and Orchestra: I. Allegro 03:44
• 11 Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A Minor, BWV 1065, Arr. for 8 Marimbas and Orchestra: II. Largo 02:17
• 12 Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A Minor, BWV 1065, Arr. for 8 Marimbas and Orchestra: III. Allegro 03:10
• Total Runtime 58:33

Info for Bach Concertos

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.

The Wave Quartet

The Wave Quartet
In 2008 Bogdan Bacanu – high in demand internationally as a marimba soloist and then the youngest professor of marimba – founded the Wave Quartet so that it could play Johann Sebastian Bach’s concertos for two harpsichords on four marimbas. The Wave Quartet debuted at Konzerthaus Berlin with ARD Competition prize winner Christoph Sietzen as well as Emiko Uchiyama and Vladi Petrov, who have won prizes at international competitions as a duo. Further concerts and master classes have taken the quartet to many countries all across Europe as well as to Asia, where the rather unusual ensemble was immediately given an enthusiastic reception by audiences. While still in Berlin, the quartet devoted itself to its great passion for Baroque music, performing the C major Concerto for Two Harpsichords, BWV1061a, on four marimbas. The performance earned rave reviews from the audience and critics not least because of the ensemble’s respectful and historically informed interpretation. Baroque music has been a mainstay in the ensemble’s repertoire ever since, leading to collaboration with Salzburg’s Mozarteum Orchestra at the Salzburg Festspielhaus or the Romanian National Symphony Orchestra at Bucharest’s Romanian Athenaeum. The ensemble’s debut CD, Aurora Borealis, was released in 2008, followed a year later by a recording of all three Bach concertos for two harpsichords with conductor Peter Sadlo and the Salzburg Baroque ensemble Originalklang!orchester. The next CD, Senza Ripieno, was released in 2011 and featured rarely heard treasures from the Baroque period without other instrumental accompaniment, creating an intimate recital disc. The quartet performs exclusively on Adams Musical Instruments marimbas.

Booklet for Bach Concertos