Wave of Sorrow is an album by Mikhail Alperin and Arkady Shilkloper recorded in 1989 and released on the ECM label.

Wave of Sorrow
Studio album by Mikhail Alperin and Arkady Shilkloper
Released	1990
Recorded	July 1989
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:53
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Mikhail Alperin chronology
Wave of Sorrow (1990) Folk Dreams (1995)

Recording and music

The album was recorded in July 1989.[1] "The two draw heavily on Slavic folk influences, even as they mine the kind of airy, contemplative jazz harmonies associated with the ECM school".[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

Wave of Sorrow was released by ECM Records.[1] The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars, describing it as "An evocative, lyrical recording".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz found the album attractive but predictable and inconsequential.[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Mikhail Alperin

1. "Song" - 6:35
2. "Poem" - 4:23
3. "Wave of Sorrow" - 6:23
4. "Toccata" - 5:15
5. "Unisons" - 4:29
6. "Introduction and Dance in 7/4" - 4:32
7. "Short Story" - 4:57
8. "Prelude in B-flat Minor" - 5:33
9. "Miniature" - 4:17
10. "Epilogue" - 1:15

Personnel

• Mikhail Alperin – piano, melodica, voice
• Arkady Shilkloper – French horn, jagdhorn, fluegelhorn, voice

References