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Internationally acclaimed for his music for orchestra (17 symphonies and 31 concertos to date), Kalevi Aho has also composed chamber and solo works. The present recording combines six such pieces, ranging across the composer’s career. The earliest work on the disc is the Bach-inspired Sonata for solo violin from 1973, reminding us that during his years at the Sibelius Aacademy (1968 – 71), Aho studied the violin as well as composition. Another early piece, Prelude, Toccata and Postlude, also started out as a solo work – this time for the cello – before developing into a duo.
From the other end, chronologically speaking, is the ample Piano Sonata No. 2 from 2016, with a duration of some twenty-five minutes. This time it is Beethoven who has provided inspiration, and the composer describes the work as ‘a commentary on the "Hammerklavier" Sonata, in which Beethoven’s motifs are frequently “misquoted” and developed in a different direction’. The Sonata closes the programme but not before giving us an opportunity to hear three further works involving the violin – a second solo piece, In memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren, written in memory of Aho’s fellow composer and friend, Lamento for Two Violins and Halla (‘frost’) for violin and piano.
Performing these works are four highly respected Finnish musicians, the violinists (and brothers) Jaakko and Pekka Kuusisto, Samuli Peltonen (cello) and Sonja Fräki, pianist and Aho specialist. © BIS Records
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Prelude, Toccata & Postlude (Kalevi Aho)
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Samuli Peltonen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Samuli Peltonen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Samuli Peltonen, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Jaakko Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Pekka Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Jaakko Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Solo Violin Sonata (Kalevi Aho)
Jaakko Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Jaakko Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Jaakko Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Jaakko Kuusisto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Piano Sonata No. 2 "Hommage à Beethoven" (Kalevi Aho)
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Kalevi Aho, Composer - Sonja Fraki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
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Internationally acclaimed for his music for orchestra (17 symphonies and 31 concertos to date), Kalevi Aho has also composed chamber and solo works. The present recording combines six such pieces, ranging across the composer’s career. The earliest work on the disc is the Bach-inspired Sonata for solo violin from 1973, reminding us that during his years at the Sibelius Aacademy (1968 – 71), Aho studied the violin as well as composition. Another early piece, Prelude, Toccata and Postlude, also started out as a solo work – this time for the cello – before developing into a duo.
From the other end, chronologically speaking, is the ample Piano Sonata No. 2 from 2016, with a duration of some twenty-five minutes. This time it is Beethoven who has provided inspiration, and the composer describes the work as ‘a commentary on the "Hammerklavier" Sonata, in which Beethoven’s motifs are frequently “misquoted” and developed in a different direction’. The Sonata closes the programme but not before giving us an opportunity to hear three further works involving the violin – a second solo piece, In memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren, written in memory of Aho’s fellow composer and friend, Lamento for Two Violins and Halla (‘frost’) for violin and piano.
Performing these works are four highly respected Finnish musicians, the violinists (and brothers) Jaakko and Pekka Kuusisto, Samuli Peltonen (cello) and Sonja Fräki, pianist and Aho specialist. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:37
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Samuli Peltonen Sonja Fraki Jaakko Kuusisto
- Composer: Kalevi Aho
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Klassiek
2020 BIS 2020 BIS
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