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Finnish clarinetist Kari Kriikku is one of the new Scandinavian virtuosi, with recordings of difficult standards by Weber and others to his credit. Here he takes an offbeat detour into the international traditions that have fascinated so many classical performers in recent decades: klezmer, tango, Portuguese fado, and Arabic music, among others. Bizarre Bazaar is something of a modern counterpart to the "encores" albums released by violinists in the old days, when a piece like Hora Staccato would enliven the end of a concert. The parallel is pretty close: Kriikku is not playing in authentic popular styles, but what you get in exchange is an intensified level of virtuosity in the solo part. The clarinet slides of klezmer music, say, are given a very athletic twist in Kriikku's playing. The arrangements, by a group of Kriikku's associates, feature orchestral accompaniment from the hot Tapiola Sinfonietta, which seems to be enjoying itself as much as Kriikku. These arrangments work reasonably well in the marvelously malleable music of Piazzolla; in something like the Dhikrayat of Muhammed al-Qasabgi (track 11) they depart considerably from the originals. But annotator Antti Häyrynen (notes are in Finnish and English) puts it this way: such performances are "nothing more than a nod acknowledging the original. Everything on this album has been heard through the ears of a Finnish clarinetist (Ostrobothnian, to be precise)." The end result is an album that offers a rather old-fashioned kind of fun, not studied postmodern pastiche. What you'll think of that depends on the outlook you bring to the music, but it's hard to argue that the project has been executed with anything less than perfect success.
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Dances from Korand (arr. Y. Hjelt) (Yrjo Hjelt)
Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Antti Rislakki, Artist - Laszlo Draskoczy, Composer
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Babsi's Decision (arr. Y. Hjelt) (Yrjo Hjelt)
Helmut Eisel, Composer - Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Artist - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Deine Sohne seien gesegnet (May your sons be blessed) (arr. R. Niemi) (Ora Bat Chaim)
Riku Niemi, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Ora Bat Chaim, Composer - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Nokh a glezl vayn (A second glass of wine) (arr. Y. Hjelt) (Yrjo Hjelt)
Traditional, Composer - Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Dance of Joy (arr. T. Hietala) (Roberto Pansera)
Roberto Pansera, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Timo Hietala, Composer - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Wedding Waltz (arr. T. Hietala) (Timo Hietala)
Traditional, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Timo Hietala, Composer - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango) (arr. Y. Hjelt for clarinet, percussion and orchestra) (Astor Piazzolla)
Astor Piazzolla, Composer - Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Astor Piazzolla, Composer - Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Antti Rislakki, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Mashaal (arr. L. Karlson) (Leif Karlson)
Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Artist - Hani Mehanna, Composer - Antti Rislakki, Artist - Leif Karlson, Composer, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Longa (arr. L. Karlson) (Leif Karlson)
Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Leif Karlson, Composer, Artist - Riad Al-Sumbati, Composer
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Dhikrayat (arr. L. Karlson) (Leif Karlson)
Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Muhammad al-Qasabgi, Composer - Antti Rislakki, Artist - Leif Karlson, Composer, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Menino do Bairro Negro (arr. J. Morelenbaum and Y. Hjelt) (Jaques Morelenbaum)
Jaques Morelenbaum, Composer - Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Jose Alfonso, Composer - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Antti Rislakki, Artist - Juhani Lampuoti, Artist
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Feira de Castro (arr. R. Veloso and Y. Hjelt) (Rui Veloso)
Rui Veloso, Composer - Yrjö Hjelt, Composer - Sami Koskela, Artist - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Kari Kriikku, Artist, MainArtist - Jan Söderblom, Conductor - Antti Rislakki, Artist - Juhani Lampuoti, Artist - Paula Abreu Lima, Composer
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
Album review
Finnish clarinetist Kari Kriikku is one of the new Scandinavian virtuosi, with recordings of difficult standards by Weber and others to his credit. Here he takes an offbeat detour into the international traditions that have fascinated so many classical performers in recent decades: klezmer, tango, Portuguese fado, and Arabic music, among others. Bizarre Bazaar is something of a modern counterpart to the "encores" albums released by violinists in the old days, when a piece like Hora Staccato would enliven the end of a concert. The parallel is pretty close: Kriikku is not playing in authentic popular styles, but what you get in exchange is an intensified level of virtuosity in the solo part. The clarinet slides of klezmer music, say, are given a very athletic twist in Kriikku's playing. The arrangements, by a group of Kriikku's associates, feature orchestral accompaniment from the hot Tapiola Sinfonietta, which seems to be enjoying itself as much as Kriikku. These arrangments work reasonably well in the marvelously malleable music of Piazzolla; in something like the Dhikrayat of Muhammed al-Qasabgi (track 11) they depart considerably from the originals. But annotator Antti Häyrynen (notes are in Finnish and English) puts it this way: such performances are "nothing more than a nod acknowledging the original. Everything on this album has been heard through the ears of a Finnish clarinetist (Ostrobothnian, to be precise)." The end result is an album that offers a rather old-fashioned kind of fun, not studied postmodern pastiche. What you'll think of that depends on the outlook you bring to the music, but it's hard to argue that the project has been executed with anything less than perfect success.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:23
- Main artists: Kari Kriikku
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ondine
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2009 Ondine (P) 2009 Ondine
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