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Concertos for cor anglais are few and far between, and harp concertos aren’t very common either. In combining the two, Kalevi Aho has come up with a true rarity – possibly the only double concerto in existence for these two instruments. Composed in 2014, the work was commissioned by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for two of its solo players: Anneleen Lenaerts and Dimitri Mestdag, who also perform it here. The work is characteristically eclectic, making the most of the sonic possibilities of the solo instruments, but also of the orchestral palette.
The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra is no newcomer to Aho’s music, having previously recorded his concertos for trombone and trumpet. Here, it also provides support for the Storioni Trio, in the Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Chamber Orchestra, a joint commission by the trio and the orchestra. In 2017, as Aho started work on the concerto, his granddaughter was born. Having written a lullaby for her, he decided to use that as the core melodic material of the piece. The lullaby is heard several times in the first movement, which is quite tonal and very dreamlike. It also features in the movements that follow, while the harmonic language becomes more complex. Aho himself describes the work as having "a general atmosphere full of joy and positive (sometimes quite virtuosic) energy". © BIS Records
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Double Concerto for Cor anglais, Harp & Orchestra (Kalevi Aho)
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Dimitri Mestdag, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anneleen Lenaerts, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Starke, SoundEditor - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Dimitri Mestdag, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anneleen Lenaerts, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Starke, SoundEditor - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Dimitri Mestdag, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anneleen Lenaerts, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Starke, SoundEditor - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Dimitri Mestdag, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anneleen Lenaerts, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Starke, SoundEditor - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano & Chamber Orchestra (Kalevi Aho)
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Storioni Trio, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Starke, SoundEngineer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Storioni Trio, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Starke, SoundEngineer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Storioni Trio, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Starke, SoundEngineer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Olari Elts, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Storioni Trio, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Starke, SoundEngineer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Album review
Concertos for cor anglais are few and far between, and harp concertos aren’t very common either. In combining the two, Kalevi Aho has come up with a true rarity – possibly the only double concerto in existence for these two instruments. Composed in 2014, the work was commissioned by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for two of its solo players: Anneleen Lenaerts and Dimitri Mestdag, who also perform it here. The work is characteristically eclectic, making the most of the sonic possibilities of the solo instruments, but also of the orchestral palette.
The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra is no newcomer to Aho’s music, having previously recorded his concertos for trombone and trumpet. Here, it also provides support for the Storioni Trio, in the Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Chamber Orchestra, a joint commission by the trio and the orchestra. In 2017, as Aho started work on the concerto, his granddaughter was born. Having written a lullaby for her, he decided to use that as the core melodic material of the piece. The lullaby is heard several times in the first movement, which is quite tonal and very dreamlike. It also features in the movements that follow, while the harmonic language becomes more complex. Aho himself describes the work as having "a general atmosphere full of joy and positive (sometimes quite virtuosic) energy". © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:06
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra Olari Elts
- Composer: Kalevi Aho
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2021 BIS 2021 BIS
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