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Tag: Finnish

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Meriläinen Piano Concerto no. 2

November 15, 2018November 13, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Rhondda Gillespie and the Helsinki Philharmonic under the late Jiří Bělohlávek, available on Spotify (cover image by David Clode) This is not an easy one to write about, but I’d say that it’s easier to listen to, probably, upon … Continue reading Meriläinen Piano Concerto no. 2

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Englund Piano Concerto no. 1

November 13, 2018November 12, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Matti Raekallio and the Tampere Philharmonic under Eri Klas, or below by Niklas Sivelöv and the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra under Jorma Panula (but I strongly recommend Raekallio’s recording) I can see your destiny in your eyes. You will … Continue reading Englund Piano Concerto no. 1

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Melartin String Quartet no. 1 in Em, op. 36 no. 1

November 11, 2018November 11, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Meta4 Quartet (cover image by Aaron Burden) We welcome Erkki Melartin back to the blog, after around a year since the Finnish symphony series, but finally with his first quartet. There’s (perhaps unsurprisingly) precious little information available … Continue reading Melartin String Quartet no. 1 in Em, op. 36 no. 1

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Sallinen Symphony no. 2, op. 29

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Fugue for Thought

Symphonic Dialogue for percussion and orchestra performed by Gert Mortensen and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Okko Kamu, available on Spotify (cover image by Gerald Berliner) Full disclosure: I’m not entirely sure what makes this a symphony and not a … Continue reading Sallinen Symphony no. 2, op. 29

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Sallinen Violin Concerto, op. 18

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Jaakko Kuusisto and the Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra under Ari Rasilainen, available on Spotify (cover image by Andrew Kovac) For some reason, I expected Sallinen to have more than one violin concerto to his name, but no. His … Continue reading Sallinen Violin Concerto, op. 18

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Sallinen String Quartet no. 1, op. 14

October 6, 2018October 5, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Jean Sibelius Quartet, available on Spotify (cover image by Martin Adams) We now welcome Aulis Sallinen to the Editor’s Choice series. He’s the only living member of the roster that I’m aware of. We first saw him in the … Continue reading Sallinen String Quartet no. 1, op. 14

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Sibelius: Eight pieces, op. 99

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Eero Heinonen, or below by someone who may or not be the same person (cover image by Dennis Buchner) It’s unlikely that when you hear Sibelius’ name, you think of anything he wrote for piano. Whether it’s any … Continue reading Sibelius: Eight pieces, op. 99

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Pehr Henrik Nordgren: String Quartet no. 10

December 31, 2017December 23, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Tempera Quartet (cover image by Kristopher Kinsinger) I feel that quartets are in a way the genre in which I am most at home. I use the instruments rather mildly, without any great technical finesse. Nordgren, from … Continue reading Pehr Henrik Nordgren: String Quartet no. 10

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Kaija Saariaho: Nymphéa

December 30, 2017December 23, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Cikada String Quartet, or as below You were not allowed to have pulse, or tonally oriented harmonies, or melodies. I don’t want to write music through negations. Everything is permissible as long as it’s done in good taste. … Continue reading Kaija Saariaho: Nymphéa

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Aulis Sallinen: Symphony no. 1, op. 24

December 28, 2017December 23, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra under Ari Rasilainen (cover image by Teodor Drobota) Aulis Heikki Sallinen was born on April 9, 1935 in Salmi, in the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia. His family moved around a number … Continue reading Aulis Sallinen: Symphony no. 1, op. 24

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Quirky Quantity or Questionable Quality?

December 27, 2017November 18, 2017 Fugue for Thought

(cover image by Aldric Rivat) Move over, Hovhaness (67ish), Haydn (100+), Bourgeois (114), Dittersdorf (120ish), and even Rowan Taylor (265). You thought Shostakovich’s 15 symphonies, Niels Viggo Bentzon’s 24, Myaskovsky’s 27, Mozart’s 40+, or others held some record for most … Continue reading Quirky Quantity or Questionable Quality?

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Helvi Leiviskä: Symphony no. 3

December 26, 2017December 22, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jussi Jalas (No YouTube, but you can watch a performance here under Hannu Lintu. Click the video for the piece and it should load.) (cover image by Teddy Kelley) When a good … Continue reading Helvi Leiviskä: Symphony no. 3

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Meriläinen: Metamorfora per 7

December 23, 2017December 22, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Lahti Chamber Ensemble (cover image by Hao Wang) Today’s piece, also without a YouTube video, dates from 1969, just a few years after the first string quartet, in 1965, which ended Meriläinen’s early “Dodecaphonic” period. In that article, … Continue reading Meriläinen: Metamorfora per 7

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Revisit: Aho Symphony no. 2

December 22, 2017December 15, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä (no YouTube video here either, but I also strongly suggest getting a recording of this work and of Aho’s first. Maybe start with the first, and see what you think. I love … Continue reading Revisit: Aho Symphony no. 2

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Aho Symphony no. 1

December 20, 2017December 15, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä (This work is so unfortunately not available for convenient sharing on YouTube, but I strongly suggest, if you like Shostakovich or any good, bleak 20th century symphony, to go purchase this … Continue reading Aho Symphony no. 1

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Kokkonen Symphony no. 3

December 18, 2017December 9, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Berglund (cover image by Cassie Boca) Kokkonen’s work, even in the early piece we discussed last weekend, seems to have an inherent power that derives from its brevity, a concentration and … Continue reading Kokkonen Symphony no. 3

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Usko Meriläinen: String Quartet no. 1

December 16, 2017December 13, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Medici String Quartet (Again, we have a piece with no YouTube video. I’ll be perfectly honest: this piece will not be many people’s cup of tea, but if you’re a lover of Webern or Schoenberg or anything … Continue reading Usko Meriläinen: String Quartet no. 1

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Paavo Heininen: Symphony no. 2, op. 9 ‘Petite symphonie joyeuse’

December 15, 2017December 13, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic under Ulf Söderblom (Oh, this one also isn’t on YouTube, but I’m sure you can stream it or preview it or find it somewhere if it interests you.) (cover image by Daniel Posthuma) Paavo Heininen … Continue reading Paavo Heininen: Symphony no. 2, op. 9 ‘Petite symphonie joyeuse’

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Rautavaara Symphony no. 3

December 13, 2017December 5, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra under Max Pommer (in what I believe is the world premiere recording, maybe) second, third and fourth movements (cover image by Teddy Kelley) Einojuhani Rautavaara has been on the blog before. In fact, … Continue reading Rautavaara Symphony no. 3

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Tauno Marttinen: Symphony no. 1, op. 2

December 11, 2017November 24, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä (Oh. There’s no video for this, but I’d recommend purchasing this one [from iTunes or Chandos] or wherever you get your music. It’s an interesting work. You can also learn more about the … Continue reading Tauno Marttinen: Symphony no. 1, op. 2

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Joonas Kokkonen: Quintet For Piano And String Quartet, op. 5

December 9, 2017December 4, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Sibelius Academy Quartet (So this, I think, is the first time in the series that we don’t have a video available on YouTube, but it certainly won’t be the last. As it turns out, there are about a … Continue reading Joonas Kokkonen: Quintet For Piano And String Quartet, op. 5

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