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Tag: Meriläinen

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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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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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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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