Aho: Concertante Works for Recorder, Sax & Accordion / Lasonpallo, Saimaa Sinfonietta

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BIS
Release Date
September 1, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Kalevi Aho
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Saimaa Sinfonietta
    • PERFORMER
      Eero Saunamaki, Esa Pietila, Janne Valkeajoki
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 01, 2023
    • UPC
      7318599926469
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2646
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Contemporary Era
    Works ⌄

    1. Misterioso - Presto -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Eero Saunamäki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    2. quarter note = 100 -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Eero Saunamäki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    3. Presto -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Eero Saunamäki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    4. Allegretto -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Eero Saunamäki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    5. Vivace -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Eero Saunamäki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    6. Coda

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Eero Saunamäki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    7. Mesto -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    8. Interludio I -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    9. Vivacissimo, leggiero -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    10. Interludio II -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    11. Andante, dolente -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    12. Allegretto ritmico -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    13. Cadenza -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    14. Epilogo: Andante

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Esa Pietilä

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    15. I. Prelude: Molto rubato -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Janne Valkeajoki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    16. I. Passacaglia

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Janne Valkeajoki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    17. II. Prelude: Leggiero -

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Janne Valkeajoki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo

    18. II. Fugue: Andante - Più mosso - Leggiero

      Composer: Kalevi Aho

      Ensemble: Saimaa Sinfonietta

      Performer: Janne Valkeajoki

      Conductor: Erkki Lasonpalo


Concertante works featuring the recorder, tenor saxophone and accordion are few and far between. Stimulated by daring soloists, the prolific Finnish composer Kalevi Aho has composed such works, contributing in his own way to the development of an original and attractive repertoire. The Concerto for Recorder requires the soloist to play four types of recorder, from bass to sopranino. The work explores extended techniques and also does not shy away from flashbacks to the golden age of the instrument. Aho received the initial impetus for his Concerto for tenor saxophone after a concert by Esa Pietilä. Aho wrote a concerto with contrasting sections that gradually exploits the full potential of the tenor saxophone and also makes use of an oriental goblet drum (darabuka) that sometimes also takes centre stage. The origins of the Sonate Concertante for accordion and strings goes back to Aho’s first Sonata for accordion of 1984. Noting its orchestral character, soloist Janne Valkeajoki suggested making a concertante version with strings. Here, Aho sought to extend the technical possibilities of the instrument to the maximum and to write for it a work of astounding virtuosity, like Franz Liszt’s most demanding piano compositions.