Heavenly Lights
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Heavenly Lights

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Composer
Zoltan Kodaly, Olli Mustonen
Artist
Nicolas Altstaedt, Ian Bostridge, Olli Mustonen
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Alpha
Released
Aug 28, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1292
UPC
3701624512920

About

For this fifth volume in the Lockenhaus Festival series, under the artistic direction of Nicolas Altstaedt, the cellist presents two works by the Finnish composer Olli Mustonen (born 1967, a student of Rautavaara), including Heavenly Lights (Taivaanvalot) for tenor, cello, and piano, performed here by Ian Bostridge, Nicolas Altstaedt, and the composer at the piano. The English tenor premiered the work in 2016 in it's original chamber version, recorded here for the first time. Mustonen will create an orchestral version in 2020, but the original piece is nevertheless titled Symphony: 'This work was a revelation to me the moment I discovered it. We are immersed in the era of Finnish bards and the folk poems of the Kalevala, a legendary and mystical world whose stories touch us all, regardless of our country of origin,' says Altstaedt. 'A closeness to folk art like the one Kodaly sought and found': his Sonata, Op. 4 (1909-1910), his Sonatina (1920), and the Sonata that Mustonen wrote in 2006-all for cello and piano-also make up this exhilarating and spellbinding program.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Taivaanvalot (Heavenly Lights) 28:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Taivaanvalot (Heavenly Lights)
    Duration
    28:30
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Ian Bostridge, Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  2. 2 Cello Sonatina 08:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    Cello Sonatina
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  3. 3 I. Fantasia: Adagio di molto 08:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Fantasia: Adagio di molto
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  4. 4 II. Allegro con spirito - Molto adagio 08:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allegro con spirito - Molto adagio
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  5. 5 I. Misterioso 04:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Misterioso
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  6. 6 II. Andantino 04:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  7. 7 III. Precipitato 01:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Precipitato
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen
  8. 8 IV. Con visione 04:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Con visione
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Olli Mustonen