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Kaiku (Echo) - Finnish Contemporary Works for Cello

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Composer
Kalevi Aho, Sebastian Fagerlund, Lauri Porra, Outi Tarkiainen, Sauli Zinovjev
Artist
Jonathan Roozeman, Johannes Piirto
Format
SACD
Discs
1
Label
BIS
Released
Aug 21, 2026
Catalog #
BIS-2714
UPC
7318599927145

About

Finnish-Dutch cellist Jonathan Roozeman presents a programme featuring contemporary works for cello by Finnish composers. For some of the pieces, he is accompanied by pianist and composer Johannes Piirto. Centered around a sonata by music veteran Kalevi Aho, the program's six works reflect the diversity of contemporary Finnish music, all having been composed within the last fifteen years. Sauli Zinovjev's 'Sustained' appears as a ghostly, discordant, fragmented reflection of music from the Romantic period. Cecilia Damstrom's 'Aveo' was composed for people who suffer from long COVID and who have had to bid farewell to their normal lives. 'Recitativo' by Sebastian Fagerlund, a commission from a cello competition, challenges not only the cellists' mastery of their instrument but also their interpretative abilities. 'Sanasi, kiveen uponneet' by Outi Tarkiainen, a composer who brings to her music the perspective of someone born in the north, in Finnish Lapland, features powerful soundscapes inspired by natural phenomena as well as human themes touching on the deepest emotions of mankind. The programme concludes with 'We Lie Down Only to Get Up Again' by Lauri Porra, a composer who exemplifies the multifaceted nature of contemporary Finnish music. This work evokes the atmosphere of a summer morning with warmth, perhaps even with a touch of longing.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Sustained 05:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sustained
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Sauli Zinovjev
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman, Johannes Piirto
  2. 2 I. Allegretto - Furioso, presto - Allegretto 08:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegretto - Furioso, presto - Allegretto
    Duration
    08:32
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman, Johannes Piirto
  3. 3 II. Andante 07:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman, Johannes Piirto
  4. 4 III. Cadenza 03:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Cadenza
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman, Johannes Piirto
  5. 5 IV. Allegro - Tranquillo 07:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Allegro - Tranquillo
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman, Johannes Piirto
  6. 6 Aveo 03:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aveo
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Cecilia Damström
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman
  7. 7 Recitativo 07:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitativo
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Sebastian Fagerlund
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman
  8. 8 Sanasi, kiveen uponneet (Thy Words, Submerged in Stone) 07:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sanasi, kiveen uponneet (Thy Words, Submerged in Stone)
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Outi Tarkiainen
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman
  9. 9 I. Rubato - 03:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Rubato -
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Lauri Porra
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman
  10. 10 II. Più mosso 02:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Più mosso
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Lauri Porra
    Performer
    Jonathan Roozeman