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Kalevi Aho: Solo, Vol. 1
BIS

Kalevi Aho: Solo, Vol. 1

$21.99

Details

Composer
AHO, KALEVI
Artist
Various
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jul 02, 2021
Catalog #
BIS-2446
UPC
7318599924465

About

Kalevi Aho is one of today’s most prolific composers of large-scale orchestral scores, including 17 symphonies and 32 concertos to date. Less well-known is the fact that he has also written chamber music, as well as an ever-expanding series of solo pieces – starting with Solo I for violin from 1975, the most recent in the series, for clavichord, is the 17th. Some of these pieces has originated as part of Aho’s preparations when composing a concerto for the instrument in question, while others have been written for competitions, including Solo III for flute and Solo IV for cello on the present release. This first volume of Solos gathers seven pieces in all, four of which have previously appeared as part of separate discs. Aho’s Solos share the characteristic that they pose great technical, interpretative and often also physical challenges to the performer. Most of those heard here are performed by the musicians for whom they were written, including Hiyoli Togawa (Solo XII), Piet Van Bockstal (Solo IX), Simon Reitmaier (Solo XIV) and Marie-Luise Neunecker (Solo X).

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Solo IV 10:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Solo IV
    Duration
    10:25
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Samuli Peltonen
  2. 2 Solo XII, "In memoriam EJR" 11:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Solo XII, "In memoriam EJR"
    Duration
    11:21
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Hiyoli Togawa
  3. 3 Solo IX 10:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Solo IX
    Duration
    10:32
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Piet van Bockstal
  4. 4 Solo XIV 12:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Solo XIV
    Duration
    12:55
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Simon Reitmaier
  5. 5 Solo V 10:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    Solo V
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Bram van Sambeek
  6. 6 Solo X 07:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Solo X
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Marie-Luise Neunecker
  7. 7 I. quarter note = 66 08:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. quarter note = 66
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Sharon Bezaly
  8. 8 II. Presto 04:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Sharon Bezaly