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Kromos: 21st-Century Guitar Music / Eskelinen
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Kromos: 21st-Century Guitar Music / Eskelinen

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Ismo Eskelinen
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 03, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2395
UPC
7318599923956

About

For his new recital disc, the acclaimed Finnish guitarist Ismo Eskelinen had the aim of creating a programme that works like a story: ‘a modern guitar album that lends itself to continuous listening from beginning to end’. The pieces that he has selected are united by the fact that, with the exception of Tan Dun, Eskelinen has collaborated closely with all the composers. In the liner notes to the album he expresses his admiration for how intuitively they all understood the essence of the guitar, even though none of them is a guitarist. ‘Everyone has found a unique way to bring his own musical style to the guitar, and each of the composers is clearly recognizable.’ Opening the album are Kromos by Sebastian Fagerlund and Solo XI by Kalevi Aho, two pieces that in technical terms come close to the limits of what is possible on the guitar, but with a completely convincing musical logic. Olli Mustonen’s Sonata No. 2 contains drama but also lyricism, qualities which are emphasized in Tan Dun’s multi-movement collage Seven Desires with inspiration from the different traditions and characteristics of Spain’s flamenco guitar and China’s pipa (lute). Jukka Tiensuu is among the pioneers of modern Finnish guitar music and wrote his first work for the instrument as early as 1974. His Daydreams from 2016 is composed for guitar and electronics, but the sound world is strongly guitaristic, as the electronic part is modified from fragments played by Eskelinen on the guitar. Sometimes the use of electronics produces echo effects alongside the live guitar, and sometimes the sound image expands into that of a guitar trio. The very brief closing number is an arrangement, by Eskelinen himself, of Timo Alakotila’s calm and soothing Psalm.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Kromos 08:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Kromos
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Sebastian Fagerlund
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  2. 2 quarter note = c. 92 (molto rubato) - 05:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    quarter note = c. 92 (molto rubato) -
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  3. 3 quarter note = c. 100, dolce 05:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    quarter note = c. 100, dolce
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  4. 4 I. Drammatico, con rubato 03:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Drammatico, con rubato
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  5. 5 II. Misterioso, con rubato 04:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Misterioso, con rubato
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  6. 6 III. Con fuoco 02:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Con fuoco
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Olli Mustonen
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  7. 7 No. 1. Senza misura - Dolce molto 08:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Senza misura - Dolce molto
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  8. 8 No. 2. Andante 00:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Andante
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  9. 9 No. 3. Adagio - Senza misura 02:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Adagio - Senza misura
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  10. 10 No. 4. Rubato 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Rubato
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  11. 11 No. 5. Poco rubato 01:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Poco rubato
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  12. 12 No. 6. Dolce rubato 01:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Dolce rubato
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  13. 13 No. 7. Allegro vivace - Dolce molto 02:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Allegro vivace - Dolce molto
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Tan Dun
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen
  14. 14 Passionately - 01:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Passionately -
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  15. 15 Nostalgically - 03:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nostalgically -
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  16. 16 Longing - 02:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    Longing -
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  17. 17 Whimsically - 01:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Whimsically -
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  18. 18 Gallantly - 00:36
    Track
    18
    Title
    Gallantly -
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  19. 19 Excitedly - 02:17
    Track
    19
    Title
    Excitedly -
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  20. 20 Subito poco al poco rallentando - Enigmatically - 01:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    Subito poco al poco rallentando - Enigmatically -
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  21. 21 Kindly 01:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    Kindly
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Jukka Tiensuu
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen, Jukka Tiensuu
  22. 22 Psalm (arr. I. Eskelinen for guitar) 01:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    Psalm (arr. I. Eskelinen for guitar)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Timo Alakotila
    Performer
    Ismo Eskelinen