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Leiviskä: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Stasevska, Lahti Symphony
BIS

Leiviskä: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Stasevska, Lahti Symphony

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Details

Composer
Helvi Leiviska
Artist
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Dec 08, 2023
Catalog #
BIS-2701
UPC
7318599927015

About

Conductor Dalia Stasevka, who received the BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Personality of the Year’ Award in 2023, and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra present three works by the Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä, who was Finland’s first major female composer. Initially inspired by the language of late Romanticism – she mentioned Brahms as her favorite composer – Leiviskä developed an original, modern style that eschewed all schools, convinced that it was more important to tread one’s own path than to follow fashionable styles. While her output may seem small in terms of quantity, it more than makes up for it in the quality of the works, especially her symphonies, a genre she considered ‘the highest manifestation of music’.

This disc presents three works: the Sinfonia Brevis, a confidently crafted work reminiscent of Sibelius; the austere, restrained, melancholy and at times very dissonant Symphony No. 2, which could be called ‘tragic’; and the Suite for orchestra No. 2, which uses material from a powerfully descriptive score originally composed for a film. This recording bears witness to the ‘Leiviskä renaissance’ that has taken place in recent years, which has contributed to the rediscovery of a neglected but important voice in Finnish music.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Sinfonia brevis, Op. 30 12:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sinfonia brevis, Op. 30
    Duration
    12:35
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  2. 2 I. Kevään tulo (The Coming of Spring): Allegro molto e cantabile 06:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Kevään tulo (The Coming of Spring): Allegro molto e cantabile
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  3. 3 II. Humoreski (Humoresque): Vivace 03:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Humoreski (Humoresque): Vivace
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  4. 4 III. Kehtolaulu (Lullaby): Andante semplice 03:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Kehtolaulu (Lullaby): Andante semplice
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  5. 5 IV. Epilogi (Epilogue): Allegro ma non troppo 06:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Epilogi (Epilogue): Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  6. 6 I. Andantino quasi allegretto - Più animato e ritmico 07:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Andantino quasi allegretto - Più animato e ritmico
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  7. 7 II. Allegro molto 09:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:25
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska
  8. 8 III. Andante cantabile 11:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    11:42
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dalia Stasevska