Instrumental, Aho (composer)
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Kalevi Aho: Organ Music
Jan Lehtola (playing the 1907/2008 Åkerman & Lund organ of St Johannes kyrka, Malmö, Sweden)
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Full marks for originailty of concept and for execution, which has all this ensemble's trademark style and communicative nous, and for a fascinating booklet-note by Ivan Moody.ode12732 —
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J.S. Bach, Boulez, Aho & Prokofiev: Flute Sonatas & Solo Works
Brandon Patrick George (flute), Steven Beck (piano), Jacob Greenberg (piano)
The young American flautist makes his solo recording debut with a nuanced programme. His sound is developed and clear, but would benefit from more focused phrasing. —
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Kalevi Aho: Ludus Solemnis
Music for and with Organ
Jan Lehtola (organ), Petri Komulainen (horn), Jussi Vuorinen (trombone), Kaija Saarikettu (violin) & Anna-Kaisa Pippuri (oboe)
Aho's writing for organ certainly betrays the same ear for instrumental colour as his orchestral works, and it is refreshing to hear what one might call a 'non-French' approach to the instrument. —
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Sonja Fräki rises to the challenge…of all the music on this disc. —
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Brahms & Ligeti: Horn Trios
RecommendedMarie-Luise Neunecker (horn), Antje Weithaas (violin) & Silke Avenhaus (piano)
Neunecker has a fascinating horn sound. She distinguished effectively between open and stopped timbres, but even her open sound is quite narrow and constrained...any new recording [of the Brahms]... —
Awards:
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Building a Library, January 2021, Also Recommended
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All of the works are compelling, and their juxtaposition with Bach is highly effective. This would be a powerful concert programme, a singular journey ideally heard alone and in the dark, which... —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Purchase product
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Kalevi Aho: Chamber Music
Samuli Peltonen (cello), Sonja Fräki (piano), Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
The works here find him in various states of mind but mostly diligence and distress. The two pieces written to mourn fellow musicians are, in fact, the best. Lamento was created for the funeral... —
