SKU: FG.55011-359-6
ISBN 9790550113596.
Kimmo Hakola's thrilling Creazy for solo clarinet is a response to a commission by the ECHO Young Talents program. The work has all of Hakola's trademarks we have come to love: fast-paced situations, lyric passages, faster-than lightning arpeggios and search for new sounds. Clarinet is no strange instrument to Hakola; he has written several solo works for the instrument, and even a clarinet concerto and a clarinet quintet.
SKU: FG.55011-708-2
ISBN 9790550117082.
Kimmo Hakola's Clarinet Concerto (2001) is finally available as a piano reduction and a solo part! The concerto created world-wide buzz after the premiere, which was augmented after the CD release. The Clarinet Concerto is a rich and original work lasting some 40 minutes. It has four movements: the opening movement is dominated by the aggressive toccata-like pounding typical of Hakola. The slow movement, Hidden Songs, is a soaring, melodic and captivating piece of music. The third movement, Allegro farara, is a wild and whirling Oriental dance in a quirky 7/8 rhythm. The finale, which follows without a break, begins with crowd noises that slowly fade. The movement title, Khasene, is the Yiddish for 'wedding'. The nuptials turn out to be quite raucous as Hakola rolls out poignant pathos and rollicking klezmer look-alikes in turn. The soloist is given scope for improvisation.
SKU: FG.55009-894-7
ISBN 979-0-55009-894-7.
Kai Nieminen's work dating from 1981 was premiered by Jarmo Munter and Pentti Koskimies.
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