Clarinet, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-708-2
Composed by Kimmo Hakola.
Solo part and piano
reduction. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-708-2.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-708-2).
ISBN
9790550117082.
Kimm
o 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.
