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Cover: Einar Englund – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 · Epinikia

Einar Englund

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Epinikia

Matti Raekallio, piano
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Eri Klas, conductor

ODE 1015-2 · CD · June 2003

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Track listing

7 tracks · 53:06

Einar Englund

  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (1955) 21:43
  2. 1 I. Moderato 9:18
  3. 2 II. Larghissimo 6:20
  4. 3 III. Allegro ma non troppo 6:05
  5. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 (1974) 23:48
  6. 4 I. Preludio (Allegro moderato quasi maestoso) 9:16
  7. 5 II. Aria (Molto adagio e misterioso) 7:07
  8. 6 III. Finale (Allegro assai) 7:23
  9. 7 Epinikia (1947) 7:37

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

The artists

Matti Raekallio

Born in Helsinki in 1954, Matti Raekallio studied in his home country of Finland, as well as with Maria Curcio in London, Dieter Weber at the Vienna Academy of Music, and at the Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) Conservatory. He has been an active concert performer, making his American debut in 1981 at the Carnegie (Weill) Recital Hall. Since then, he has made regular tours of the US, including solo recitals and performances with several American orchestras. He has performed complete cycles of the 32 Beethoven Sonatas, the 10 Scriabin Sonatas, and the 9 Prokofiev Sonatas, as well as a total of 62 piano concertos. He has made approximately 20 albums for Ondine.

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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, comprising 97 musicians, is one of Scandinavia's leading symphony orchestras. In autumn 2013, young Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali succeeded Hannu Lintu as new Chief Conductor and continued in his post until 2023.

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Eri Klas

Eri Klas (b. 1939) is a native of Estonia. His greatest musical influence came from David Oistrakh, a great friend of his family.

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