# Bizarre Bazaar

> Bizarre Bazaar – Kari Kriikku, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jan Söderblom. Ondine ODE 1140-2, CD, released April 2009. The clarinet as a link between various…

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- **Work(s):** Bizarre Bazaar
- **Performers:** Kari Kriikku, clarinet; Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jan Söderblom, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 1140-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 April 2009
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195114025
- **Tracks:** 13, total 54:37
- **Genres:** Instrumental, Crossover / Jazz
- **Awards:** klassik-heute.com '10 • 10 • 10'

## Track listing

**László Draskóczy**

1. Dances from Korond (4:24)

**Helmut Eisel**

2. Babsi's Decision (2:56)

**Ora Bat Chaim**

3. Deine Söhne seien gesegnet (May your sons be blessed) (3:32)

**Traditional**

4. Nokh a glezl vayn (A second glass of wine) (3:08)

**Roberto Pansera**

5. Dance of Joy (3:56)

**Traditional**

6. Wedding Waltz (3:39)

**Astor Piazolla**

7. Café 1930 (7:22)
8. Bordel 1900 (3:48)

**Hani Mehanna**

9. Mashaal (4:46)

**Riad Al-Sumbáti**

10. Longa (2:43)

**Muhammed Al-Qasabgi**

11. Dhikrayat (4:45)

**José Alfonso**

12. Menino do Bairro Negro (4:20)

**Paulo Abreu Lima**

13. Feira de Castro (5:18)

## About this recording

The clarinet as a link between various cultures: Kari Kriikku performs short pieces of Jewish klezmer, Portuguese fado, Argentinean tango and Arab music

Kari Kriikku's passion for traditional folk music shines through his new album 'Bizarre Bazaar'. The eclectic programme showcases the use of the clarinet in Jewish klezmer, Portuguese fado, Argentinean tango and Arab music. "I have followed my instincts in gradually bringing together works from various cultures that have impressed me on my travels and then unabashedly adapted those works for concert use," says Kari Kriikku who performs here with the chamber orchestra Tapiola Sinfonietta and additional oud, qanun and laud players. The Finnish press praised their live performances as "vibrantly energetic and entertaining" (Helsingin Sanomat).

Hailed by press and public as one of the world's foremost clarinettists, Kari Kriikku is celebrated for his musical inventiveness and fresh attitude towards traditional performance. His versatility covers numerous periods, ranging from Mozart to contemporary music - he has been a muse to living composers such as Magnus Lindberg, Jukka Tiensuu and Kimmo Hakola.

## Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish

## Press

El clarinetista está sensacional, lo mismo que la orquesta, que hace gala de una extraordinaria versatilidad, y los arreglos funcionan a la perfección. Su audición es una autentica gozada.

Diverdi Magazine, Julio-Agosto 2010, Recomendado

Egal in welchen Gefilden er strandet, überall weiss dieser Virtuose aus dem hohen Norden mit seiner Klarinette in musikantischer Freude aufzuspielen, (...) indem Kriikku's Spiel viel eigene Identität, ja phasenweise auch mitreissende Grösse verströmt.

Stefan Pieper, Klassik-Heute.com, 21. September 2009, 10 • 9 • 9

## Buy or stream

- [Buy](https://Ondine.lnk.to/ODE11402OW)

## Related pages

- [Paulo Abreu Lima](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/abreu-lima-paulo.md)
- [José Alfonso](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/alfonso-jos.md)
- [Muhammed Al-Qasabgi (1892-1966)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/al-qasabgi-muhammed.md)
- [Riad Al-Sumbáti](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/al-sumb-ti-riad.md)
- [Ora Bat Chaim (1935-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/bat-chaim-ora.md)
- [László Draskóczy (1905-1967)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/drask-czy-l-szl.md)
- [Helmut Eisel (1955-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/eisel-helmut.md)
- [Hani Mehanna](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/mehanna-hani.md)
- [Roberto Pansera (1932-2005)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/pansera-roberto.md)
- [Astor Piazolla (1921-1992)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/piazolla-astor.md)
- [Traditional](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/traditional.md)
- [Kari Kriikku, clarinet](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/kriikku-kari.md)
- [Tapiola Sinfonietta, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/tapiola-sinfonietta.md)
- [Jan Söderblom, violin](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/s-derblom-jan.md)

## Also recommended

- [Kimmo Hakola: Clarinet Concerto · Verdoyances crépuscules · Diamond Street](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1063-2.md): Kari Kriikku, clarinet · Finnish RSO · Sakari Oramo, conductor (ODE 1063-2, 2005)
- [Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto · Gran Duo · Chorale](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1038-2.md): Kari Kriikku, clarinet · Finnish RSO · Sakari Oramo, conductor (ODE 1038-2, 2005)
- [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & · Johann Melchior Molter: Clarinet Concertos](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1056-2.md): Kari Kriikku, clarinet · Tapiola Sinfonietta · John Storgårds, conductor (ODE 1056-2, 2005)