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Talven taikaa

Music for Winter Moments

Various Artists

ODE 1160-2 · CD · October 2009

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The ideal classical compilation for magic winter moments, featuring top performers from Finland

Track listing

15 tracks · 64:41

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

Einojuhani Rautavaara

  1. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2001)
  2. 1 II. Adagio assai 7:22

Anonymous

  1. 2 Iesu dulcis memoria 3:04
  2. 3 Iucundare iugiter 0:53
  3. 4 Ad perennis vitae fontem 2:00

Jean Sibelius

  1. 5 Impromptu, Op. 19 6:53

Taneli Kuusisto

  1. 6 Suomalainen rukous (A Finnish Prayer), Op. 27/2 1:57

Pehr Henrik Nordgren

  1. Portraits of Country Fiddlers, Op.26 (1976)
  2. 7 II. Tuumiskelija (The Thinker) 6:05

Jean Sibelius

  1. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
  2. 8 II. Adagio di molto 9:16

Aarre Merikanto

  1. Neljä orkesterisävellystä (Four Compositions for Orchestra)
  2. 9 III. Arietta 1:38

Traditional

  1. 10 Taivas on sininen ja valkoinen (The Sky is Blue) 2:06
  2. 11 Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Here Beneath a Northern Star) 1:48

Erkki Melartin

  1. Prinsessa Ruusunen (Sleeping Beauty Suite), Op. 22
  2. 12 XVIII. Kuutamobaletti (Moonlight ballet) 3:00

Bernhard Henrik Crusell

  1. Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 4
  2. 13 II. Menuetto 5:27

Jean Sibelius

  1. 14 Valse triste, Op. 44/1 5:41

Einojuhani Rautavaara

  1. 15 Adagio Celeste for String Orchestra (2000) 7:31

About this recording

Talven taikaa ("Winter Magic") offers a suitable collection of Finnish classical music for winter days. Performances by top soloists, choirs and orchestras from Finland invoke the magic of the Finnish winter.

As harsh as conditions might appear, winter exudes a mainly positive meaning for Finns: it is the season of high productivity in work and cultural life, and ideal for a range of sports activities. Most importantly, it is the season of recreation and wellness at home, by lighting candles and putting on some good music!

This CD includes a poetic essay in Finnish, as well as an English text that is more specifically targeted at a foreign discoverer of the Finnish winter. The booklet also includes evocative photo illustrations.

This product can serve as a gift for foreign or Finnish friends, for business partners, or simply for oneself. It should make you enjoy and relax!

Features

Booklet in four colours with liner notes in English and Finnish and various illustrations

Press

Ondinen tuottaja Seppo Siirala on osannut valita musiikkia, jonka tunnelma sopii täydellisesti siihen, mitä levyn ostaja odottaa. Mainosteksti lupaa, että levy tuo syksyn ja talven pimeisiin hetkiin valoa ja lämmintä viihtyisyyttä, ja sen se todellakin tekee, vieläpä paremmalla ja kunnianhimoisemmalla musiikkivalikoimalla kuin kokoelmilta on totuttu odottamaan.
Kare Eskola, YLE Radio 1, 22.10.2009

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