Alexander von Zemlinsky · Max Bruch
Clarinet Trio, Op. 3
Eight Pieces, Op. 83
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Matti Hirvikangas, viola
Matti Rousi, cello
Arto Satukangas, piano
Track listing
11 tracks · 66:53Alexander von Zemlinsky
- Trio fro Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 3 27:35
- 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 13:40
- 2 II. Andante 8:20
- 3 III. Allegro 5:26
Max Bruch
- Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83 39:55
- 4 I. in A minor 4:35
- 5 II. in B minor 2:14
- 6 III. in C sharp minor 6:23
- 7 IV. in D minro 3:30
- 8 V. in F minor, "Romanian Melody" 5:32
- 9 VI. in G minor, "Nocturne" 6:50
- 10 VII. in B major 3:23
- 11 VIII. in E flat minor 7:00
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish
Press
Recommendable.
Werner Pfisterer, Fono Forum, December 1991
These readings are committed and sensitive.
Henry Fogel, Fanfare Magazine, November/December 1991
The artists
Kari Kriikku
Hailed by the New York Times as “A physically flamboyant player of Olympian virtuosity…”, Kari Kriikku has been a living inspiration behind a great number of remarkable Finnish compositions for the clarinet. On stage and through recordings, he has championed concertos and chamber works written for him by Kimmo Hakola, Jouni Kaipainen, Magnus Lindberg, Uljas Pulkkis, Kaija Saariaho, and Jukka Tiensuu. Above all, Kari Kriikku has premiered the entire output for clarinet by Magnus Lindberg. His recording of the Clarinet Concerto earned him both a Gramophone Award and a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2006. Furthermore he has championed the clarinet works of Jukka Tiensuu. Both concerto works Puro (“brook”, or “Bach” in German) and Missa he has performed more than fifty times.
Matti Hirvikangas
Matti Hirvikangas (b. 1953) studied viola under the direction of such teachers as Bruno Giuranna at the Detmold Academy of Music. Since then he has served as Principal Viola with the Oslo Opera, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and presently with the Finnish National Opera. Hirvikangas has earned a reputation as an eminent chamber musician and has, for many years, lent his support to the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and served as a member of the Jean Sibelius Quartet.