Benjamin Britten
Piano Concerto
Soirées musicales · Matinées musicales
Ralf Gothóni, piano
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
Track listing
15 tracks · 69:28Benjamin Britten
- Piano Concerto, Op. 13 44:40
- 1 I. Toccata 11:46
- 2 II. Waltz 5:17
- 3 III. Recitative and Aria (Original 3rd movement) 8:50
- 4 IV. Impromptu 9:59
- 5 V. March 8:36
- Soirées musicales, Op. 9 - Suite of Five Movements from Rossini for Orchestra 11:04
- 6 I. March 1:24
- 7 II. Canzonetta 3:15
- 8 III. Tirolese 2:08
- 9 IV: Bolero 1:55
- 10 V. Tarantella 2:06
- Matinées musicales, Op. 24 - Second Suite of Five Movements from Rossini for Orchestra 14:27
- 11 I. March 2:31
- 12 II. Nocturne 3:56
- 13 III. Waltz 1:38
- 14 IV. Pantomime 3:14
- 15 V. Moto perpetuo (Solfeggi e Gorgheggi) 2:53
The artists
Ralf Gothóni
Ralf Gothóni (born in Finland, living in Spain) has a many-sided career as solo pianist, chamber musician and conductor all over the world. He became well-known for his unconventional way of music -making, not only as a pianist, but as a musician with unusual thinking about music and the wholeness of musicianship.
Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu was born in 1946 into a musical family in Helsinki, where his father played double bass in the Helsinki Philharmonic. At the age of two, Kamu started studying the violin with Väinö Arjava, the leader of the orchestra. In 1952, he continued with Onni Suhonen at the Sibelius Academy, where he also began studies on the piano. He became the leader of the Suhonen Quartet in 1964.