Anton Diabelli
Soirée musicale
Mikael Helasvuo, flute
Jukka Savijoki, guitar
Jouko Mansnerus, viola
Petteri Salomaa, baritone
Track listing
18 tracks · 57:17Anton Diabelli
- Serenata Concertante, Op. 105 22:14
- 1 I. Andante sostenuto 1:19
- 2 II. Allegro moderato 8:00
- 3 III. Adagio non tanto 1:08
- 4 IV. Scherzo (Presto) 2:27
- 5 V. Allegro non tanto 4:26
- 6 VI. Marcia (Allegro moderato) 4:51
- 7 Gran Variazioni, Op. 104
- Grande Serenade, Op. 67 18:56
- 8 I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato 7:16
- 9 II. Tempo di menuetto 2:44
- 10 III. Rondo pastorale 5:01
- 11 IV. Marcia (allegro con fuoco) 3:53
- Gesänge für Herz und Gefühl, Op. 101 16:16
- 12 I. An die Ruhe 2:26
- 13 II. Die Schlummernde 2:03
- 14 III. Ständchen 1:05
- 15 IV. Freundschaft und Liebe 2:19
- 16 V. Am Fenster der Geliebten 2:17
- 17 VI. An E. v.D. zu ihrem Geburtstage 1:21
- 18 VII. Die Nachtmusik 4:41
About this recording
This CD features chamber music works by Anton Diabelli, which are performed on period instruments. The instrumental pieces include are the Serenata concertante for flute, viola and guitar, Gran variazioni for guitar solo and Grande serenade for flute and guitar. The Sieben Gesänge für Herz und Gefühl ('Seven songs of heart and feeling') have also a chamber music dimension with the singer accompanied by a flute and a guitar.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish, and the song lyrics in the original German and in English
Press
Performances throughout are superb. (...) The sonics are realistic enough to use for demonstration of how small ensembles should sound.
Fanfare Magazine, May/June 1998
The artists
Mikael Helasvuo
Mikael Helasvuo is known as a leading flautist in Finland, and internationally renowned for his wide-ranging mastery of his instrument.
Jukka Savijoki
Jukka Savijoki studied the guitar at the Sibelius Academy and with John Duarte in London. Since his début at the London Wigmore Hall in 1977, he has performed around the world as a soloist and as a chamber musician with numerous renowned ensembles. Savijoki is equally interested in contemporary music and the classical guitar repertoire. As a member of the Cluster Ensemble, he has premièred many works by leading contemporary composers.
Petteri Salomaa
Petteri Salomaa was born in Helsinki in 1961 into a musical family. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In 1981 he won the national singing competition in Lappeenranta, and made his opera début in 1983 at the Finnish National Opera as Figaro.