Musical Soirée at Ainola
Works for Violin and Piano by Jean Sibelius
Pekka Kuusisto, violin · Heini Kärkkäinen, piano
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Track listing
17 tracks · 63:02Vytautas Barkauskas
- 1 Toccata for Solo Violin 1:30
Maurice Ravel
- Sonata in G for Violin and Piano 17:44
- 2 I. Allegretto 8:17
- 3 II. Blues (Moderato) 5:25
- 4 III. Perpetuum mobile (Allegro) 4:02
Alfred Schnittke
- Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano 18:00
- 5 I. Andante 2:47
- 6 II. Allegretto 5:02
- 7 III. Largo 4:58
- 8 IV. Allegretto scherzando 5:12
Jean Sibelius
- 9 Romance, Op. 78/2 3:01
- 10 Rondino, Op. 81/2 1:58
- 11 Mazurka, Op. 81/1 2:30
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Partita in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006 18:24
- 12 I. Preludio 3:37
- 13 II. Loure 3:51
- 14 III. Gavotte en rondeau 3:09
- 15 IV. Menuet I & II 4:16
- 16 V. Bourée 1:44
- 17 VI. Gigue 1:43
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish
The artists
Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is one of the most versatile and distinctive musicians working today. Always demonstrating his extraordinary individuality and imagination, he is unusually free and fluid in his approach and has been acclaimed for the spontaneity and freshness in his playing. Setting Pekka Kuusisto apart from most other violinists of his generation is his desire and ability to improvise, and his love of playing many different styles of music, channeling the same intensity into each genre.
Raija Kerppo
Finnish pianist Raija Kerppo began her musical training at the conservatory of her hometown of Turku and continued under Professor Erik T. Tawaststjerna at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. She completed her studies with Martin Canin at The Juilliard School in New York. She received first prize at the national Maj Lind Piano Competition in Helsinki in 1986, and three years later won the top prize at the Nordic Piano Competition in Denmark.
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