Kalevi Aho: Ludus Solemnis
Music for and with Organ
Jan Lehtola (organ), Petri Komulainen (horn), Jussi Vuorinen (trombone), Kaija Saarikettu (violin) & Anna-Kaisa Pippuri (oboe)
Aho's writing for organ certainly betrays the same ear for instrumental colour as his orchestral works, and it is refreshing to hear what one might call a 'non-French' approach to the instrument.
Kalevi Aho: Ludus Solemnis
Music for and with Organ
Jan Lehtola (organ), Petri Komulainen (horn), Jussi Vuorinen (trombone), Kaija Saarikettu (violin) & Anna-Kaisa Pippuri (oboe)
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Aho's writing for organ certainly betrays the same ear for instrumental colour as his orchestral works, and it is refreshing to hear what one might call a 'non-French' approach to the instrument.
About
A companion to Jan Lehtola’s previous recording of Aho’s monumental Organ Symphony ‘Alles Vergängliche’ (BIS1946), the present disc includes five smaller pieces by Aho for organ solo, as well as three compositions for organ and one or two other instruments.
Contents and tracklist
Work length17:22
- Petri Komulainen, Jan Lehtola
- Jussi Vuorinen, Jan Lehtola
Excerpt,Bach, J S:
The Art of Fugue, BWV1080
Work length15:52
Contrapunctus XIV (Completed by K. Aho for Organ)
Track length15:52
Work length1:55
Work length1:56
Work length3:38
Work length6:11
Work length5:21
Work length5:12
- Kaija Saarikettu, Anna-Kaisa Pippuri, Jan Lehtola
Awards and reviews
August 2014
Aho's writing for organ certainly betrays the same ear for instrumental colour as his orchestral works, and it is refreshing to hear what one might call a 'non-French' approach to the instrument.
3rd June 2014
The combination of oboe, violin and organ [in Song of the Earth] is remarkably transparent, and the poignancy of the music is unmistakable...this release is yet another triumph for Jan Lehtola and his colleagues and should be snapped up by Aho fans without delay.
