Aho: Concertante Works for Recorder, Saxophone and Accordion
8/18/2023, 18 Tracks, 1:11:16
Featuring
Erkki Lasonpalo
Eero Saunamäki
Esa Pietilä
Janne Valkeajoki
Saimaa Sinfonietta
Kalevi Aho
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Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho studied composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Einojuhani Rautavaara, a prominent Finnish composer.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho has served as composer in residence and later composer laureate for the Lahti Symphony Orchestra since 1992.
Performer Biography
Eero Saunamäki, the recorder and saxophone soloist, has premiered over 40 works, including five concertos, by leading Finnish and European composers.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho has a prolific output, including five operas, eighteen symphonies, and thirty-nine concertos as of spring 2023.
Recording & Production
This album is the first commercial recording for the Saimaa Sinfonietta, an orchestra formed by the collaboration of the Mikkeli City Orchestra and the Lappeenranta City Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho, one of Finland's foremost contemporary composers, began violin studies and composing at age ten.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kalevi Aho completed Uuno Klami's unfinished ballet Pyörteitä (Whirls), which is considered one of his most important arrangements.
