Nieminen, K.: Palomar / Clarinet Concerto, "Through Shadows I Can Hear Ancient Voices" / Vicoli in Ombra

Featuring

Patrick Gallois
Mikko Raasakka
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Kai Nieminen

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Performer Biography

Mikko Raasakka, the clarinetist, performs extensively in contemporary music and has premiered clarinet concertos by several Finnish composers, including Kai Nieminen.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Kai Nieminen finds inspiration in literature, visual arts, and nature, but does not wish to confine the listener to any specific program, aiming instead to fire their imagination.

Composition History

The work Vicoli in ombra (Alleys in Twilight) was a commission from the Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, the orchestra featured on this recording, and premiered in 1995.

Composer Biography

Kai Nieminen, the composer, studied guitar at the Conservatory of Central Finland and the Sibelius Academy, and musicology at the University of Jyväskylä.

Composition History

The Clarinet Concerto, 'Through Shadows I Can Hear Ancient Voices', was inspired by the novel Indian Nocturne by Italian author Antonio Tabucchi.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Kai Nieminen, the composer, views himself as a "tone painter of fantasies from the life around him" and regards his Flute Concerto more as a symphony of character types.

Performer Biography

Patrick Gallois, the flutist and conductor on this album, was appointed principal flute in the Orchestre National de France at the age of 21, playing under many famous conductors.