The earliest concerto, Ambrosian Delights, gleefully mashes together elements from various eras and styles, from Baroque to spectral music and prog jazz.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Olli Virtaperko's three concertos on this album reflect his relationship to tradition and the challenges of combining multiple styles and performance practices.
Recording & Production
The Jyväskylä Sinfonia and its chief conductor Ville Matvejeff were instrumental in the recording of these concertos, which feature less common solo instruments in the classical concerto genre.
Composition History
The solo parts for all three concertos were customized according to the technical and expressive potential of the soloists who premiered and recorded them, with the composer collaborating closely with each.
Performer Biography
Perttu Kivilaakso, the cellist on tracks 1-3, is best known as the lead cellist in the cello rock band Apocalyptica, which has sold approximately 5 million albums.
Instruments
The knifonium, featured in Ambrosian Delights, is a vacuum-tube-based analogue synthesizer designed by Jonte Knif, whose rich sound blends well with acoustical instruments.
Composer Biography
Olli Virtaperko, the composer, has a diverse musical background, having studied composition and early music performance practice, and also having been a vocalist in the popular Finnish rock group Ultra Bra.
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