Outi Tarkiainen: The Earth, Spring's Daughter & Saxophone Concerto "Saivo"

Featuring

John Storgårds
Virpi Räisänen
Jukka Perko
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Outi Tarkiainen

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Composition History

Outi Tarkiainen's saxophone concerto Saivo, dedicated to sax player Jukka Perko, extends traditional orchestral music with live electronics and improvisational jazz elements.

Compositional Technique

The overall form of 'The Earth, Spring's Daughter' is symmetrical, with recurring musical themes and a middle movement that is also symmetrical, reflecting the Sámi cyclic concept of time.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Outi Tarkiainen believes music is a force for change, exploring the relationship between humans and the world and how individuals mature within their environment.

Compositional Technique

Outi Tarkiainen's music combines classical contemporary techniques with jazz influences, often avoiding tonal centers but using powerful harmonic tensions and microintervals.

Composition History

The song cycle 'The Earth, Spring's Daughter' highlights climate change and institutional oppression through references to Sámi culture, using texts by various poets.

Cultural Impact

'Saivo' is a Sámi word for a sacred place, often a lake believed to have two bottoms, with an inverse reality and a world of spirits beneath.

Historical Context

The works on this album, 'The Earth, Spring's Daughter' and 'Saivo', are inspired by the uniqueness of Sámi culture and the changing relationship between humans and nature.