Triduum Paschale premiered on Easter Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Taulumäki Church in Jyväskylä, and has been performed there many times since, alongside Bach's Passions.
Compositional Technique
Triduum Paschale incorporates texts from the Gospel of St. Luke, which are known for their directness, and blends Lutheran chorales, Roman Catholic liturgies, and an Orthodox troparion.
Compositional Technique
The oratorio Triduum Paschale is mostly in Finnish, but switches to Latin for higher, more transcendent dimensions, such as liturgical sections and angelic appearances.
Composer Biography
Pekka Kostiainen, the composer, originally trained as a church musician and also conducted two choirs, Musica Choir and Vox Aurea, for decades.
Recording & Production
This recording of Pekka Kostiainen's Triduum Paschale was made in April 2019 at Martti Talvela Hall in Mikkeli, Finland.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pekka Kostiainen's primary guideline in composing has always been to produce music that is joyful, natural, practical, and accessible to the ordinary listener.
Composition History
Pekka Kostiainen's Triduum Paschale was commissioned by the Jyväskylä Evangelical-Lutheran parishes for the Jubilee 2000 year.
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