IDAGIO | Tiensuu: Vie - Missa - False memories I-III 761195116623

Featuring

John Storgårds
Kari Kriikku
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka Tiensuu

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Performer Biography

Kari Kriikku, the clarinet soloist, has performed Jukka Tiensuu's clarinet concertos Puro and Missa more than fifty times.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Jukka Tiensuu believes music is 'the shortest path to higher spiritual spheres' and prefers his compositions to be performed anonymously, allowing the music to speak for itself.

Composer Biography

Jukka Tiensuu, the composer on this album, has explored music in many roles, including composer, harpsichord player, pianist, conductor, teacher, essayist, and festival organiser.

Historical Context

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the oldest professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries, was founded in 1882 and premiered many of Jean Sibelius's major works, often with the composer conducting.

Compositional Technique

Jukka Tiensuu's compositions explore a wide range of techniques, including microintervals, aleatoric structures, open and variable forms, serialism, electronics, computer-assisted composition, and instrumental theatre.

Performer Biography

Kari Kriikku, the clarinet soloist on this album, has premiered the entire clarinet output of Magnus Lindberg and won a Gramophone Award and a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2006 for his recording of Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto.