Toivo Kuula: South Ostrobothnian Suites 1 & 2, Festive March, Op. 13 and Prelude & Fugue, Op. 10

Featuring

Leif Segerstam
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Toivo Kuula

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Performer Biography

Leif Segerstam, the conductor on this album, is a highly awarded musician with a prominent international career as a conductor, composer, violinist, and pianist.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Toivo Kuula's music is characterized by a strong nationalist streak, linked to his origins in southern Ostrobothnia, and an impressionistic sensibility influenced by his time in Paris.

Performer Biography

Leif Segerstam has composed an extensive oeuvre, including 285 symphonies, violin concertos, piano concertos, and numerous chamber and vocal pieces.

Compositional Technique

Toivo Kuula was not a composer of large-scale epic works, but rather a melodic writer skilled at creating powerful moods.

Performer Biography

The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, featured on this recording, is the oldest orchestra in Finland, with roots dating back to 1790.

Composition History

Toivo Kuula's orchestral works, including the South Ostrobothnian Suites, were mainly composed during his years of travel abroad.

Composer Biography

Toivo Kuula, a Finnish composer, had a fiery temper and died in a shooting incident during celebrations at the end of Finland's Civil War in May 1918.