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Kalevi Aho: Rituals

Groop; Gribajcevic; Rechberger; Chamber Orchestra of Lapland; Storgards

In 2003 Kalevi Aho received the unusual commission of composing a complete concert programme. Kysymysten kirja, a meditative, philosophical song cycle using the Finnish translation of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's posthumous collection ‘The Book of Questions’. The poems included are made up exclusively of questions, of which Aho has chosen a number, combining them into eleven sets to be performed without a break. The concert leads immediately into the Viola Concerto, and ends with Symphony No.14, ‘Rituals’, scored for sixteen string players, wind quintet and two percussionists.

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Kalevi Aho: Rituals

01:18:35

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Aho: Ksymysten Kirja (The Book Of Questions), suite for voice & orchestra

00:24:21

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Aho: Viola Concerto

00:24:11

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Aho: Symphony No. 14 ("Rituals")

00:30:03

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"The performances here are strong and compelling, the soloists at the top of their game and BIS's recording...superb as always."

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BIS

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BIS-CD-1686

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7318590016862

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10th Dec 2009

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