A Due - Kriikku, Kari (clarinet)
Leveranstid: Skickas vanligtvis inom 2-5 dagar
This CD contains Finnish contemporary duo music specially written for clarinetist Kari Kriikku and cellist Anssi Karttunen. The unheard-of and fascinating combination of these two melody instruments has no classical precedents and was introduced into Finnish contemporary music in the 1980s, thanks to the featured performers and their close contacts to Finnish composers.
The performers are two of Finland’s foremost instrumentalists: clarinetist Kari Kriikku - an acclaimed champion of contemporary music and winner of both the Classic FM Gramophone Award 2006 and the BBC Music Magazine Award 2006 (Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto; ODE 1038-2) - and cellist Anssi Karttunen, who has equal credentials as a dedicatee of works by Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Rolf Wallin and Tan Dun.
Kari Kriikku is performing on clarinet (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 11) and bass clarinet (3, 8, 10, 12).
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Jukka Tiensuu
1 Plus II, for clarinet and cello
Olli Kortekangas
2 Iscrizione, for clarinet and cello
Kaija Saariaho
3 Oi kuu (O Moon), for bass clarinet and cello
Magnus Lindberg
4 Steamboat Bill Jr., for clarinet and cello
Usko Meriläinen
5 Unes, for clarinet and cello
Erkki Jokinen
6 Pros, for clarinet and cello
Erik Bergman
Karanssi, Op. 114, for clarinet / bass clarinet and cello
7 I.
8 II.
9 III
Tapani Länsiö
10 A Due, for bass clarinet and cello
Paavo Heininen
11 Short I, Op. 58, for clarinet and cello
Kimmo Hakola
12 Capriole, for bass clarinet and cello