Kalevi Aho: Rituals

Monica Groop, mezzo soprano
Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, viola
Herman Rechberger, darbuka and djembe
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor

1 Kysymysten kirja (The Book of Questions) 24:21
    I. Jos olenkin (If I Just Had) 2:55
    II. Ruusun asu · (The Rose’s Apparel) 2:07
    III. Merenneitojen kyynelet (A Mermaid’s Tears) 2:35
    IV. Minne päättyy sateenkaari? (Where Does the Rainbow End?) 3:06
    V. Nainen unessa (The Woman in the Dream) 1:00
    VI. Mitä merkitystä? (What Meaning) 1:57
    VII. Lapsuuteni kuollessa (When My Childhood Died) 1:38
    VIII. Tunneli (The Tunnel) 1:41
    IX. Kun näen meren (When I See the Sea) 1:20
    X. Kukkiva omenapuu (The Flowering Apple Tree) 1:22
    XI. Perhoset (Butterflies) 4:40

2 Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra 24:11
    I. Crotchet = 58 5:19
    II. Presto 3:36
    III. Crotchet = 76 5:11
    IV. Cadenza 4:21
    V. Allegretto 5:44

3 Symphony No. 14, Rituaaleja (Rituals) 30:03
    I. Loitsu I (Kiihko) (Incantation I [Zeal]) 10:51
    II. Interludi I (Interlude I) 2:08
    III. Loitsu II (Kaiho ja vimma) (Incantation II [Yearning and Fury]) 4:55
    IV. Kulkue (Procession Jukka Koski gongs & tam-tams) 6:19
    V. Interludi II (Interlude II) 2:15
    VI. Loitsu III (Lopetuksen mantra) (Incantation III [Mantra of the Ending]) 3:35

Duration 79:34

Published 2009