ABCD 485 – The Essential Notes Collection

Duration: 37:51

23,00 

Description

J-P Piirainen twines together Finnish tradition and his 2020 era unique voice as a composer.

J-P has travelled a unique path to discover music no one has heard before by inventing a one of a kind instrument, the guitele, where acoustic guitar and the iconic traditional Finnish instrument kantele are combined into one body. One of the most common and popular instruments in the world meets an instrument with an ancient legacy in Finnish tradition and mythology.

His skills as a fingerstyle guitarist merges with the distinctive sound of the kantele creating an undiscovered world of music. J-P’s music creates images and soundscapes drawn from his native northern landscape.

Tracks:

  • J-P Piirainen

Introduction2:13FIABA2500051
The Port3:05FIABA2500052
Greet the Day4:24FIABA2500053
After Thought3:07FIABA2500054
Here & Now2:36FIABA2500055
Logos4:17FIABA2500056
Phobos5:0FIABA2500057
Arete3:55FIABA2500058
When It All Ends3:59FIABA2500059
Ataraxia5:15FIABA2500060

Reviews

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Kansanmusiikki / Antti-J. Janka-Murros

Il est intéressant d’écouter comment guitare et kantele s’interpénètrent dans une texture sonore inédite. Les notes cristallines du kantele s’infiltrent à travers les arpèges réverbérés de la guitare comme si de délicieuses éclaircies venaient percer le voile de la lourde chaleur des cordes basses. Quant au quatuor à cordes, il est très souvent sobre comme un tapis d’harmonies soutenant l’atmosphère panoramique, méditative de cette musique.

Guy Sauvé, Passion Musique et Culture, kesäkuu 2025