Ad Astra & Cello Concerto Crossroads - Piano Concerto No. 1 The Masquerade

Tuomas Lehto · Henri Sigfridsson · Turku Philharmonic Orchestra · Ville Matvejeff

2013 · ABCD 364

Credits

Performers: Tuomas Lehto — CelloHenri Sigfridsson — PianoTurku Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers: Ville MatvejeffJukka Linkola
Conductors and other contributors: Dima Slobodeniouk — Conductor

About this release

Linkola: Piano Concerto No. 1 "The Masquerade"
Matvejeff: "Ad Astra" & Cello Concerto "Crossroads"
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk
"The performances are outstanding all round: vivid playing of three attractive works, rendered in excellent sound. Recommended especially for those who think they are afraid of contemporary music."
Guy Rickards / Gramophone

Tracks

1.Ad Astra (2008-2009)comp. Ville Matvejeff (b.1986)12:53
2.Cello Concerto Crossroads (2009)15:19
Piano Concerto No. 1 The Masquerade (2011)
3.I The Evening in the Castlecomp. Jukka Linkola (b.1955)14:01
4.II The Vaudeville and a Sad Clowncomp. Jukka Linkola (b.1955)8:22
5.III The Mirror of the Streamcomp. Jukka Linkola (b.1955)5:38
6.IV An Old Sailor and a Dancing Marionettecomp. Jukka Linkola (b.1955)10:39
7.V The Ballcomp. Jukka Linkola (b.1955)3:20

Reviews

I have also explored some of the expressive effects of heavy metal, especially its poignant melodiousness and impressive virtuosity; this mercilessly effects the cellist’s bowing hand.” Fortunately, none of this—save the “poignant melodiousness”—is at all obvious in this attractive, eventful, instantly appealing 15-minute work.
Fanfare · Jim Svejda · February 24, 2015
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The one-movement Cello Concerto is also effective, including heavy metal elements in a beautifully-scored work.
American Record Guide · David W Moore · February 24, 2015
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[In Linkola’s Piano Concerto No. 1] Henri Sigfridsson offers the heroic performance the piece demands, supported by the rich sound of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra under Dima Slobodeniouk.
Matvejeff’s…
Crossroads
maps the point of intersection where those same big heroics, this time from cellist Tuomas Lehto, meet a chugging rhythm section and screaming licks, to create a piece that joins the music of the classical and vernacular worlds at their most ingratiating. © 2015
WQXR (New York)
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WQXR (New York) · Daniel Stephen Johnson · March 4, 2015
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Linkola: Piano Concerto No. 1 ”The Masquerade”
Matvejeff: ”Ad Astra” & Cello Concerto ”Crossroads”
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk
”The performances are outstanding all round: vivid playing of three attractive works, rendered in excellent sound. Recommended especially for those who think they are afraid of contemporary music.”
Guy
Gramophone · Guy Rickards