Kokkonen: Piano Works

Janne Mertanen · Joonas Kokkonen

1998 · ABCD 127

Credits

Performers: Janne Mertanen — Piano
Composers: Joonas Kokkonen

About this release

Janne Mertanen: Joonas Kokkonen's piano works as a world premiere recording
Joonas Kokkonen's (1921-1996) compositional art began by jotting down improvisations from his school days.
Some of the works on this album represent a time when Kokkonen had not yet had his first piano lesson. He only got his first in the fall of 1940 at the Sibelius Academy as a student of Ilmari Hannikainen.
Five Bagatelles (1963-1969)
1. Praeambulum Allegro vivace
2. Intermezzo Andantino
3. Aves (Birds-Fåglarna-Die Vögel) Presto
4. Elegiaco Molto Adagio
5. Arbores (Puut-Träden-Die Bäume) Allwgro moderato
6. Religioso (1956) Non troppo lento
Sonatina (1953)
7. Adagio
8. Allegro
9. Adagio-Allegro
Two Little Preludes (1943)
10. Allegro Capriccio
11. Andantino semplice
Pielavesi (1939)
Suite for piano - Suite for piano
12. Prelude Molto moderato
13. Nocturne Un poco sostenuto e dolcissimo
14. Sade-Rain Veloce e Espressivo
15. Iltapilvija-Clouds at evening Andantino semplice
16. Morning wind Vivacissimo
17. Impromptu (1938) Allegro vivace

Tracks

Five Bagatelles (1968-1969)
1.Praeambulum Allegro vivacecomp. Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)ISRC FIABA98001631:41
2.Intermezzo Andantinocomp. Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)ISRC FIABA98001643:28
3.Aves (Linnut) Prestocomp. Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)ISRC FIABA98001651:45
4.Elegiaco Molto adagiocomp. Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)ISRC FIABA98001663:15
5.Arbores (Puut) Allegro moderatocomp. Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)ISRC FIABA98001672:25
6.Religioso (1956) Non troppo lentoISRC FIABA98001681:19
Sonatina (1953)
7.AdagioISRC FIABA98001692:42
8.AllegroISRC FIABA98001702:26
9.Adagio - AllegroISRC FIABA98001713:02
Two Little Preludes (1943)
10.Allegro capricciosoISRC FIABA98001721:36
11.Andantino sempliceISRC FIABA98001732:47
Pielavesi Suite (1939)
12.Preludietto Molto moderatoISRC FIABA98001743:51
13.Nocturne Un poco sostenuto e dolcissimoISRC FIABA98001753:40
14.Rain Veloce e espressivoISRC FIABA98001762:22
15.Iltapilviä Andantino sempliceISRC FIABA98001774:05
16.Morning Wind VivacissimoISRC FIABA98001782:30
Pielavesi (1939) Sarja pianolle - Suite for piano
17.Impromptu (1938) Allegro vivaceISRC FIABA98001793:27

Reviews

Alba introduce us to the piano music of two Finnish composers
born within nine years of each other.
Kokkonen's solo piano music has not had much prominence. This
collection traces its development in reverse chronology. We start
with the very imaginative and transparently dreamy, leaf-swirling
and driftingly dissonant Bagatelles . This contrasts with
the little Religioso .
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