Nebula

Petri Kumela · Tiina Penttinen · Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra · Paavo Korpijaakko

2012 · ABCD 345

Credits

Performers: Petri Kumela — GuitarTiina Penttinen — Mezzo-sopranoOstrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Composers: Paavo Korpijaakko
Conductors and other contributors: Juha Kangas — Conductor

About this release

Paavo Korpijaakko
NEBULA
Works for guitar
Petri Kumela, guitar
Tiina Penttinen, mezzo-soprano
Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas, conductor
A guitar virtuoso in the mist of stars
On Petri Kumela's new album Nebula, composer Paavo Korpijaako's three handsome pieces for guitar are played as world premieres.
The guitar concerto Nebulan Kumela premiered in Kokkola with the Keski-Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Juha Kanka in the year the piece was composed in 2008, the wonderful KPKO is also heard on this album. The song series Uniavaruusalus (2010) is composed to five poems by Rakel Liehu, rich in imagery and multidimensional in interpretation. Korpijaakko composed the piece by order of mezzo-soprano Tiina Penttinen, who also appears on the album. The solo sonata Kimberley is dedicated to guitarist Petri Kumela - Korpijaakko composed the piece in close collaboration with Kumela. The piece was completed and premiered in 2006 and is the earliest of Korpijaako's guitar pieces.

Tracks

1.Nebula (2008) - Concerto for guitar and stringscomp. Paavo Korpijaakko (b.1977)ISRC FIABA120033822:35
Uniavaruusalus (The Spaceship Of Dreams) (2010)
2.I Lehahti parantajaenkeleistä kaunein (Along Flew Of All The Healing Angels The Most Beautiful)comp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003395:30
3.II Paratiisin keltainen (Paradise-Yellow)comp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003403:02
4.III Yön pimeässä pyramidi (In The Darkness Of The Night A Pyramid)comp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003414:21
5.IV Ja sinä joka piirrät (And You There Drawing)comp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003423:55
6.V Aurinkomme (Our Sun)comp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003432:19
Kimberley (2006) - Sonata for guitar
7.I Adagio - Allegro con fuococomp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003446:16
8.II Non troppo lento, rubatocomp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003456:50
9.III Allegro moderato leggiero e facilecomp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003462:19
10.IV Prestocomp. Paavo KorpijaakkoISRC FIABA12003475:31

Reviews

But the playing is expert and committed, and if you’re interested in some new works for guitar, this will reward your search.
American Record Guide · Kenneth Keaton · September 12, 2013
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There seems never to be a dull moment for [Kumela] in any of these pieces, and I’m happy to report that mostly holds true for the listener as well.
My favorite work is
Nebula
, in which the very fine Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra supplies most of the nebulous, interstellar mystery hinted at in the title. Spooky deep-space evocations emanate from the strings, while a single percussionist supplies a steady stream of terse interjections from a wide variety of instruments: drums, cymbals, wood…
Audiophile Audition · Lee Passarella · September 19, 2013
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