Orfeo Amoroso

Mari Mäntylä · Anastasia Salo · Graham Lynch · Jukka Tiensuu

2018 · Physical and digital · ABCD 406

Credits

Performers: Mari Mäntylä — Decacorde
Composers: Anastasia SaloGraham LynchJukka TiensuuNikita KoshkinPekka JalkanenSid HilleTônu KôrvitsTõnu Kõrvits

"Mäntylä's sensitive, meaningful interpretation makes the album a great whole."
Rondo/Auli Särkiö-Pitkänen

London Blues
1.Icomp. Graham LynchISRC FIABA17001542:30
2.IIcomp. Graham LynchISRC FIABA17001553:24
3.IIIcomp. Graham LynchISRC FIABA17001565:07
4.IVcomp. Graham LynchISRC FIABA17001573:20
Nocturne for insomnia
5.Anábasis: No. 3, Nokturni suden hetkelläcomp. Pekka JalkanenISRC FIABA17001585:07
The Bog Gypsies
6.Anábasis: No. 1, Suon mustalaisetcomp. Pekka JalkanenISRC FIABA17001595:17
7.Kymmaricomp. Jukka TiensuuISRC FIABA17001608:03
Orpheo
8.Adagiocomp. Nikita KoshkinISRC FIABA17001614:44
9.Allegrettocomp. Nikita KoshkinISRC FIABA17001623:26
10.Adagiocomp. Nikita KoshkinISRC FIABA17001635:05
A cloud on the palm of the hand
11.Pilvi kämmenelläcomp. Anastasia SaloISRC FIABA17001646:04
12.Impromptu pour decacordecomp. Sid HilleISRC FIABA17001656:16
13.Serenadecomp. Tônu KôrvitsISRC FIABA17001665:47

If you have an affinity for the guitar, you are certain to find this an extremely enjoyable disc.
Fanfare · Henry Fogel · April 6, 2018
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Beauty of sound is the keyword here, and Mäntylä sustains the piece brilliantly.
Fanfare · Colin Clarke · April 6, 2018
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She is an excellent technician—but more than that, she is an excellent musician.
Fanfare · Raymond Tuttle · April 6, 2018
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These works can’t be played on a regular guitar with anything like their intended effect, but that shouldn’t keep guitarists from enjoying them—and other music lovers as well.
American Record Guide · Kenneth Keaton · June 25, 2018
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Mari Mäntylä specializes in this rare type of guitar and has recorded an album of new compositions for the instrument.
WFMT (Chicago) · Lisa Flynn · September 3, 2018
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”Mäntylän aistikas, merkityksekkäästi tulkitseva ote tekee levystä hienon kokonaisuuden.”
Rondo Pitkänen · Auli Särkiö-