Yö Meren Rannalla

Janne Mertanen · Heino Kaski

2019 · Physical and digital · ABCD 436

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Credits

Performers: Janne Mertanen
Composers: Heino Kaski

About this release

The first compilation recording of piano works by Heino Kaske, a composer from North Karelia, since 1983. Soft, romantic favorite tunes and rarely heard gems. The album includes the most beloved compositions of Finnish piano lyric, such as "Night by the sea" and "Pankakoski-prelude", as well as several of Kaske's works as a first recording.
Brilliantly played beautiful pieces by Heino Kaski.

Tracks

1.Night by the Seacomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003223:14
2.Girl in a Rose Gardencomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003231:49
3.Prelude in G flat majorcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003243:27
4.Mountain Gnomes Play At Eventidecomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003251:34
5.Forest Calmcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003262:26
6.Popular Songcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003272:20
7.Summer Nightcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003282:58
8.ldyllcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003292:11
9.Prelude C majorcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003303:10
10.Poemcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003312:31
11.Dream Reflectioncomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003322:02
12.Burlesquecomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003331:43
13.Evening in Venicecomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003343:10
14.Prelude in b-minor "Pankakoskicomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003353:22
15.Lullabycomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003361:55
16.Fairy at the Fountaincomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003372:29
17.Autumn Dawncomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003383:21
18.Song Without Wordscomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003391:51
19.Night Moodcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003401:56
20.Mournful songcomp. Heino KaskiISRC FIABA18003412:27

Reviews

From time to time there are flashes of Lisztian or Rachmaninovian bravura (Pankakoski Storm is the Rachmaninov Prelude that isn't), alongside the effortless singing quality of the melodic lines, and sometimes the harmonic flavour reflects some Russian influence from across the border, or impressionist warmth from the south; Chopin is a constant background (and sometimes foreground) presence.
Records International · April 30, 2019
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Janne Mertanen brings nobility and loving care to these 20 selections, playing beautifully at all times.
ClassicsToday.com · Jed Distler · May 3, 2019
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YÖ MEREN RANNALLA
Heino Kaski piano Works
Janne Mertanen, piano
Alba
★★★★
Heino Kaski (1885–1957) on yksi niitä liian vähän arvostettuja kansallisromantikkoja. Hänen sävellyksensä ovat usein pieniä miniatyyrejä pianolle, joiden kesto on noin kaksi–kolme minuuttia. Kuitenkin tunnelma on saatu tiivistettyä teoksiin erinomaisesti. Tyylillisesti ne ovat lyyrisen romanttisia ja niiden voima on pitkälti melodiassa.
Janne Mertanen tekee äänitteellä erinomaista…
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KASKI : Piano Pieces
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Alba 436 – 50 minutes
Heino Kaski (1885–1957) was a Finnish composer of primarily piano miniatures and songs. The demands on his career as a music teacher limited his opportunities to compose and promote his works, keeping his music from becoming better known. He had no interest in the interwar modernism of his time, composing instead in a lyrical, melodic idiom more reminiscent of Chopin or Debussy. Today his music would certainly be more appreciated.…
American Record Guide
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Vääjäämätön kohtaaminen
Janne Mertasen taidoista vetoapua Heino Kasken pianomusiikille.
YÖ MEREN RANNALLA – HEINO KASKI PIANO WORKS
Janne Mertanen, piano
Janne Mertasen uutta albumia kuunnellessa syntyy vaikutelma vääjäämättömyydestä: näiden kahden, pianisti Mertasen ja säveltäjä Heino Kasken (1885–1957), oli jossain vaiheessa kohdattava. Punamustien linssien läpi tarkasteltuna tilanne onkin mitä kiehtovin, kun Pielisjärvellä syntyneen Kasken laadukkaat pienimuotoiset pianoteokset…
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