Kuula: Complete Solo Songs Vol. 1

Lättilä, Jenni;
Kozlovski, Kirill

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Toivo Kuula (1883–1918) is one of the many composers who died at a tragically young age – 35 in his case, the result of an alcohol-fuelled pub brawl. The striking quality of the music he wrote during his short life points to the immensity of the loss not only to Finnish culture but to music more generally – as this first album of two, presenting his entire output of songs for solo voice and piano, makes abundantly clear. The range of moods captured here is striking, from cheery folksongs to dark existentialist contemplations of the meaning of life and death. The most passionate of them generate an operatic intensity in their short span, in a style that balances directness of expression and rich late-Romantic harmonies.

Works:

•Kuula: Elä itke impeni nuori
•Kuula: Merenkylpijäneidot, Op. 12
•Kuula: Ut min väg i världen gar

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Toccata Classics

30-04-2024

5060113447197