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Works for Solo Piano by Aho / Fraki, Sonja (Super Audio CD (SACD), 2015)

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Artist: Aho / Fraki,Sonja. • Known for his orchestral output - 16 symphonies and 21 concertos to date! - Finnish composer Kalevi Aho was recently described in Gramophone as having 'a strong claim to the title of greatest living symphonist'.

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelBis

UPC7318599921068

eBay Product ID (ePID)10046050703

Product Key Features

Release Year2015

FormatSuper Audio CD (SACD)

GenreClassical Artists

ArtistAho / Fraki, Sonja

Release TitleWorks for Solo Piano

Dimensions

Item Height0.38 in

Item Weight0.24 lb

Item Length5.63 in

Item Width4.97 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks6

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 01-19. Nineteen Preludes 1.2 20-22. Three Small Piano Pieces 1.3 23-24. Two Easy Piano Pieces for Children 1.4 25-27. Sonatina for Piano 1.5 28. Solo II 1.6 29-31. Sonata for Piano

Number of Discs1

Notes• Known for his orchestral output - 16 symphonies and 21concertos to date! - Finnish composer Kalevi Aho wasrecently described in Gramophone as having 'a strong claimto the title of greatest living symphonist'.• But Aho has also composed a large number of works forsmaller forces - quartets and quintets, duos and solo pieces.• On the present disc, the Finnish pianist Sonja Fraki presentsAho's output for solo piano, comfortably fitting on one disc,but nevertheless spanning some 30 years of a long career.• The disc opens with his earliest published work, theNineteen Preludes from 1965-68, written before thecomposer had begun any formal studies of eithercomposition or the piano.• As in much of his other music, the works for piano displayhis characteristic fascination with the virtuosic andtechnically brilliant side of music-making.• On the present disc, this quality comes to the fore in theSonata, with it's sparkling first movement and percussive,toccata-like second movement followed by a searchingTranquillo molto, characterized by a trill which continuesalmost without interruption throughout the movement.• Solo II is likewise a challenge for any pianist, forming partof a series of big (roughly ten-minute) solo works for variousinstruments, several of which have been recorded by BIS.