PCM 3 - 31.07.17: From the Kalevala to Kaustinen: Finnish Folk and Baroque Music

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

13:00 Monday 31 July 2017
Cadogan Hall

Finnish folk music meets familiar Baroque textures in a programme exploring two genres with a shared love of song and dance.


Anon: Piae Cantiones (1582) - 'Ramus virens olivarum'
Andrew Lawrence‐King: Kalevala: the Opera (2016) -'Väinämöinen'
Kreeta Haapasalo: Siionin kannel (1874) -'Kanteleeni' (arr. Lawrence-King)
Andrew Lawrence‐King: Kalevala: the Opera (2016) - 'Sauna'
Anon: Piae Cantiones (1582) - 'Gaudete'
Konsta Jylhä: Jeremian Polska
Trad: Polska
Trad: Purppurin alotus
Trad: Minäpä olen se laulajapoika
Trad: Minä sydämestäni rakastin
Trad: Ookkos syöny sianlihaa
Trad: Kotimaani ompi Suomi
Trad: Morsiusfatimarssi
Trad: Silia valssi
Trad: Keskipohjalainen polkka
Trad: Markun Joonaan valssi
Trad: Hyppytahti
Wiljami Niittykoski: Joutsenet (Swans)
Trad. & Arcangelo Corelli: Opera Quinta (1700) 'Lampaan polskaand La Folia'



Anu Komsi (soprano)
Kreeta-Maria Kentala (violin)
Andrew Lawrence-King (harp, kantele, psaltery)
Eero Palviainen (theorbo, guitar)
Milla Viljamaa (harmonium)

Soprano Anu Komsi and violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala both have family roots in the folk-rich municipality of Kaustinen, western Finland. They are joined by fellow boundary-crossing musicians for a whistle-stop journey through Finnish musical history encompassing the 16th-century Piae cantiones (the earliest printed book of Finnish music) and the 19th-century national folk epic, the Kalevala, which so inspired Sibelius. The concert also features favourites by Corelli and other Baroque composers, as well as folk songs from Kaustinen and music by Kreeta Haapasalo (1813-93), who was born in the region.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Quite an enterprising idea for aProms Chamber Music concert.

But I do wish they wouldn't keep the programme a dirty little secret.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Quite an enterprising idea for aProms Chamber Music concert.

But I do wish they wouldn't keep the programme a dirty little secret.

[jean]

They evidently don't want you to find out that half of it is Scottish!

How did that happen?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Thanks, Jean, pointing this out.

I've added the programme items to the opening post.

[DracoM]

The encore is cut off on iPlayer! Swizz.
Delightful concert.

[Bryn]

The encore is cut off on iPlayer! Swizz.
Delightful concert.

Have you tried the start of the Prom repeat that followed it? That may have the encore, with a bit of luck. I can't check it myself at the moment as I am listening to tonight's Prom via the binaural Taster, which is currently functioning, though who knows for how long.

Just checked via another route. It is indeed there at the start of Afternoon on 3. It may well get edited to its rightful place by the iPlayer Team over the next day or so.

[LeMartinPecheur]

Trad. & Arcangelo Corelli: Opera Quinta (1700) 'Lampaan polskaand La Folia'

I treasure a Hyperion compilation of different versions from their catalogue of La Follia and variations thereupon. Very disappointed that it doesn't feature the above

Do catch it on Listen Again - it's a riot!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I treasure a Hyperion compilation of different versions from their catalogue of La Follia and variations thereupon. Very disappointed that it doesn't feature the above

- took me a couple of minutes - but I got there!

Do catch it on Listen Again - it's a riot!

- Anu Komsi and chums on top form.

[Stanley Stewart]

- took me a couple of minutes - but I got there!


- Anu Komsi and chums on top form.

Worth noting that the delightful Cadogan Hall concert will be repeated on R3, next Sunday, (6 Aug) at 13.00hrs.