Pictures from Finland
Oulu Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
- Label
- Chandos
- EAN / barcode
- 0095115240120
- Release date
- 18 July 2025
Following their successful album Overtures from Finland (CHSA 5336), Rumon Gamba and Oulu Sinfonia present another programme featuring works from their native country. The album takes its title from Selim Palmgren's four-part suite, written in 1904, with rich, atmospheric character pieces celebrating the changing of the seasons. Various works on this album are inspired by nature, not least Kurkikohtaus (Scene with Cranes), which Sibelius composed as incidental music for a play by his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt. Robert Kajanus is often regarded as the father of Finnish music. As a young man, he was one of the standard-bearers in the struggle for Finnish independence and developed a great artistic interest in Finnish folklore and popular traditions. His Second Finnish Rhapsody (Suomalainen rapsodia), Op. 8, dates from 1886 and is the oldest work on this album. The album also contains works by two other important Finnish composers: Väinö Raitio and Leevi Madetoja – the latter hailing from Oulu. As a whole, the album presents a fascinating and distinctive picture of Finnish orchestral music.
Tracklist
- 01 Aus Finnland, Op. 24: No. 1, Frühlingsträume 05:18
- 02 Aus Finnland, Op. 24: No. 2, Menuett im Volkston 02:42
- 03 Aus Finnland, Op. 24: No. 3, Tanz der fallenden Blätter 06:45
- 04 Aus Finnland, Op. 24: No. 4, Schlittenfahrt 02:22
- 05 Pastoraalisarja, Op. 34: I. Aamu 02:31
- 06 Pastoraalisarja, Op. 34: II. Caprice 01:56
- 07 Pastoraalisarja, Op. 34: III. Legenda 03:24
- 08 Pastoraalisarja, Op. 34: IV. Valse 02:28
- 09 Idyll 05:45
- 10 Adagietto 04:35
- 11 Scherzo "Felis domestica" 04:24
- 12 2 Pieces from "Kuolema", Op. 44: No. 2, Scene with Cranes 05:43
- 13 Suomalainen rapsodia No. 2 in F Major, Op. 8 09:40
- 14 Stabat Mater, Op. 27 No. 2 "Marian murhe" 05:27
Source: MusicBrainz
