Tuesday 15.7.
Tuesday 15.7.2025
10.00 Salakamari
The Heart of the Day – baritone Waltteri Torikka (in Finnish)
Tuesday 15.7.2025
7. 11.00 Kuhmo Church — €27/21
WITH HYGGE – DET ÄR HYGGE SOM GÄLLER – HYGGEILLÄÄN
“Hygge is a Danish word that describes the cosy, contented mood evoked by comfort and
conviviality.”
Wikipedia
Oskar Merikanto (1868—1924):
Merellä (At Sea), Op. 47 No. 4 (1891, lyrics: J. H. Erkko)
Oskar Merikanto (1868—1924):
Itkevä huilu (The Weeping Flute), Op. 52 No. 4 (1905, lyrics: Larin-Kyösti)
Oskar Merikanto (1868—1924):
Suvi-illan vieno tuuli (Summer Evening's Gentle Breezes), Op. 87 No. 2 (1915, lyrics: Eino Leino)
Oskar Merikanto (1868—1924):
Nälkämaan laulu (Kainuu Provincial Anthem) (1911, lyrics: Ilmari Kianto)
Oskar Merikanto (1868—1924):
Oi, muistatko vielä sen virren (Ah, do you remember that hymn), Op. 52 No. 3 (1905, lyrics: Eino Leino)
Oskar Merikanto (1868—1924):
Laatokka (Lake Ladoga), Op. 83 No. 1 (1913, lyrics: Mikko Uotinen)
Johan Svendsen (1840—1911):
Romance in G, Op. 26 (1881, arr. for violin and piano by composer)
Tuesday 15.7.2025
8. 15.00 Tuupala Primary School — €27/21
WITH LOVE, ROBERT – MVH, ROBERT – RAKKAUDELLA, ROBERT
The interpersonal relationships between composers can manifest themselves in many ways. Look carefully at the final song in Schumann’s Album for the Young. This song begins with the notes G-A-D-E, which might be a nod to his good friend and will give you a clue as to how the concert will continue.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young), Op. 68 Nos. 5, 8, 9, 23, 32 and 41 for piano (1848)
Niels Gade (1817—1890):
Capriccio for violin and piano (1878, transcription for flute and piano)
Tuesday 15.7.2025
9. 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €33/25
FULL BELLOWS, PEDALS DOWN – DRAG & TRYCK – HARMONIKKA JA HAMMERKLAVIER
Beethoven wanted his own name for the piano – the Hammerklavier or ‘hammered
keyboard’ – to become the standard term for the instrument, and to this end he even
gave his Op. 106 sonata the German title ‘Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier’ (‘Great
Sonata for the Hammerklavier’). Beethoven’s proposed German name didn’t catch on, but
the Sonata itself has presented a challenge to generations of pianists; at the time of its
composition, it was probably the most technically demanding work ever written for the
instrument. Beethoven uses some very detailed performance instructions throughout the
piece: in particular, there are strict instructions about the use of the una corda or ‘mute’
pedal (the left one).
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier' (1817–18)
Intermission
Compared to its traditional counterpart, Veli Kujala’s quarter-tone accordion (designed in
collaboration with the Pigini instrument maker) opens up a whole new world of sonic and
expressive possibilities.
Veli Kujala (1976—):
MiXi for quarter-tone accordion and string quartet (2011)
Meanwhile, Robert Schumann was very taken by the invention of another new piano
pedal, the so-called ‘echo pedal’ (the right one). In his enthusiasm for this new pedal, he
inadvertently invented the genre of the piano quintet.
Robert Schumann (1810—1856):
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44 (1842)
- Paavali Jumppanen
- Priya Mitchell
- Jonian Ilias Kadesha
- Lilli Maijala
- Vashti Hunter
Tuesday 15.7.2025
10. 21.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €27/21
WE CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS – SÅ HÄR KAN VI INTE FORTSÄTTA – NÄIN EMME VOI JATKAA
‘The Moving Mansions is a homage to the founder of the Turkish state, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,
who in the 1930s moved an entire mansion in order to save a 400-year-old sycamore tree.
The tree’s branches had started growing above the roof of the mansion next to it, and the
house was duly moved five metres, one centimetre at a time, using train tracks to edge the
foundations to their new location.
Fazil Say (1970—):
The Moving Mansion, Op. 72b for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Friedrich Kuhlau (1786—1832):
Es kann schon nicht alles so bleiben, Op. 10b No. 4 from 12 Variations and Solos for flute (1810)
“I have thought much
about man’s opportunities in this world,
There are none.
Millions die,
and the rest of us
will end somewhere, let’s say,
in loneliness.
Those who do not think
accuse me of pessimism.”
Hannu Salama
Hannu Salama (1936—):
Poem Minä olen ajatellut paljon (I have thought much)
Homunculus (‘the little man’) is a small, artificial human made of certain constituent parts
and who first appears in texts by the alchemist Paracelsus.
Wikipedia
Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958—):
Homunculus for string quartet (2008)