Aho – Guitar Concerto, Horn Quintet, Contrapunctus XIV
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Label: BIS
Cat No: BIS2666
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Expected Release Date: 24th May 2024
Contents
Works
Guitar ConcertoHorn Quintet
The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV1080: Contrapunctus XIV (compl. Kalevi Aho)
Artists
Ismo Eskelinen (guitar)Ilkka Puputti (horn)
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
John StorgardsWorks
Guitar ConcertoHorn Quintet
The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV1080: Contrapunctus XIV (compl. Kalevi Aho)
Artists
Ismo Eskelinen (guitar)Ilkka Puputti (horn)
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
John StorgardsAbout
The Guitar Concerto, dedicated to Ismo Eskelinen, posed many challenges for Aho, who is not a guitarist himself. It is a seven-movement work exploring the different ways the guitar can be used – sometimes with far from traditional techniques –and exploring its sonic possibilities.
The Quintet for Horn and String Quartet was commissioned by Ilkka Puputti, who had previously premièred Aho’s Solo X for horn. Particularly demanding for the soloist, the quintet explores various atmospheres, in turns mysterious, whimsical, dramatic and dance-like.
Contrapunctus XIV from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Art of Fugue was left unfinished owing to the composer’s declining health. As he was dissatisfied with previous attempts to complete it, Aho decided to write his own, aiming to remain true to Bach’s style. This completion exists in several versions, including the one for string orchestra heard here, expertly performed by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra conducted by John Storgårds.
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