Kalevi Aho's Solo XVII is a real clavichord work: it handles the instrument in its own special way, which is different from that of a piano or harpsichord. Solo XVII is in two main sections. The first...
Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) is best known for his symphonies and string quartets, but it is generally not known that he composed many film scores. His feeling for the orchestra and sense of drama...
This work reveals Aho the sensual lyricist. The texts are Chinese love songs by three poets (in Finnish). According to Aho this work aspires to the intolerable lighness of life and existence - a phras...
