Arto Koskinen: Fuga Indiana Joonas Ahonen

• Arto Koskinen (b. 1947): Prelude:
• 1 Koskinen: Prelude 02:32
• Fantasia in Sâranga:
• 2 Koskinen: Fantasia in Sâranga: I. Animato 04:25
• 3 Koskinen: Fantasia in Sâranga: II. Presto con fuoco 04:13
• Fuga indiana:
• 4 Koskinen: Fuga indiana: I. Prelude. Teneramente 02:48
• 5 Koskinen: Fuga indiana: II. Fugue. Molto serioso 05:12
• 6 Koskinen: Fuga indiana: III. "Jor and Jhala" 02:11
• Fuga libera:
• 7 Koskinen: Fuga libera: I. Prelude. Con grazia 02:57
• 8 Koskinen: Fuga libera: II. Fugue. Allegro 03:21
• Triamonia:
• 9 Koskinen: Triamonia: I. Canon. Serioso 02:43
• 10 Koskinen: Triamonia: II. Fughetta. Deciso 02:39
• 11 Koskinen: Triamonia: III. Finale. Molto risoluto 01:46
• Fantasia in Yaman:
• 12 Koskinen: Fantasia in Yaman: I. Dolce cantabile 05:39
• 13 Koskinen: Fantasia in Yaman: II. Teneramente (For Elk) 04:52
• Fuga seria:
• 14 Koskinen: Fuga seria: I. Prelude. Serioso 02:41
• 15 Koskinen: Fuga seria: II. Fugue 01:50
• 16 Koskinen: Fuga seria: III. Interlude 02:45
• 17 Koskinen: Fuga seria: IV. Allegro risoluto 05:12
• Total Runtime 57:46

Info for Arto Koskinen: Fuga Indiana

Arto Koskinen is a Finnish composer, pianist and harpsichordist who has devoted his musical life to establishing a dialogue between the Asian, European and Afro-American traditions. In the 1970s, he developed a passion for jazz, then went on to study Indian vocal music at a music and dance school in New Delhi. He also immersed himself in the study of polyphonic techniques from the Baroque era and sought to make them compatible with the melodic principles of oriental music. The result is this ‘Indian fugue’, composed between 1987 and 2000, whose main sources are North Indian classical music, traditional western polyphony and Afro-American improvisations. His compatriot Joonas Ahonen, a polymorphous pianist who has already recorded Le Monde selon George Antheil with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (ALPHA797), is a passionate advocate of Koskinen’s music. This monograph at last spotlights the music of a composer with a highly original voice.

Joonas Ahonen, piano

Joonas Ahonen
Pianist Joonas Ahonen’s musical interests take him from performing late 18th-century music on fortepiano to giving premiere performances of the music of our times. He is a member of Klangforum Wien, one of the leading ensembles for contemporary music, and a member of Rödberg fortepianotrio. Over the years, Ahonen has performed as a soloist with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Ictus. His recordings on BIS label, Ligeti Piano Concerto and Ives Piano Sonata nr. 2, “Concord” have received critical acclaim in the music press.

Ahonen’s recent performances include the world premiere of Rebecca Saunders’ new solo piano work “to an utterance” at the Philharmonie Berlin, debut with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, Philipp Maintz’s Piano Concerto with the ORF RSO Wien under the baton of Marin Alsop as well as duo appearances with the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in Lockenhaus, Gstaad and Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

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