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Evening Dusk Serenade - Newly Discovered Finnish Works for Violin and Orchestra
8.579095 (Naxos, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (27 August 2021)
Tracks: 13
Booklet pages: 8
℗ 2021 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
© 2021 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Main country of recording: Finland
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Evening Dusk Serenade - Newly Discovered Finnish Works for Violin and Orchestra published on 11 September 2021
Linda Hedlund, violin
Elisa Järvi, piano
La Tempesta Orchestra
Jyri Nissilä, conductor
George de Godzinsky (1914-1994):
1 Valse gracieuse (1951)
Uuno Klami (1900-1961):
2 Esquisse (1932)
Nils-Eric Fougstedt (1910-1961):
3 Caresse (1944)
Elemér Szentirmay (1836-1908):
4 Mustalainen ('The Gypsy') (1875)
Yrjö Gunaropoulos (1904-1968):
5 Canzonetta (1931)
George de Godzinsky:
6 Humoreque (1966)
Heino Kaski (1885-1957):
7 Fantasia appassionata, Op 9 (1954)
Harry Bergström (1910-1989):
8 Niskavuoren naiset (The Women of Niskavuori) - Rakkausserenaadi (Love Serenade) (1970)
9 Romance in E flat (1970)
George de Godzinsky:
10 Iltahämärän (Evening Dusk Serenade)
11 Hiljainen yö (Peaceful Night)
Eino Partanen (1915-2004):
12 Näkemiin tähtisilmä (Goodbye Star Eyes)
Heino Kaski:
13 Fantasia appassionata, Op 9 (1954) (version for violin and piano)
First recordings
Recorded 4-7 August 2019 at Roihuvuori Church, Helsinki (tracks 1-12) and 3 August 2020 at Sound Team Godzinsky Ltd Studio, Hinthaara, Finland (track 13)