Oulu Sinfonia/rumon Gamba - CHECKMATE SUITE ETC [CD]

Following their successful album Overtures from Finland (CHSA5336) Rumon Gamba conducts the Oulu Symphony orchestra in another programme of works from their native land. The album takes its title from Selim Palmgren's four movement suite, which was written in 1904 and are richly atmospheric character pieces celebrating the changing seasons. Several of the works here take inspiration from the natural world, not least Sibelius' Kurkikohtaus (Scene with Cranes), originally composed as incidental music for a play by his brother-in-law, Arvid Jarnefelt. Robert Kajanus is often considered the father of Finnish music. As a young man, Kajanus was one of the standard bearers in the drive for Finnish independence, and he developed a keen artistic interest in Finnish folklore and vernacular traditions. His second Finnish Rhapsody (Suomalainen rapsodia), Op. 8, dates from 1886 and is the oldest work here. The album also features works by two other key Finnish composers: Vaino Raitio and Leevi Madetoja - a native of Oulu. Taken as a whole, the album presents its own fascinating picture of Finnish Orchestral Music.

Disc 1

1. Prologue: The Players

2. Dance of the Four Knights

3. Entry of the Black Queen

4. The Red Knights Mazurka

5. Ceremony of the Red Bishops

6. Finale: Checkmate

7. Moderato

8. Allegro Molto

9. Adagietto espressivo - Allegro moderato

10. Allegro Energico

11. Hymn to Apollo

Disc 2

1. Allegro Moderato, Energico

2. Andante, molto sostenuto - poco allegretto - Tempo 1

3. Allegro Molto

4. Introduction and The Shepherds Holyday

5. A Hymn to Pan

6. Pans Sraband

7. Pan and Echo

8. The Naiads Music

9. The Pigeon Song - Della Jones

10. Song of the Reapers

11. Finale

12. The Shepherds Night-song

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 95115240120
• Release Date: July 18, 2025

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