Lisa Gustafsson - Anna's Tale / Fourteen Songs of Spring - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This Ondine Marks the World Premiere Recording of Veli-Matti Puumala's (B. 1965) Opera Anna Liisa, Based on a Popular 19th C. Finnish Play Concerning the Tragedy of the Protagonist Caught Between the Norms of the Surrounding Society and Her Own Moral Conscience. The Music Is Characterized By a Clash of Intense and Energetic Textures with Quiet Landscapes with a Quite Different Timescale. In Addition to Jan Soderblom Conducting the Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Opera Features Several Well-Known Finnish Opera Artists. Mr. Puumala Is Prof. Of Composition at the Sibelius Academy.

The music of the present album is mostly melancholic yet full of energy. It consists of songs that Linnea Jonsson has written over the past years during her music studies. Since the music is original there are no clear ideals about how it should be played, which has made composing an important and allowing space for her to explore her own voice as a trumpeter and composer. InchThe album is representing development and my musical journey so far. The theme of spring and nature grew upon me when I put together the album. As for many others, I have always felt a strong connection to nature and therefor that has been a natural source of inspiration in my composing.Inch

Lisa Frangeur - Lisa Frangeur [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/17/2008