Wennäkoski: Sigla / Sedecim / Flounce
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LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI
Wennäkoski: Sigla / Sedecim / Flounce
Sivan Magen (harp) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
[ Ondine / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 10 February 2023
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Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski (b. 1970) is one of Finland's most distinguished composers of the last two decades. This second album of her music on Ondine includes Wennäkoski's international breakthrough work, Flounce (2017) from the BBC Last Night of the Proms recorded by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and its new chief conductor Nicholas Collon. Wennäkoski's Harp Concerto Sigla was written for Sivan Magen, the solo harpist of the Finnish RSO. The most consistent feature in Wennäkoski's music is its rich palette of tonal colour, not restricted to musical pitches but also incorporating noise as required. Her expression ranges from sensitive lyricism to forceful outbursts. Her output is wideranging, including orchestral music, vocal works, chamber music and solo pieces.
"Together [the movements of Sedecim] form a substantial triptych, the orchestra explored with tremendous verve in a modernist idiom distinguished by its invigorating lightness of touch. The 2022 harp concerto Sigla was written for its superb soloist, Siva n Magen. By turns buzzing, skittering , delicately pointillist and richly luminous, it plays on the title's various meanings as jingle, enthusiasm - and sailing." BBC Music
"This is music that knows exactly where it is going and is happy to bring its audience along with it." Gramophone Award WINNER 2023 - Contemporary
Tracks:
Flounce (2017)
Sigla (2022)
Sedecim (2016)
