Tarkiainen / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra- Midnight Sun Variations (CD)
Outi Tarkiainen (b. 1985) has rapidly risen to the ranks of Finland's internationally most successful composers. Born in Lapland, the landscape of this mystic Arctic region has proved a constant source of inspiration for her. This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Nicholas Collon featuring Nicholas Daniel as soloist, includes some of the composer's most recent orchestral works, including Midnight Sun Variations commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic and by the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, and premiered at the BBC Proms in 2019. Outi Tarkiainen's works are marked by strong atmosphere and rich orchestral textures.
Tracklist:
- Midnight Sun Variations
- Songs of the Ice
- Milky Ways, Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra~I. The Infant Gaze
- Milky Ways, Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra~II. Interplays
- Milky Ways, Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra~III. At the Fountainhead of God
- Ring of Fire and Love
Outi Tarkiainen (b. 1985) has rapidly risen to the ranks of Finland's internationally most successful composers. Born in Lapland, the landscape of this mystic Arctic region has proved a constant source of inspiration for her. This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Nicholas Collon featuring Nicholas Daniel as soloist, includes some of the composer's most recent orchestral works, including Midnight Sun Variations commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic and by the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, and premiered at the BBC Proms in 2019. Outi Tarkiainen's works are marked by strong atmosphere and rich orchestral textures.
Tracklist:
- Midnight Sun Variations
- Songs of the Ice
- Milky Ways, Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra~I. The Infant Gaze
- Milky Ways, Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra~II. Interplays
- Milky Ways, Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra~III. At the Fountainhead of God
- Ring of Fire and Love