Eller, Anna-Liisa- Strings Attached: The Voice of Kannel
Related to the harp but positioned horizontally by the player, the kannel possesses an uncommon timbre, at times reminiscent of the harpsichord. Anna-Liisa Eller offers us a chance to discover this treasured symbol of Estonia's musical heritage courtesy of her own transcriptions of well-loved pieces by Couperin, Byrd, Dowland, and Rameau. This magical journey across centuries and musical styles, is rounded off by original improvisations and a contemporary work by the young Estonian composer Helena Tulve, in which the instrumen's myriad colors can shine through in all their rare variety.
Tracklist:
- Byrd: Rowland (Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home) (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Improvised Prelude
- Dowland: Lachrimae (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Improvised Postlude No.1
- Couperin: [Unmeasured] Prelude in D minor (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Machaut: Dame, Vostre Doulz Viaire (Arr. for Psaltery)
- Rameau: Premier Livre de Pièces Pour Clavecin:
- Prélude (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Rameau: Premier Livre de Pièces Pour Clavecin:
- Allemande (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Weiss: Tombeau Sur la Mort de Mr. Comte de Logy (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Tulve: Silmaja (Beholder)
- Improvised Interlude
- Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali: Toccata Per Le Levatione, F 1
- (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Improvised Postlude No.2
- Rameau: Suite in D Major:
- L'entretien Des Muses (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Related to the harp but positioned horizontally by the player, the kannel possesses an uncommon timbre, at times reminiscent of the harpsichord. Anna-Liisa Eller offers us a chance to discover this treasured symbol of Estonia's musical heritage courtesy of her own transcriptions of well-loved pieces by Couperin, Byrd, Dowland, and Rameau. This magical journey across centuries and musical styles, is rounded off by original improvisations and a contemporary work by the young Estonian composer Helena Tulve, in which the instrumen's myriad colors can shine through in all their rare variety.
Tracklist:
- Byrd: Rowland (Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home) (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Improvised Prelude
- Dowland: Lachrimae (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Improvised Postlude No.1
- Couperin: [Unmeasured] Prelude in D minor (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Machaut: Dame, Vostre Doulz Viaire (Arr. for Psaltery)
- Rameau: Premier Livre de Pièces Pour Clavecin:
- Prélude (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Rameau: Premier Livre de Pièces Pour Clavecin:
- Allemande (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Weiss: Tombeau Sur la Mort de Mr. Comte de Logy (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Tulve: Silmaja (Beholder)
- Improvised Interlude
- Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali: Toccata Per Le Levatione, F 1
- (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
- Improvised Postlude No.2
- Rameau: Suite in D Major:
- L'entretien Des Muses (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)