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Leiviskä: Piano Concerto; Symphony No. 1 / Triendl, Rasilainen, Staatskapelle Weimar
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Leiviskä: Piano Concerto; Symphony No. 1 / Triendl, Rasilainen, Staatskapelle Weimar

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Details

Composer
Helvi Leiviska
Artist
Oliver Triendl, Staatskapelle Weimar
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Sep 01, 2023
Catalog #
HC23050
UPC
881488230505

About

The piano concerto in D minor was composed between 1931–1935 and premiered on November 23, 1935, by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Toivo Haapanen, with Ernst Linko as the soloist. The concerto is preserved only as a piano reduction and instrument parts, but the original score is lost. The piano part contains several cuts and facilitations by the 1935 soloist, while the instrument parts show no omissions. The most probable result was that the orchestra played some passages without the soloist.

For this recording, Leiviskä’s original solo part was restored. Several reviews, mostly under pseudonyms, discussed the symphony after its first performance. The reviews were mostly favorable. It was both praised and criticized for its structure and the inclusion of the waltz motive, and comments of the themes and melodies were also ambiguous. After 1948, the symphony was performed three more times until 1951. After 70 years of silence, the symphony was resurrected in 2022.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro 14:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro
    Duration
    14:51
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  3. 2 II. Vivace 13:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    13:56
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  4. 3 III. Fuga: Andantino ma tranquillo - Maestoso - Andantino cantabile 15:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Fuga: Andantino ma tranquillo - Maestoso - Andantino cantabile
    Duration
    15:54
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  5. Disc 2
  6. 1 I. Allegro moderato - Tempo di valse 09:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato - Tempo di valse
    Duration
    09:51
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  7. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 12:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  8. 3 III. Scherzo: Vivace 04:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  9. 4 IV. Allegro non troppo 12:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    12:26
    Composer
    Helvi Leiviskä
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen