Arto Koskinen: Fuga Indiana

Arto Koskinen is a Finnish composer, pianist and harpsichordist who has devoted his musical life to establishing a dialogue between the Asian, European and Afro-American traditions. In the 1970s, he developed a passion for jazz, then went on to study Indian vocal music at a music and dance school in New Delhi. He also immersed himself in the study of polyphonic techniques from the Baroque era and sought to make them compatible with the melodic principles of oriental music. The result is this ‘Indian fugue’, composed between 1987 and 2000, whose main sources are North Indian classical music, traditional western polyphony and Afro-American improvisations. His compatriot Joonas Ahonen, a polymorphous pianist who has already recorded Le Monde selon George Antheil with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (ALPHA797), is a passionate advocate of Koskinen’s music. This monograph at last spotlights the music of a composer with a highly original voice.

1: Prelude
2: I. Animato
3: II. Presto Con Fuoco
4: I. Prelude. Teneramente
5: II. Fugue. Molto Serioso
6: III. Jor and Jhala
7: I. Prelude. Con Grazia
8: II. Fugue. Allegro
9: I. Canon. Serioso
10: II. Fughetta. Deciso
11: III. Finale. Molto Risoluto
12: I. Dolce Cantabile
13: II. Teneramente (For Elk)
14: I. Prelude. Serioso
15: II. Fugue
16: III. Interlude
17: IV. Allegro Risoluto

Composer: Arto Koskinen

Number of Discs: 1

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