Minna Raskinen / Paljastuksia

cd cover Minna Raskinen
Paljastuksia (Olarin Musiikki)
16.99

Solos for the concert kantele.

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Jig
Aurinko (The Sun)
Meditaatio

"A fine, melodic exposition of the instrument and its possibilities..." BBC Radio 3
The artist writes:
"I began to play the kantele when I was ten years old. Gradually, I became attached to the unique sound of the instrument, the different colours of tone, the sometimes bright and thin and other times dark and deep sound. Kantele is a silent instrument. Yet, I find it also powerful, and at times even dramatic. This is my first solo album and contains my own compositions for the Finnish concert kantele. I fell in love with Kari Saviniemi’s poems, and chose four of them for the series Näkyhiekka (tracks 3-6). The poems served as a theme and a source of inspiration. Elämänvaunu (tracks 8-10) was composed for a documentary film entitled Pienen pieni elämänvaunu, written and directed by Ritva Laijoki-Puska. The music takes us to Pakistan and Finland. Composing is a very personal thing for me. The music is something I have experienced, feelings I have felt, joys and sorrows, journeys of exploration. - That is why it is a part of me. " - Minna Raskinen

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