Born in 1975, the three works of Finnish composer Uljas Pulkkis heard on this album come from a young man of only 25-27 years of age. In such a short span of time, it's rather remarkable to notice just how compositionally different each of these works are. The earliest work is Enchanted Garden, an eight-chapter tour de force for solo violin and orchestra. Although the titles of the eight chapters are mentioned, it's regrettable that more information about the program is not given. In an actual performance, the violin ...
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Born in 1975, the three works of Finnish composer Uljas Pulkkis heard on this album come from a young man of only 25-27 years of age. In such a short span of time, it's rather remarkable to notice just how compositionally different each of these works are. The earliest work is Enchanted Garden, an eight-chapter tour de force for solo violin and orchestra. Although the titles of the eight chapters are mentioned, it's regrettable that more information about the program is not given. In an actual performance, the violin soloist is supposed to move around the stage, thereby demonstrating the implied narrative. With an audio recording, however, this guidance is missing. The virtuosic Concerto for Flute & Orchestra, written only one year later, relies more heavily on neo-classical formulae for structure, although Pulkkis' tonal language remains his own. In the same vein as Hindemith's Symphony Mathis der Maler, the final work on this album is based on visual art -- in this case three paintings of Salvador...
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