RÄISÄNEN
Tomi
Around the Circle
(2004/2010/2011)
(a) Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute, Viola, Piano (2004)
(b) Clarinet in Bb, Viola, Piano (2010)
(c) Recorder, Cello, Harpsichord (2011)
Duration 12 min.
First performance (a) on November 7, 2008, in Lübeck, Germany by Neue Musik im Ostseeraum: Anne Beer, flute, Laura Traub, viola, Matthias Lassen, piano
First performance (b) on June 20, 2010, in Wiepersdorf, Germany by Neue Musik im Ostseeraum: Boglárka Pecze, clarinet, Laura Traub, viola, Matthias Lassen, piano
First performance (c) on May 28, 2012, in Helsinki, Finland by the Baroque Ensemble Cornucopia: Pekka Silén, recorder, Louna Hosia, cello, Marianna Henriksson, harpsichord. (First performance of the original version for recorder, viola and piano on June 12, 2004, at the Takefu International Music Festival, Japan by Ensemble Recherche: Tosiya Suzuki, recorder, Barbara Maurer, viola, Klaus Steffes-Höllander, piano)
Recording on the album:
Cornucopia • New Finnish Chamber Music for Baroque Instruments
Alba ABCD 510 (2025)
Pekka Silén, recorder, Louna Hosia, cello, Marianna Henriksson, harpsichord
Around the Circle is based on cyclical ideas that are applied in various ways to generate musical material. The form is also cyclical and in its end, a similar musical situation to the beginning of the piece is heard. However, something has changed en route. This can be understood as analogous to temporal cycles; the start of each day, week, month or year is always a new beginning. TR, 2011