RÄISÄNEN
Tomi
Around the Circle
(2004/2010/2011)
(a) Flute/Alto Flute/Piccolo, Viola, Piano (2004)
(b) Clarinet in Bb, Viola, Piano (2010)
(c) Recorder, Cello, Harpsichord (2011)
Duration: ca. 12 min.
First performed (version a) on November 7, 2008, in Lübeck, Germany, by Neue Musik im Ostseeraum: Anne Beer (flute), Laura Traub (viola), and Matthias Lassen (piano).
First performed (version b) on June 20, 2010, in Wiepersdorf, Germany, by Neue Musik im Ostseeraum: Boglárka Pecze (clarinet), Laura Traub (viola), and Matthias Lassen (piano).
First performed (version c) on May 28, 2012, in Helsinki by the Baroque Ensemble Cornucopia: Pekka Silén (recorder), Louna Hosia (cello), and Marianna Henriksson (harpsichord). First performed in its 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), and 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