Composer: Toivo Kuula
Performer: Kirill Kozlovski, Jenni Lättilä
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata Classics
Catalogue: TOCC0719
Release: 2024
Size: 938 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
3 Songs, Op. 2
01. No. 1, Syystunnelma
02. No. 2, Tuijotin tulehen kauan
03. No. 3, Aamulaulu
04. Yö, Op. 22 No. 3
2 Songs, Op. 6
05. No. 1, Kesäyö kirkkomaalla
06. No. 2, Epilogi
2 Songs, Op. 8
07. No. 1, Suutelo
08. No. 2, Marjatan laulu
09. Kas silloin vaan
10. Merenkylpijäneidot, Op. 12
2 Songs, Op. 16a
11. No. 1, Sinikan laulu
12. No. 2, Lyö, sydän!
13. Ut min väg i världen gar
14. Elä itke impeni nuori
15. Hei ja hei!
12 South Ostrobothnian Folk Songs, Op. 17b
16. No. 1, Niin kauan minä tramppaan
17. No. 2, Eikä sitä sanaa sanoa saisi
18. No. 3, Huuda hautas’ pohjasta
19. No. 4, Voi niitä tunteja tuhansia
20. No. 5, Pappani maja
21. No. 6, Poijat ne kulkee kyliä
22. No. 7, Tuoltapa näkyy se punanen talo
23. No. 8, Hautalan Heikki
24. No. 9, Tuuli se taivutti
25. No. 10, Siniset silmät
26. No. 11, Hae pois vaan sormukses’
27. No. 12, Luullahan jott’ on lysti olla
Toivo Kuula (1883–1918) is one of the many composers who died at a tragically young age – 35 in his case, the result of an alcohol-fuelled pub brawl. The striking quality of the music he wrote during his short life points to the immensity of the loss not only to Finnish culture but to music more generally – as this first album of two, presenting his entire output of songs for solo voice and piano, makes abundantly clear. The range of moods captured here is striking, from cheery folksongs to dark existentialist contemplations of the meaning of life and death. The most passionate of them generate an operatic intensity in their short span, in a style that balances directness of expression and rich late-Romantic harmonies.