Sibelius: Suite in E; Adagio in D minor; Fugue for Martin Wegelius; Duo in C; Piano Duo in C

This delightful collection is worth hearing for the debut of young Finnish violinist, Pekka Kuusisto. It seems particularly appropriate that the charming Suite in E, bursting with the young composer’s grand violinistic aspirations, should be given its recording premiere by this tremendously focused, lyrical 19-year-old. Sibelius’s earliest surviving piece, Waterdrops, for violin and cello, makes for a haunting final fragment, a touchstone for his creative legacy. Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:06 pm

COMPOSERS: Sibelius
LABELS: Ondine
WORKS: Suite in E; Adagio in D minor; Fugue for Martin Wegelius; Duo in C; Piano Duo in C
PERFORMER: Pekka Kuusisto (vln), Raija Kerppo, Juhani Lagerspetz (pno); Jean Sibelius Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: ODE 850-2 DDD

This delightful collection is worth hearing for the debut of young Finnish violinist, Pekka Kuusisto. It seems particularly appropriate that the charming Suite in E, bursting with the young composer’s grand violinistic aspirations, should be given its recording premiere by this tremendously focused, lyrical 19-year-old. Sibelius’s earliest surviving piece, Waterdrops, for violin and cello, makes for a haunting final fragment, a touchstone for his creative legacy. Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

Artistic and Executive Director, Kings Place

Helen Wallace is the artistic and executive director of Kings Place, a concert hall in King's Cross, London, and the former editor of BBC Music Magazine and The Strad Magazine.
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