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Puumala: Anna Liisa

Puumala / Juntunen / Tapiola Sinfonietta Release Date: 05/12/2015
Label: Ondine Catalog #: 1254 Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Veli-Matti Puumala Performer:  Martti Anttila ,  Jarno Lehtola ,  Ville Rusanen ,  Tanja Kauppinen-savijoka  ...  Conductor:  Jan Soderblom Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tapiola Sinfonietta ,  Helsinki Chamber Choir Number of Discs: 2



This Ondine release marks the world premiere recording of Veli-Matti Puumala’s (b. 1965) opera Anna Liisa, based on a popular 19th c. Finnish play concerning the tragedy of the protagonist caught between the norms of the surrounding society and her own moral conscience. The music is characterized by a clash of intense and energetic textures with quiet landscapes with a quite different timescale. In addition to Jan Soderblom conducting the Tapiola Sinfonietta, the opera features several well-known Finnish opera artists. Mr. Puumala is Prof. of Composition at the Sibelius Academy. Academy. Read less