FMQ - FMQ 2018 Articles

On my music and beyond: Composing or producing?

On my music and beyond: Composing or producing?

On my music and beyond: Composing or producing?

"My music is born out of the life I live and is influenced by the inspiring people I meet, the books I read, the films and theatre performances I see, the trips I take." This column is part of the series "On my music and beyond", where composers and other music makers write about their music.

Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen

December 13, 2018

On my music and beyond: The archaic is avant-garde

On my music and beyond: The archaic is avant-garde

On my music and beyond: The archaic is avant-garde

“'The archaic is avant-garde!', is a provocative catch-cry, but also the truth. It is also true that both the archaic and the avant-garde are necessary for the arts." This column is part of the series "On my music and beyond", where composers and other music makers write about their music.

Heikki Laitinen

December 13, 2018

On my music and beyond: Listening to the mind

On my music and beyond: Listening to the mind

On my music and beyond: Listening to the mind

"The first dramatic moment in listening in the mind is when that internal sound latches on to something tangible and becomes performable music." This column is part of the series "On my music and beyond", where composers and other music makers write about their music.

Kimmo Hakola

December 13, 2018

On my music and beyond: What do I hear, how do I hear?

On my music and beyond: What do I hear, how do I hear?

On my music and beyond: What do I hear, how do I hear?

"I write music like I hear it. A composer’s voice is a blend of encounters, influences, sharing and privacy, life situations and changes in the living environment." This column is part of the series "On my music and beyond", where composers and other music makers write about their music.

Minna Leinonen

December 13, 2018

On my music and beyond: Freedom within limits

On my music and beyond: Freedom within limits

On my music and beyond: Freedom within limits

"The element of surprise and freedom that improvisation offers remains to this day present in my music and in the way it is experienced."

Sebastian Hilli

December 13, 2018

The virtuoso pianist's choice

The virtuoso pianist's choice

The virtuoso pianist's choice

"Pianist Risto-Matti Marin has formed a meaningful musical whole out of five works, all recorded for the first time, by four contemporary composers living in Finland."

Anna Pulkkis

December 5, 2018

Kaipainen’s Compelling Concentration

Kaipainen’s Compelling Concentration

Kaipainen’s Compelling Concentration

"One can almost listen to Kaipainen's three solo accordion works as a sonata, perhaps a super-sonata in view of the sheer intensity of the music."

Martin Anderson

December 5, 2018

Aho’s Animal Vigour

Aho’s Animal Vigour

Aho’s Animal Vigour

"The assurance of the two soloists is matched by performances of pyrotechnical brilliance from the Turku Philharmonic players under their two conductors. The recorded sound is of the usual BIS standard of excellence, and the album as a whole is a valuable addendum to the label’s ongoing representative of this indefatigable figure."

Martin Anderson

December 5, 2018

Autobiographical symphonies

Autobiographical symphonies

Autobiographical symphonies

"Fridrich Bruk’s music has roots in the tradition of Russian colourful orchestral music. The Latvian kantele-like instrument kokle brings a refreshing twist to the sound palette."

Hanna Isolammi

December 5, 2018

Drama, Dissonance and Dignity

Drama, Dissonance and Dignity

Drama, Dissonance and Dignity

"Though it’s naturally heartening to see Finnish musicians on a Finnish label keeping up the stream of Nordgren recordings, it’s high time the rest of the world caught on to this remarkable music."

Martin Anderson

December 5, 2018

Time flies with Lindberg

Time flies with Lindberg

Time flies with Lindberg

"Lindberg makes use of characteristic stepwise harmonic progressions and a gorgeously bright orchestration, with brass fanfares and outbursts of solo piano."

Anna Pulkkis

December 5, 2018

The unspoken issues between mother and daughter

The unspoken issues between mother and daughter

The unspoken issues between mother and daughter

"It's more about words than action, and, musically, more about continuity than sharp contrasts. Fagerlund's music is charged with eruptive energy, and provides a dark and sorrowful autumnal setting for the characters' emotional struggles."

Anna Pulkkis

December 5, 2018

FMQ 2018 printed issue is here!

FMQ 2018 printed issue is here!

FMQ 2018 printed issue is here!

The FMQ 2018 printed issue is now published and on its way to the subscribers! If you're not a subscriber, from 15 December on you can purchase a copy of this issue on our website.

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November 30, 2018