Kivi sydämellä

KLCD-005 / Kampin Laulu ry 2005
Aleksis Kivi (1834-72) was one of the first authors to write in Finnish.

Author of both prose and poetry, his text has a unique rhythm, and many idioms and words created by him are still in general use. This fact has spawned a fair amount of music composed to his lyrics. On this cd, you can observe the different musical forms in his texts, found by different composers during over a hundred years.

"Kivi sydämellä" might be freely translated as "Heart of Stone" (note: stone = kivi in Finnish)

Contents of the cd:

1. Aarre Merikanto: Sydämeni laulu (Song of My Heart)
2. Selim Palmgren: Keinu (The Swing)

Einojuhani Rautavaara: Halavan himmeän alla (Under the Bay Willow)
3. Ikävyys (The Longing)
4. Laulu oravasta (The Little Squirrel's Song)
5. Sydämeni laulu (Song of My Heart)

6. Aarre Merikanto: Keinu (The Swing)
7. Taneli Kuusisto: Unelma (The Dream)
8. Jyrki Linjama: Helavalkea
9. Leevi Madetoja: Onnelliset (The Blissful Ones)

Erkki Salmenhaara: Kaksi Kiven runoa (Two Poems of Kivi)
10. Tornin kello (The Tower Clock)
11. Hannan laulu (Hanna's Song)

12. Jean Sibelius: Sydämeni laulu (Song of My Heart)

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