Lintujen tuonela
The Hades of the Birds
Laulusarja P. Mustapään runoihin, song cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Joonas Kokkonen
Lintujen tuonela
Description
Täydellisyyden maassa (I), Im Lande der Vollständigkeit (I), Das Totenreich der Vögler (II), Lintujen tuonela (II), Sade (III), Das Regen (III)
Instrumentation
2222 2200 10 0, str, mezzo solo [2cl in C, 2tr in C.]
Category
Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Language
Fi
Lyricist
P. Mustapää
Premiere
Fp (2nd movement): Raili Kostia, mezzo-soprano, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Nils-Eric Fougstedt, the annual celebration of the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, Helsinki, October 9, 1958Fcp: Raili Kostia, mezzo-soprano, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jorma Panula, Helsinki, April 7, 1959
Movements
1. Täydellisyyden maassa (In the world of perfection), 2. Lintujen tuonela (The Hades of the birds), 3. Sade (Rain)
Commisioned by / dedications
Commissioned by the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation (2nd movement)