The Lustful Mother

by Outi Tarkiainen

Song cycle for baritone, string orchestra and piano

Naarasäiti

Description

Naarasäiti (The Lustful Mother) is about becoming a mother, an experience in which sexuality combines in a natural way with the birth of a new life. The texts of the cycle are from the collections of poems Äitejä, tyttäriä (Árbeeadni, The Time of the Lustful Mother, 2013) and Kylmä kumppani (Galbma rádna, My Cold Companion, 1999) by two contemporary Sámi poets, Rauni Magga Lukkari and Rose-Marie Huuva. The poems’ primitive, matriarchal beat is present throughout in the music: a dark, earthy solo viola accompanies the baritone while the sizzling, sparkling strings erupt at times in powerful textures.

- Outi Tarkiainen

Instrumentation

str, pno, baryt solo

Category

Vocal and Choral Works

Lyricist

Rauni Magga Lukkari and Rose-Marie Huuva

Premiere

Premiere: September 28, 2019 by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, cond. Anna-Maria Helsing, sol. Aarne Pelkonen, baritone

Premiere (string quartet version): April 21, 2019 in Hetta Music Festival, Finland, sol. Aarne Pelkonen, baritone, Kokkola Quartet, Paavali Jumppanen, piano

Premiere (string quartet version): August 7, 2019 in Rauma Festivo, Finland, sol. Aarne Pelkonen, baritone, Reetta Kataja and Siljamari Heikinheimo, violin, Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma, viola, Samuli Peltonen, cello and Kirill Kozlovski, piano

Movements

I The Time of the Lustful Mother, II A Breath of Wind, III Night or Day, IV Still Shines Within Me, V Hallowed Be

Commisioned by / dedications

Commissioned by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, the Hetta Music Festival and Rauma Festivo.

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