The Lustful Mother
Song cycle for baritone, string orchestra and piano
Naarasäiti
![Empty sheet](/assets/empty-sheet-7e396cf059af8b92ca990bf5440ce8fee95c04e5aae20ba63f3a3426dcf87670.jpg)
Outi Tarkiainen
The Lustful Mother
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.