The Northern Seasons
for mezzo-soprano and piano
Pohjoiset vuodenajat mezzosopraanolle ja pianolle
Kaj Chydenius
The Northern Seasons
Description
Composer Kaj Chydenius (1939-2024) and Sami poet Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943-2001) celebrated their friendship with collaboration, the song cycle Pohjoiset vuodenajat (The Northern Seasons, 1989) being the most handsome result. The four poems tranlated in Finnish by Anneli Rosell depict the seasons.
The original version is for mezzo-soprano and string quartet.
Instrumentation
mezzo, pno
Category
Vocal and Choral Works
Language
Fi
Lyricist
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
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