Iii. Lento E Molto Rubato - Music

Leonid Bashmakov A Finnish Composer Was Born In 1927. Bashmakov’s Stylistic Roots Are In The Neo-Classicism Of The 1950s Which His Dodecaphonic Transition Period Distilled And Concentrated Into His Later Highly Expressive Free-Tonal Style. Bashmakov Is Occupied Above All With Absolute Music — Symphonies Concertos And Chamber Music — Although He Has Also Written A Number Of Extensive Vocal Works Most Significantly The Requiem 1988 For Soloists Choir And Orchestra. Bashmakov Finds It Inspiration In The Work Of Composers Such As Béla Bartók Arthur Honegger And André Jolivet. Bashmakov’s Neo-Classical Background Is Evident Above All In His Effective Use Of Rhythm Approaching A Dancelike Idiom In The Ballet "Tumma" The Dark One 1976 One Of His Principal Works. Closely Related To The Ballet Are His Fourth Symphony 1977 And Passacaglia 1977 For Orchestra. His Orchestral Output Also Includes The Concerto For Orchestra 1969 And "The Three Tolls" 1993 A Sort Of Modernized Orchestral Version Of Rakhmaninov’s Vocal Symphony "The Bells". Alongside Symphonic Writing Bashmakov Has Also Written Several Concertos Most Important Among Which Are The Cello Concerto 1972 And The Second Violin Concerto 1983 . He Has Written Some Fifteen Concertos Or Soloist Works Which Show His Interest In Wind Instruments Including Works For Flute "Impressioni Marini" 1974 Clarinet 1990 Piccolo Trumpet 1992 Horn 1992 Bassoon 1993 And Trombone "Trombonidol" 1993 . Some Of His Concertos Are Scored For A Normal Orchestra Others For Strings The Organ Concerto 1975 Is Scored For Brass Band. Bashmakov’s Chamber Music Like His Concertos Display His Penchant For Using Unusual Instruments And Ensembles. Although He Has Written Two String Quartets 1972 1974 It Is More Characteristic For Him To Use Such Ensembles As Flute And Percussion In "Neljä Bagatellia" Four Bagatelles 1971 Organ And Percussion In "Dialogit" Dialogues 1971 Accordion And Harpsichord In "Seitsemän Inventiota" Seven Inventions 1985 Two Accordions And Percussion In "Kolmipeli" Tripartite Game 1990 Four Kanteles In "Nelinpeli" Doubles 1991 And A Variety Of Ensembles With An Emphasis On Wind Instruments Often Also Including Percussion. A Separate Group Consists Of What Could Be Described As Chamber Concertos The Concerto Da Camera I 1972 For Flute And String Quartet The Concerto Da Camera II 1977 For Harp And String Quartet And The Concerto For Harpsichord Two String Quartets And Percussion 1991 . See Also Kari Turunen A Brief Outline Of Finnish Choral Music FIMIC 2003 read less