Vanska, Osmo, conductor - listen online, download, sheet music

1. Prelude
2. Return Of The Flames And Dance
3. Grotesque Dance
4. Dance Of The Winds And Fires

The work has a unique backstory connected to the unfinished masterpiece of another Finnish classic Uuno Klami.
Klamy was working on the ballet `Whirlpools` Pyërteitë based on scenes from the Karelian-Finnish epic `Kalevala` but only managed to complete the second act. The first act remained as a piano score and there was no material at all for the third act.
In 1988 Aho completely orchestrated Act I of Clamy`s ballet. In 2000 to enable a full production of the ballet Aho undertook to compose Act III from scratch relying solely on Clamy`s original script libretto. The ballet`s stage premiere fell through so Aho reworked this Act III he had created into a standalone concert suite.
This is how Symphonic Dances appeared in 2001.

	Kalevi Aho (Born 1949) Symphonic Dances, 2001 1. Prelude 2. Return Of The Flames And Dance 3. Grotesque Dance 4. Dance Of The Winds And Fires The work has a unique backstory connected to the unfinished masterpiece of another Finnish classic Uuno Klami. Klamy was working on the ballet `Whirlpools` Pyërteitë based on scenes from the Karelian-Finnish epic `Kalevala` but only managed to complete the second act. The first act remained as a piano score and there was no material at all for the third act. In 1988 Aho completely orchestrated Act I of Clamy`s ballet. In 2000 to enable a full production of the ballet Aho undertook to compose Act III from scratch relying solely on Clamy`s original script libretto. The ballet`s stage premiere fell through so Aho reworked this Act III he had created into a standalone concert suite. This is how Symphonic Dances appeared in 2001. Osmo Vanska (conductor), Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Finland) Recorded in 2002. (9)