FUME
Clarinet and orchestra
Composed:
2008
Watch / listen
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jani Telaranta
Live performance from Ung Nordisk Musik Festival, September 24, 2010
Score / parts
Instrumentation and duration
Clarinet and orchestra: 2(A.fl.).2(E.hn).2(B.cl).2/2.2.0.0./perc./Str. (minimum: 6.6.5.4.2., preferred: 8.6.6.4.3.)
Duration: 23 minutes
Movements
I. ...bursting into...
II. ...a serenade...
III. ...to one out of reach,
Commission / dedications
Dedicated to Lauri Sallinen
Accolades
Selected to the Jury's list of recommended works in the 2nd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition 2009
First performance
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet, Avanti! Orchestra, cond. Jani Telaranta, Ung Nordisk Musik: COLLISION! Festival, Concert hall of the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, September 24, 2010
Reflections
Concert review, published on Hufvudstadsbladet by Mats Liljeroos
September 26, 2010
Markku Klami’s FUME for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra stood out as a case of its own. The Turku-born composer (b. 1979) clearly possesses more than enough talent, and the piece was crafted with considerable professional skill. A name worth remembering.
The same applies to clarinetist Lauri Sallinen, who handled the demanding solo part with effortless technique and a refined tone. Avanti! performed with the attentiveness and the kind of sonic brilliance one has come to associate with the ensemble in this type of repertoire.
Composer's Notes
FUME was my first concerto work and I wrote it especially for Lauri Sallinen. This marvellous musician (and also a very nice person) was of much help during the writing process of the work. I'm forever grateful for all his comments on my ideas and writings during the composing process.
FUME was selected to the Jury's list of recommended works in the tremendously successful 2nd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition in 2009. The premiere was given by Lauri Sallinen and Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Jani Telaranta at Ung Nordisk Musik Festival in 2010. FUME is dedicated to Lauri Sallinen.