JÄÄ
Guitar duo
Composed:
2006
Watch / listen
The Helsinki Guitar Duo (Mikko Ikäheimo and Rody van Gemert)
Live recording from Musica nova Helsinki Festival, March 12, 2007
Score / parts
Instrumentation and duration
Guitar duo
Duration: 6 minutes
Commission / dedications
Commissioned by the Helsinki Guitar Society. Dedicated to Helsinki Guitar Duo
First performance
Rody van Gemert, guitar, Otto Tolonen, guitar, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, December 23, 2006
Reflections
Concert review, published on Helsingin Sanomat by Hannu-Ilari Lampila
February 20, 2010
Leaning towards tradition, Jennah Vainio’s Eldsjälen comes across as a lightly cheerful and energetic piece for flute, violin, viola, and cello—just as Markku Klami’s JÄÄ, a shimmering, ice-themed poem for two guitars, glistens with evocative clarity.
Composer's Notes
JÄÄ was commissioned by the Helsinki Guitar Society and written for the Helsinki Guitar Duo: Mikko Ikäheimo and Rody van Gemert.
The music is a setting to a poem "JÄÄ" by the composer himself.