Скачать или смотреть 🇫🇮 Yrjö Kilpinen: Pastoral Suite

The composer does not use the familiar baroque/classical names for the various movements of his suite. But there is clearly inspiration drawn from those old forms. I definitely ain't no musicologist.

I. Allegro con anima

A bright and chipper prelude. This will cheer you up whenever you're blue.

II. Adagietto

If the previous one cheered you up, the jarring dissonances of this piece that I think of as some kind of weird chaconne will get you down again right away.

III. Vivo

A quick sprint, the scherzo of this suite to be sure. Finger-twisting awkwardness abounds.

IV. Andantino

It's as though the previous movement lost all of its steam and slowed to an intimate, reflective crawl. A beautiful lyrical intermezzo that sets us up for the big finale.

V. Allegro con brio

Yup, it's the toccata of the family. A big, boisterous finish all up and down the keyboard.


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00:00 - I. Allegro con anima
02:02 - II. Adagietto
05:32 - III. Vivo
07:06 - IV. Andantino
08:56 - V. Allegro con brio