Pranav Ranjit | Heino Kaski - Selection of Piano Works op.5-19 (Score Video) @towardthesea_ | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
00:00 Impromptu Op. 5 No. 2 (Izumi Tateno)
01:08 Prelude Op. 7 No. 1 (Janne Mertanen)
04:37 Metsänneidot (The Nymphs in the Forest) Op. 10 No. 1 (Izumi Tateno)
07:54 Idyll Op. 10 No. 4 (Janne Mertanen)
10:05 Vuorenpeikkojen iltasoitto (Trolls playing taps) Op. 15 No. 1 (Janne Mertanen)
11:39 Ilta Venetsiassa (Evening in Venice) Op. 15 No. 2 (Janne Mertanen)
14:49 Valsette Op. 17 No. 2 (Clark Bryan)
18:25 Berceuse Op. 17 No. 3 (Janne Mertanen)
20:22 Reverie Op. 19 No. 1 (Izumi Tateno)
22:41 Die Quellennymphe (The nymph near the spring) Op. 19 No. 2 (Izumi Tateno)
For the sake of completeness, and for the purpose of having alternate recordings available as score videos, I've included some works that have been done separately as score videos elsewhere - for instance, check out @fyrexianoff's video on Kaski piano works (youtube.com/watch?v=62wVD9Kq2_U) for alternate interpretations. The Canadian pianist @ClarkBryan has an excellent YouTube channel with many interpretations of lesser-known piano miniatures, including several other works by Kaski; his performance of the "Valsette" is included here.
Heino Kaski (1885-1957) was a Finnish composer most famous for his melodic piano miniatures, especially the popular encore "Yö meren rannalla" ("Night by the seaside"). Kaski also wrote four orchestral suites, a symphonic poem, several chamber works and over a hundred songs.
Although they are not particularly innovative in style or harmonic language, practically all of Kaski's piano works are gems of the repertoire. Ranging from light-hearted, whimsical short pieces to dreamlike impressionistic soundscapes, all of them are written with great care for the qualities of the instrument, and the composer never neglects his obvious gift for melody.
I've now uploaded many of Kaski's piano works to IMSLP (not yet public domain in Europe), so expect to see more score videos of his music soon! Much more Finnish music will be coming to my channel in the future, too.
00:00 Impromptu Op. 5 No. 2 (Izumi Tateno)
01:08 Prelude Op. 7 No. 1 (Janne Mertanen)
04:37 Metsänneidot (The Nymphs in the Forest) Op. 10 No. 1 (Izumi Tateno)
07:54 Idyll Op. 10 No. 4 (Janne Mertanen)
10:05 Vuorenpeikkojen iltasoitto (Trolls playing taps) Op. 15 No. 1 (Janne Mertanen)
11:39 Ilta Venetsiassa (Evening in Venice) Op. 15 No. 2 (Janne Mertanen)
14:49 Valsette Op. 17 No. 2 (Clark Bryan)
18:25 Berceuse Op. 17 No. 3 (Janne Mertanen)
20:22 Reverie Op. 19 No. 1 (Izumi Tateno)
22:41 Die Quellennymphe (The nymph near the spring) Op. 19 No. 2 (Izumi Tateno)
For the sake of completeness, and for the purpose of having alternate recordings available as score videos, I've included some works that have been done separately as score videos elsewhere - for instance, check out @fyrexianoff's video on Kaski piano works (youtube.com/watch?v=62wVD9Kq2_U) for alternate interpretations. The Canadian pianist @ClarkBryan has an excellent YouTube channel with many interpretations of lesser-known piano miniatures, including several other works by Kaski; his performance of the "Valsette" is included here.
Heino Kaski (1885-1957) was a Finnish composer most famous for his melodic piano miniatures, especially the popular encore "Yö meren rannalla" ("Night by the seaside"). Kaski also wrote four orchestral suites, a symphonic poem, several chamber works and over a hundred songs.
Although they are not particularly innovative in style or harmonic language, practically all of Kaski's piano works are gems of the repertoire. Ranging from light-hearted, whimsical short pieces to dreamlike impressionistic soundscapes, all of them are written with great care for the qualities of the instrument, and the composer never neglects his obvious gift for melody.
I've now uploaded many of Kaski's piano works to IMSLP (not yet public domain in Europe), so expect to see more score videos of his music soon! Much more Finnish music will be coming to my channel in the future, too.
