Tarja Turunen & Harus
2011
1. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Ave Maria
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
6. Heinillä Härkien
7. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
8. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
9. Astral Bells
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Walking In The Air
12. Improvisation: Variations Sur Un Noël
Release date: 25th November 2011
Record label: earMUSIC / Berlin Classics
Format: CD / Digipak
Country: Europe
Also:
Russia - CIS / 2011 / earMUSIC - Soyuz Music / CD - Jewel Case
Ukraine / 2011 / Moon Records / CD
Brazil / 2015 / Hellion Records / CD - Digipak
Argentina / 2011 / NEMS Enterprises / CD - Digisleeve
CREDITS:
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TARJA TURUNEN vocals
KALEVI KIVINIEMI organ
MARZI NYMAN guitar
MARKKU KROHN percussion
The hall darkens. An instant hush - and then, from above, there comes the stentorian, magisterial voice of the organ. Sitting behind it is Kalevi Kiviniemi, a man whose hands have graced some of the most unique, oldest and grandest of these instruments in the world, and whose career is spangled with a vast number of recordings and awards, marking him as Finland's most distinguished organist. Below, on the left of the stage, Markku Krohn is almost hidden behind an array of chimes and kettledrums. The percussionist of Lahti Symphony Orchestra for over twenty years, he handles his instrument with a deft touch that provokes a bright, pleasing tintinnabulation, notes falling like the snowflakes that dust the wintry scene. From the other side of the stage follow the bold, shivering notes of the guitar. Marzi Nyman has a background in jazz, playing in the UMO Jazz Orchestra, alongside myriad other side projects and bands. His is a style that boasts a smooth, evocative charisma in place of barking riffs; the guitar sings in his hands, and the audience is firmly in thrall by the time the actual singer opens her lips. Tarja Turunen cuts a serene, gentle figure at centre-stage, a world away from the rock star image for which she became famous. The warmth carried on her voice spreads to every corner of the hall.
If this can be called a debut, then it has been five years in the making.
Everything was there, since the very beginning: four musicians, each an expert in their field and passionate about their art; a unique style; an enraptured following. In everything but name, Tarja Turunen & Harus have been a band since 2006. And yet its members were united as much by their hectic work schedules as their classical roots. It has taken this long, but the chrysalis is opening.
They first shared a stage in the summer of 2006 at Lahti Organ Festival. Working with each other was an opportunity they leapt for. Though their reputations preceded them, all nerves diminished upon that first meeting. On both a musical and a personal level, the kinship was instant and keenly felt, translating itself into a groundbreaking - and, more exhilaratingly, rule breaking - concert. The aptly named performance, 'Crossover Organ', veered between the traditional and the contemporary, boasting a bold and far reaching repertoire. The reverent splendour of Liturgical hymns was juxtaposed by the likes of Deep Purple and Nirvana. On paper, the chimeric progression and overlap of styles looked uncomfortable, unfathomable, more likely to provoke whiplash than anything else in the unsuspecting listeners. And yet... Classical music, the root and foundation of everything that followed it, runs like a river in the jungle of sound we inhabit today, sustaining the life of each branching subsidiary, the beating pulse that unifies every harmony we know.
TARJA TURUNEN
Internationally known Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen has developed a unique and successful career combining two very different music styles such as Classical Music and Rock. Tarja studied church music in Sibelius Academy (1996-2000) and continued studying German Lied music in HfM Karlsruhe (2000-2003) with Professor Mitsuko Shirai and Hartmut Höll.
Tarja worked as a soloist in the Finnish National Opera in the modern ballet "Evangelicum" in year 2000. After being a member of the Opera Choir in Savonlinna during her early studies, Turunen debut in Savonlinna Opera festival in 2006 with tenor Raimo Sirkiä and returned to the same stage with Argentinean tenor José Cura in 2011.Tarja has done several Lied concerts with her line up "Noche Escandinava" consisting in piano and 3 voices, in Finland, Romania, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Turunen as well led different quartets and performed several chamber music concerts in Finland and abroad. Additionally Tarja has worked as a soloist with symphonic orchestras and choirs all over the world always impressing the classical music lovers as well as others with unparalleled Crossover programmes.
Turunen got worldwide known with the metal band "Nightwish" in which she worked as a lead singer between the years 1997-2005 making many world tours and selling several millions of albums.
Tarja's solo career continues today releasing chart topping albums, Gold and Platinum Record Awards in Russia, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic and Hungary and touring the world stages.
KALEVI KIVINIEMI
Kalevi Kiviniemi is an internationally distinguished concert organist. He specializes in French music (incl. study trips to Paris in 1981, 1982 and 1986) and has given several recitals at the Notre Dame Cathedral and Sainte-Clotilde Basilique in Paris. He has also recorded on the historical Cavaillé-Coll organs in Orléans and Rouen.
Kiviniemi's international career started with recitals in Japan and London in the early 1990s, and he was soon touring in Europe, and further in the USA, Russia, Japan, Australia and the Philippines. In addition to solo recitals and chamber music recitals, he has appeared with major orchestras such as the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Kalevi Kiviniemi has made numerous recording for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) and for foreign radio stations. In September 2011 the famous Pipedreams program of the Minnesota Public Radio in the USA devoted one two-hour program entirely to Kalevi Kiviniemi. He was artistic director of the Lahti Organ Festival in Finland for ten years, from 1991 to 2001.
Kalevi Kiviniemi has made over 150 CDs, including recordings on historical organs in the USA, Luxembourg, the Philippines, Australia, Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. Many of his recordings have won awards; two have sold gold and one has sold platinum. Visions, containing Finnish organ music, received the Janne Prize for best Finnish solo disc. In 2009 Kiviniemi's CD recorded at Seinäjoki was chosen Record of the Year by MusicWeb International. Kalevi Kiviniemi has received other awards and prizes too, including the Finnish State Music Award in 2009. International critiques count Kalevi Kiviniemi among the most influential musicians of our time.
MARZI NYMAN
Marzi Nyman has studied jazz music at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki since 1998.
He entertains an extremely busy concert schedule, with appearances all over in Finland and round the world with very different ensembles, ranging from the top pop-rock-jazz artists to large symphony orchestras.
MARKKU KROHN
Markku Krohn received his degree and diploma of percussion performance and pedagogy from the Graz Musikhochschule (Austria) in 1982 and received the Magister Artium degree in 1987. He has augmented his studies with study trips to the USA and Germany. Krohn has played and recorded with many ensembles in Finland and abroad, including Austrian Art Ensemble, Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble and Lahti Brass Quintet, symphony orchestras include SWR (Südwest Rundfunkorchester) Stuttgart, Brucknerorchester Linz and Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester.
Krohn has performed widely in Europe, Asia, Russia and the USA. Since 1983 he has held a position as percussionist with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Markku Krohn's cooperation with concert organist Kalevi Kiviniemi dates back twenty years, together they have given numerous concerts and made a number of recordings since 1987.
1 Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä
Music: Leevi Madetoja
Lyrics: Alpo Noponen
Arrangement: Marzi Nyman
2 Ave Maria op. 80
Music: Luigi Luzzi
Lyrics: Trad.
Arrangement: Jarkko Kiiski (percussion)
Kalevi Kiviniemi (organ)
3 Ave Maria
Music: Tarja Turunen
Lyrics: Trad.
Arrangement: Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman
4 Maa on niin kaunis
Music: Trad.
Lyrics: Bernhard Ingemann (Finnish Lyrics: Hilja Haahti)
Arrangement: Anders Öhrwall
Marzi Nyman (guitar)
5 Varpunen jouluaamuna
Music: Otto Kotilainen
Lyrics: Zacharias Topelius (Finnish Lyrics: K.A. Hougberg)
Arrangement Marzi Nyman (guitar)
Markku Krohn (vibraphone)
6 Heinillä härkien
Music: Trad.
Lyrics: Martti Korpilahti
Arrangement: Olli Ahvenlahti, Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman
7 En etsi valtaa loistoa
Music: Jean Sibelius
Lyrics: Zacharias Topelius.
Arrangement: Marzi Nyman (guitar)
8 Jouluyö, juhlayö (Silent night)
Music: Franz Gruber
Lyrics: Joseph Mohr (Finnish lyrics: G.O Schönemann)
Arrangement: Marzi Nyman, Kalevi Kiviniemi
9 Astral bells
Markku Krohn, Marzi Nyman, Kalevi Kiviniemi
10 You would have loved this
Cori Connors
Arrangement: Marzi Nyman
11 Walking in the air
Howard Blake
Arrangement Marzi Nyman, Kalevi Kiviniemi, Markku Krohn (wibes)
BONUS TRACK
12 Improvisation: variations sur un Noël
Kalevi Kiviniemi
Recorded at Melbourne Town Hall, Australia by Raimo Jokela
Live, Monitor Engineer and Recording Engineer: Pete Knuutinen
Lightning Engineer: Tommi Stolt
Stage Design: Lahti Design Institute
Produced by Tarja Turunen, Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn
Mixed by Jetro Vainio, Tarja Turunen, Mic and Kalevi Kiviniemi
Engineered by Jetro Vainio at Mofo Studio
Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers
Executive Producer: Marcelo Cabuli for NEMS Enterprises SRL
TARJA TURUNEN & HARUS IN CONCERT LIVE AT SIBELIUS HALL
Recorded in Lahti, Finland December 7th, 2009
Editions
DVD / CD
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Argentina cover
DVD
1. Heinillä Härkien
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Concert Etude (DVD exclusive)
6. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
7. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
8. Improvisation On Christmas Themes (DVD exclusive)
9. Ave Maria
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Astral Bells
12. Ave Maria (DVD exclusive)
13. Walking In The Air
14. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
Interview
Photo Gallery
CD
1. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Ave Maria
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
6. Heinillä Härkien
7. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
8. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
9. Astral Bells
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Walking In The Air
12. Improvisation: Variations Sur Un Noël
Release date: 2nd December 2011
Record label: earMUSIC / Berlin Classics
Format: DVD / CD / Super Jewel Box
Country: Europe
Also:
Argentina / 17th November 2011 / NEMS Enterprises / DVD - CD - Triple Card Wallet
CREDITS:
5 Concert etude
Franz Liszt
Arrangement: Kalevi Kiviniemi
DVD/Blu-Ray EXCLUSIVE
8 Improvisation on Christmas themes
Kalevi Kiviniemi
DVD/Blu-Ray EXCLUSIVE
12 Ave Maria
Music: Giulio Caccini
Lyrics: Trad.
Arrangement: Marzi Nyman, Jarkko Kiiski, Kalevi Kiviniemi
DVD/Blu-Ray EXCLUSIVE
Same-eYes Production Film Crew
Producer Jesse Tervolin
Director Sami Malmberg
Cameramen: Eero Vihavainen, Juha Immonen, Olli Rantanen, Satu Lehtisare, Suvi Lehtisare, Teemu Villikka, Timo Härkönen
Edited by Sami Malmberg, Olli Rantanen, Jesse Tervolin
Interview Anna-Maria Talvio
Photo gallery by Tarja, Mic, Tommi Stolt, Maria Leliakova, Roosa Lassila
DVD Menu Design/Authoring by Press9
Blu-Ray / CD
Blu-Ray
1. Heinillä Härkien
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Concert Etude
6. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
7. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
8. Improvisation On Christmas Themes
9. Ave Maria
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Astral Bells
12. Ave Maria
13. Walking In The Air
14. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
Interview
Photo Gallery
CD
1. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Ave Maria
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
6. Heinillä Härkien
7. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
8. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
9. Astral Bells
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Walking In The Air
12. Improvisation: Variations Sur Un Noël
Release date: 2nd December 2011
Record label: earMUSIC / Berlin Classics
Format: Blu-Ray Disc / CD
Country: Europe
Brazil / DVD
1. Heinillä Härkien
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Concert Etude (DVD exclusive)
6. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
7. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
8. Improvisation On Christmas Themes (DVD exclusive)
9. Ave Maria
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Astral Bells
12. Ave Maria (DVD exclusive)
13. Walking In The Air
14. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
Interview
Photo Gallery
Release date: 2011
Record label: Hellion Records
Format: DVD
Country: Brazil
Argentina / DVD
1. Heinillä Härkien
2. Ave Maria Op. 80
3. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
4. Maa On Niin Kaunis
5. Concert Etude
6. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
7. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä
8. Improvisation On Christmas Themes
9. Ave Maria
10. You Would Have Loved This
11. Astral Bells
12. Ave Maria
13. Walking In The Air
14. Jouluyö, Juhlayö (Silent Night)
Interview
Photo Gallery
Release date: 17th November 2011
Record label: NEMS Enterprises
Format: DVD
Country: Argentina