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24-Nov-2023
Susanne Kujala Completes Landmark Recording Project - Finlandby Christine Johnstone |
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  Susanne Kujala, (German organist and accordionist based in Finland), has completed a landmark recording project, capturing all 48 preludes and fugues from Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier over a span of three years. This achievement accompanies a dynamic concert career that has led her to prestigious venues such as the Philharmonie de Paris, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, and the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Spain. Kujala studied accordion, coaching and organ at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin and at the Sibelius Academy of the Helsinki University of the Arts and received her Doctor of Music degree from the latter in 2013, where she has been teaching organ performance since 2009. The performer's repertoire is diverse, extending from the earliest extant organ music to contemporary compositions of the 21st century. In this recording, she combines her knowledge of historical performance practice with the rich tonal facets and dynamic flexibility of the classical accordion. Although the preludes and fugues of both parts of the Well-Tempered Clavier have been a staple of accordionists’ repertoire for decades, with several individual recordings made, a comprehensive recording has been lacking. The albums at hand not only fill that gap but do so in a uniquely compelling way, with Kujala's classical accordion tuned to Lehman's well-tempered tuning. Bradley Lehman interprets the ornament at the top of the title page of the first part of the Well-Tempered Clavier as a tuning instruction. In contrast to equal temperament, the keys therefore sound more balanced, clearer, and also more characteristic. The complete recording of the first part of the Well-Tempered Clavier was released on 21 December 2021 on the BellowsArt record label and has been available digitally on all known streaming platforms from that date. The complete recording of both parts of the Well-Tempered Clavier was released on November 23rd, 2023 in the form of two double CDs. For further information email: info@bellowsart.fi |