Metsä ja uni (Forest and the Dream) is a short fantasy for solo cello (2004). This 4-minute miniature was the first piece in which Virtaperko’s musical focus is primarily on timbre and gradual changes of tone color, thus anticipating his later stylistic development.
for violoncello solo
(optionally Baroque cello; also viola version)
2004
Metsä ja uni on lyhyt fantasia soolosellolle (2004) Neliminuuttinen miniatyyri on Virtaperkon ensimmäinen teos, jossa säveltäjän myöhemmälle tuotannolle luonteenomaisesti musiikillisen huomion keskiössä ovat äänen väri ja siinä tapahtuvat asteittaiset muutokset.
for violoncello solo
(optionally Baroque cello; also viola version)
2004
Duration 4’
First performance
17 October 2005, Sundsvall, Sweden
Olli Virtaperko, cello
Published by manus
Last performance
30 September 2017
Max Savikangas, viola
October New Music festival
Oulu, Finland
Previous performances
19 June 2015, Jenni Babonneau, cello, Royal Conservatory of Brussels
7 July 2012, Markus Hohti, cello, Time of Music, Viitasaari, Finland
4 February 2011, Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello, Serlachius Museum Gösta, Mänttä, Finland
15 August 2009 Anne Pajunen, viola, Kalvfestivalen, Kalv, Sweden (premiere performance of the viola version)
24 February 2009, Johanna Tarkkanen, cello, Helsinki, Finland
1 July 2008 Louna Hosia, Baroque cello, Helsinki
5 March 2007 Velma Aho, cello, Helsinki
17 October 2005, Olli Virtaperko, cello, Sundsvall, Sweden
