Janne Mertanen - Kaski: Piano Works (CD)

Release Date: 01/01/19

Brilliantly played beautiful pieces by Heino Kaski. The catalogue of Heino Kaski (1885 –1957) contains more than a hundr

Brilliantly played beautiful pieces by Heino Kaski. The catalogue of Heino Kaski (1885 –1957) contains more than a hundred piano works, almost all of which are miniatures not exceeding four minutes. Kaski’s style is typically lyrical, melody-centric, and serene in character. With a few exceptions, his piano music has remained in obscurity. Pianist Mertanen, Janne studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where his teachers included Erik T. Tawaststjerna and Dmitri Baskirov. He then completed his studies with Lazar Berman at the Accademia Pianistica in Imola, Italy