Related to the harp but positioned horizontally by the player, the kannel possesses an uncommon timbre, at times reminiscent of the harpsichord. Anna-Liisa Eller offers us a chance to discover this treasured symbol of Estonia's musical heritage courtesy of her own transcriptions of well-loved pieces by Couperin, Byrd, Dowland, and Rameau. This magical journey across centuries and musical styles, is rounded off by original improvisations and a contemporary work by the young Estonian composer Helena Tulve, in which the instrumen's myriad colors can shine through in all their rare variety.

Tracklist:

Byrd: Rowland (Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home) (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Improvised Prelude
Dowland: Lachrimae (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Improvised Postlude No.1
Couperin: [Unmeasured] Prelude in D minor (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Machaut: Dame, Vostre Doulz Viaire (Arr. for Psaltery)
Rameau: Premier Livre de PiÃ¨ces Pour Clavecin:
Rameau: Premier Livre de PiÃ¨ces Pour Clavecin:
Allemande (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Weiss: Tombeau Sur la Mort de Mr. Comte de Logy (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Tulve: Silmaja (Beholder)
Improvised Interlude
Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali: Toccata Per Le Levatione, F 1
(Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)
Improvised Postlude No.2
Rameau: Suite in D Major:
L'entretien Des Muses (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)

UPC: 3149020940785
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release Date: 8.20.21
Format: CD

Eller, Anna-Liisa - Strings Attached: The Voice of Kannel (CD)