'Strings attached' the Voice of Kannel

1. Rowland (Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home)
2. Improvised Prelude
3. Lachrimae
4. Improvised Postlude No. 1
5. [Unmeasured] Prelude in D Minor
6. Dame, vostre doulz viaire
7. Premier livre de pièces pour clavecin - 1. Prélude
8. Premier livre de pièces pour clavecin - 2. Allemande
9. Tombeau sur la mort de Mr. Comte de Logy
10. Silmaja (Beholder)
11. Improvised Interlude
12. Fiori musicali - Toccata per le levatione, F 12.31
13. Improvised Postlude No. 2
14. Suite in D Major - 6. L’Entretien des Muses

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… A magical journey across centuries and musical styles, rounded off by original improvisations and a contemporary work by the young Estonian composer Helena Tulve, in which the instrument’s myriad colours can shine through in all their rare variety.