Eller,Anna-Liisa Strings Attached: The Voice Of Kannel CD

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.

1. Byrd: Rowland (Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home) (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 2. Improvised Prelude 3. Dowland: Lachrimae (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 4. Improvised Postlude No.1 5. Couperin: [Unmeasured] Prelude in D minor (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 6. Machaut: Dame, Vostre Doulz Viaire (Arr. for Psaltery) 7. Rameau: Premier Livre de Pi?ces Pour Clavecin: 1. Pr?lude (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 8. Rameau: Premier Livre de Pi?ces Pour Clavecin: 2. Allemande (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 9. Weiss: Tombeau Sur la Mort de Mr. Comte de Logy (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 10. Tulve: Silmaja (Beholder) 11. Improvised Interlude 12. Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali: Toccata Per Le Levatione, F 12.31 (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel) 13. Improvised Postlude No.2 14. Rameau: Suite in D Major: 6. L'entretien Des Muses (Arr. for Chromatic Kannel)