SKU: FG.55011-428-9

ISBN 9790550114289.

Kai Nieminen's music has been described as often constructed according to a narrative logic, as fantasy journeys in imaginary or dream-like worlds. Most of his works have an extra-musical stimulus, alluded to in their titles. They are not, however, really programmatic music, being constructed according to their own musical laws. The titles do nevertheless reflect the original stimuls and provide something of a guideline to the listening experience. The initial inspiration may be in literature or art, or equally well in an urban streetscape or nature.
In Ancient Songs (Dreaming of the Queen of Sheba) the second movement is dedicated to the 16th-century Spanish composer Luis de Narvaez.