Konevitsan kirkonkellot (English: The Church Bells of Konevitsa) is a

Karelia Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...

n folk melody, best known as the 1975 recording of

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music group

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. It repeats the chime of the church bells of the

Konevsky Monastery Konevsky Monastery (russian: Рождество-Богородичный Коневский монастырь (as it is written on the seal of the monastery), fi, Konevitsan Jumalansynnyttäjän syntymän luostari) is a Russian Orthodox monastery ...

(Konevitsan luostari in Finnish) in

Lake Ladoga Lake Ladoga (; rus, Ла́дожское о́зеро, r=Ladozhskoye ozero, p=ˈladəʂskəjə ˈozʲɪrə or rus, Ла́дога, r=Ladoga, p=ˈladəɡə, fi, Laatokka arlier in Finnish ''Nevajärvi'' ; vep, Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a fresh ...

. The melody was first recorded by

kantele A kantele () or kannel () is a traditional Finnish and Karelian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the south east Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery along with Estonian kannel, Latvian kokles, Lithuanian ...

player

Ulla Katajavuori Ulla Kyllikki Katajavuori-Koskimies (16 June 1909 in Rauma — 5 October 2001 in Helsinki) was a Finnish musician who played the traditional Finnish kantele, performing from the 1930s to the 1990s. One of her recordings is the Karelian folk so ...

in 1952. Other recorded versions include the 1978 version by Matti Kontio, Martti Pokela and Eeva-Leena Sariola, and the 2002 version by heavy metal band

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, used as an intro in their album ''

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''.

The Piirpauke version

Piirpauke's ''Konevitsan kirkonkellot'' was released in their 1975 debut album ''

''. The song is composed of two parts of the original theme with an improvised part in the middle. The improvised part is known of the classic guitar solo by

Hasse Walli Hannes Mikael Waldemar "Hasse" Walli was born on 10 February 1948 in Helsinki. His father Aarno Walli was a musician and bandleader, his mother Anne-Marie Strandberg a singer. Hasse Walli was about ten years old when he started playing drums. ...

. French horn was played by 17-year-old music student

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, who later became a famous conductor. Live versions are included in Piirpauke's albums '' Historia of Piirpauke Vol. 1'' (1977) and '' Metamorphosis – Live 1977–1995'' (1995).Piirpauke Discography
Rockadillo Records. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

References

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