A new arrangement four piano duet (four hands) of Dmitri Shostakovich’s famous Waltz no. 2 for Suite for Variety Orchestra divides melody and accompaniment equally between the two voices. Buy now
Lars Karlsson’s Serenade for a friend for violin or flute and piano or organ was premiered in 1992 by the violinist John Storgårds and composer himself. Dur. 3 minutes Buy now
The Saimaa Sinfonietta has commissioned Olli Kortekangas to write a Guitar Concerto to be premiered in Lappeenranta on 14 November with Janne Malinen as the soloist. Other new Kortekangas works include Piir (Border), a blend of poetry and music performed in European cities with a mutual border; first in Valga, on the border between Estonia and Latvia, on 7 May and then…
Celebrating his 70th anniversary in 2023, Lars Karlsson has a vast output of choir pieces for different choir forms. Mare crisium for mixed choir Mysterious yet lyrical, Lars Karlsson’s setting to Paula Hiekkala’s poem in Finnish (1990) is a beautiful journey from stormy sea towards radiant peace. Buy now Tre naturscener for descant choir Three…
The romantic modernist (or modern romanticist) Lars Karlsson (b. 1953) wrote his Clarinet concerto (2013-2015) for Christoffer Sundqvist. The work has connections with Nordic mythology and shamanistic tunes, the melodic use of fourths and fifths forms an important basis for the concerto’s musical material. Buy now
New choral editions of Sibelius’ choir pieces are finally available. The music engravements are based on the complete editorial project of Jean Sibelius Works (JSW). MIXED CHOIR:–Den 25 Oktober 1902 (settings 1 [JS60] & 2 [JS 61]) Buy now–Drömmarna [JS64] Buy now MALE CHOIR:-Julvisa / Joululaulu (Giv mig ej guld / En etsi valtaa, loistoa)…
Maija Hynninen’s piano quintet Nine-channeled Pearl flows effortlessly. The 10-minute piece includes rhythmical gamelan-inspired passage, twirling scales, sonorous bell-like harmonics and dream-like world ending chorales. Buy now
Aho’s Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar & percussion (1982) was written for Cluster ensemble, which is the reason for the particular combination of instruments. Dramatic and tragic evolution of the three-movement 22-minute work culminates in the wild percussion cadenza, which is followed by a quiet epilogue. Buy now
Aulis Sallinen’s Serenade for two wind quartets (fl-ob-cl-fg, tr-cor-trb-tb) was composed in 1963. It is now published for the first time. Duration of the piece is ca. 13 minutes. Buy now
Lara Poe’s (b. 1993) good-humoured Contradanse (duration 4’30) for eight wind instruments employs slightly off-kilter dance rhythms to create a rhythmic background structure to the piece. The melody lines constantly change timbre as they move through different instrumental combinations. Buy now
