Géza Szilvay: Colourstrings Violin ABC: Books G1 & G2
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Géza Szilvay: Colourstrings Violin ABC: Books G1 & G2

Volume G of the Colourstrings Violin tutors studies every position of the violin in a separate volume. It offers art-pedagogical material in order to read confidently in the positions, to master the shifting movements and to understand why and when to use a particular position. G1 – Second position 55011-594-1, € 44,50 G2 – Third…

Iiro Rantala: Ajatuksia / Pieces of my mind – 10 jazzy tunes for piano
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Iiro Rantala: Ajatuksia / Pieces of my mind – 10 jazzy tunes for piano

Iiro Rantala composed 10 new jazzy piano tunes for this collection. They are swinging, surprising and mood-creating tunes, with imaginative details spicing up the melodies – rhythmic hooks, playing with the chord colours, quirky turns and uplifting culminations. These short pieces are suitable for pianists with a few years’ experience in playing.55011-690-0, € 24,50

Piotr Tchaikovsky (arr. Y. Hjelt): Suite from Ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker for chamber orchestra
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Piotr Tchaikovsky (arr. Y. Hjelt): Suite from Ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker for chamber orchestra

Tchaikovsky’s ballets are among the most beloved repertoire for orchestras. Yrjö Hjelt has transcribed the most famous segments of "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker" for a chamber orchestra. The suite is 45 minutes in duration, but can be performed in shorter version as well. Score & parts 55011-695-5, € 199,00

Armas Järnefelt: Festouverture for symphonic wind band
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Armas Järnefelt: Festouverture for symphonic wind band

Järnefelt composed his Festouverture (Festive Overture) for the official opening of the Finnish National Theatre in 1902. The overture is firmly anchored on a jubilant D major and observes the traditional sonata-form scheme. Fennica Gehrman commissioned a band transcription from professor Robert J. Ambrose as soon as the symphony version score was engraved in 2019….

Eskelinen – Strandman: Lasten lied! 2 – Children’s Lied! 2
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Eskelinen – Strandman: Lasten lied! 2 – Children’s Lied! 2

This collection of repertoire for young singers and pianists contains songs from a wide range of countries and cultures. There are songs in eight languages, all of them with sung Finnish and English translations. A thorough pedagogical introduction and a large collection of downloadable versions of the songs in various keys make this collection a…

Toiveohjelmistoa pianolle 2 (Favourites for Piano 2)
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Toiveohjelmistoa pianolle 2 (Favourites for Piano 2)

A handpicked collection of piano gems. Contents: Amy Beach: Exiles · Lili Boulanger: Cortège · Brahms: Hungarian Dance no. 6; Intermezzo A major · Chopin: Étude E major; Marche funèbre; Prelude E minor · Debussy: Golliwog’s Cakewalk · Massenet: Elegie · Mozart: Fantasia no. 3 D minor · Prokofiev: Visions fugitives 1 · Rachmaninov: Prelude…

Siri Brander (arr. Westerlind): Elegie for string orchestra

Siri Brander (arr. Westerlind): Elegie for string orchestra

Siri Brander (1866–1934) was one of the first female composers to be played by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Elegie (originally for piano) was arranged for string orchestra by A. E. Westerlind and first performed in 1894. More than 120 years later it was recovered in the archives. The small treasure of pure salon romanticism has…