The guitar miniature Törö (2007) is dedicated to the guitarist Petri Kumela. Törö is Finnish for Gudgeon (Gobio gobio), a species of fish living in fresh-water streams. It communicates with special creaks, also heard in the composition. 55011-351-0, € 11,90
Composed for the chamber music camp at Finns (Espoo, Finland) – where Harri Wessman was the composer-in-residence for many years – this frisky, happy 13-minute music for as many violins and violas (both in unison) as possible accompanied by piano borrows the title from Vivaldi’s Seasons, and fools around with the musical-rhetorical figure of baroque…
Junker Twist A staggering 9-minute piece with polyrhythmic elements. Study score 55011-651-1, € 19,90 Buy nowTurbo Aria The key role is given to processed sounds from recordings on vintage 78s made by Finnish sopranos. These ‘arias’ and the sounds of the accompanying instruments are augmented by the crackles, pops, hisses and other mechanical noises made…
Ihania, uusia joululaulusovituksia pianolle! Katso esittelyvideo täältä. New Christmas song arrangements for piano with an irresistible jazz touch. (En etsi valtaa, loistoa; Heinillä härkien kaukalon; Joulupuu on rakennettu; Jouluyö, juhlayö; Kallein joululahja; Kettu juoksi yli järven; Kilisee, kilisee kulkunen; Kun joulu on; Nisse-polkka; Oi kuusipuu; Sydämeeni joulun teen; Sylvian joululaulu; Tuikkikaa, oi joulun tähtöset; Varpunen…
These arrangements of popular carols (for e.g. 2 violins, cello and piano ad.lib.) bring joy to Christmas celebration. Suitable for children and adults with all instruments in C. trad.: Heinillä härkien kaukalon (Entre le boeuf et l’ane gris) 55016-525-0, € 4,90 Buy nowtrad.: Maa on niin kaunis (Härlig är jorden) 55016-522-9, € 4,90 Buy now…
Antti Auvinen’s (b. 1974) Eliangelis (2005) challenges the conventional way of writing for a monophonic solo instrument: at times the multi-layered multiphonic figures create an illusion of polyfony, and at times the timbres for the clarinet are augmented by a combination of broken sound and pitchless hissing. 55011-649-8, € 13,40
The popular series of four carols now available on digital download. Suosittu joululaulusarja saatavana nyt sähköisenä lataustiedostona.1. Jouluna (Johannes Suomalainen) 2. Aattoiltana (Ester Ahokainen) 3. Metsän joulu (Oiva Paloheimo) 4. Legenda (Jaakko Haavio)55016-514-4, € 5,90
In the series which celebrates the historical Finnish women who wrote music we introduce Anne-Marie Mechelin’s (1892–1929) piano pieces, also suitable for pedagogical use. Christmas Gavotte (Joulu-Gavotti) 55016-515-1, € 5,90 Buy nowNocturno 55016-517-5, € 5,90
Five Aphorisms (1973, originally for piano) combines playful characters with long-lined melodies. Kari Jämbäck’s arrangement for flute and guitar is suitable also for pedagogical use.Score & parts 55011-648-1, € 17,20
Capriccio (1989) puts the idea of caprice into practice in various ways. The 10-minute-long work in three movements is scored for the same instruments as Mozart’s Serenades for winds. The piece was commissioned and premiered by the wind players of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1989. Score & parts 55011-647-4, € 36,50
