Composers

    In this set of love songs "love is a place" after one of the great poets of the genre, Matthew Whittall wanted to create a sense of progression from various...

    Matthew Whittall's pair of psalm-based settings was a commission from the Finnish union of church musicians, for Swedish-language pieces specifically intended for liturgical use. Du kröner året (You crown the...

    Jennah Vainio's For Such a Time As This was commissioned for YL Male Voice Choir's 140th anniversary concert in 2023. The songs deal with topics such as motherhood, war, longing...

    Timo-Juhani Kyllönen's Julen sveper in op. 101b (Swedish, "Christmas sweeps in") for mixed choir and piano was commissioned for Espoo Arbis Chamber Choir in 2023. The composition is about love,...

    Harri Wessman's Concertino for trumpet and string orchestra Peilejä (Mirrors) was premiered in 1997. Suitable for student / pupil orchestra, the concertino follows fully Wessman's principle: "I don’t write children’s...

    String Trio in G Minor (1893-94) is a work of Jean Sibelius's mature chamber music period, and his symphonic writing style is clearly present. The trio was never finished, and...

    The lyrical title of Lotta Wennäkoski's Mellan natt och regn (Swedish for "Between Night and Rain") derives from a poem by Tua Forsström (b. 1947), and the music has both...

    SumussaKalevi Aho composed a shimmering six-minute journey for string quartet under the title Sumussa ("In the fog", 2023). It was premiered by Tempera Quartet at Kaustinen Chamber Music Week in...

    Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Ruija for flute and violoncello (2023) to be performed in Kakslauttanen planetarium dome in Saariselkä, Lapland. It is dedicated to the memory of sculptor Kari...

    A new edition of the study score (2024) of Einojuhani Rautavaara's Concerto for violin and orchestra (1977) is now available. Buy now