Composers

    Aulis Sallinen's one-movement fourth string quartet (1971) has a subtitle Quiet Songs (Hiljaisia lauluja). In contrast to the splintered plurality of the third quartet, the fourth is a homogenous minor-key...

    The score of Lotta Wennäkoski's Glimt, skymt (Swedish for "Glimpse, glance") for four flutes opens with a citation from Tua Forsström: "And the water is sparkling and everything is sparkling...

    Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Mstislav Rostropovich once said that violoncello and accordion go together much better than cello and piano. Ilkka Kuusisto's Hymns for violoncello and accordion (1999-2000) confirm...

    Mikko Heiniö's double concerto for kantele, violin and string orchestra (2020-2021) was commissioned by Eija Kankaanranta and premiered by her, Antti Tikkanen (violin) and the Ostrobothinian Chamber orchestra. Duration: 25'...