Heiniö, Mikko

Mikko Heiniö’s violin concerto Alla madre (2007) abandons the traditional virtuoso concerto concept: here a large orchestra engages in dialogue with a solo violin. The first movement is called Arrivo, “Arrival”: the soloist literally arrives later, and by degrees, playing his/her first two solos offstage. Solo part & piano reduction Buy now

Mikko Heiniö’s April evenings for black twins (2015) is a sonata in five movements. This 15-minute virtuoso piece for pianos is inspired by evenings in the month of April. The twins here are identical, so in addition of being individuals they also form an orchestral super instrument.

These seven variations and theme based on a Finnish folk song were composed in 2016. The folk song in question begins with the phrase "When the boys went singing around the village / the girls believed somebody was playing the organ."

Jouluaamun hämärässä sekakuorolle on kaunis, kansanlaulumainen sekakuoroballadi säveltäjän omaan tekstiin. Buy now

Mot natten (Towards night, 2018) found its inspiration and name in Finnish poet Bo Carpelan’s (1926-2011) posthumous poetry collection though the movements are not tied to specific poems. Duration ca. 11’30. 55011-685-6, € 24,00

Mikko Heiniö composed his Sonata for Guitar (2019) with the instrument on his lap. The inspiring cooperation with the guitarist Patrik Kleemola can be heard throughout the four-movement sonata. The overall duration is ca. 14 minutes. 55011-605-4, € 23,30

for guitarA solo work made up of four contrasting movements (Allegro intenso-Pesante-Sostenuto-Energico), which are played attacca. The composer says of the title: "…green like the nature, fragile and clear as glass, as light filtered by certain frequences of chromium oxide". 55011-465-4, € 18,90