Joonas Kokkonen: Lintujen tuonela (The Hades of the Birds) for mezzo-soprano & piano
|

Joonas Kokkonen: Lintujen tuonela (The Hades of the Birds) for mezzo-soprano & piano

Piano reduction available for the first time! Originally for voice & orchestra, Kokkonen’s The Hades of the Birds consists of three songs, two shorter ones framing a longer middle one. The chosen poems were by P. Mustapää and their appeal lay for him in their “simply unique mysticism”. The music merges seamlessly with the moods…

Joonas Kokkonen: Sub rosa – song cycle for voice & piano
|

Joonas Kokkonen: Sub rosa – song cycle for voice & piano

These settings of poems by Eeva-Liisa Manner (Orphic Songs, 1973) is now being published for the first time. The poems draw on ancient mythology, oriental philosophy and mysticism in their own inimitable, unadorned manner. Poet and composer shake hands in this song cycle: the same landscape looks different depending on the lighting and season.55011-696-2, €…

Joonas Kokkonen: Joululauluja lapsille (Carols for Children) for voice & piano (PDF)
|

Joonas Kokkonen: Joululauluja lapsille (Carols for Children) for voice & piano (PDF)

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

Joonas Kokkonen: Viimeiset kiusaukset / The Last Temptations (piano reduction)
|

Joonas Kokkonen: Viimeiset kiusaukset / The Last Temptations (piano reduction)

The corrected and updated edition of the piano reduction of the opera Viimeiset kiusaukset (1973–75) is made by Pekka Asikainen (who has worked with it as a répétiteur for decades) and the conductor Ulf Söderblom. The publication marks the 100th anniversary of Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996), celebrated in 2021.  55011-617-7, € 42,60