Kokkonen, Joonas

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…

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, €…

The delightful carol sequence by Joonas Kokkonen now finally available as an arrangement for mixed choir made by Kokkonen’s composition student Jouko Linjama. Includes four Christmas songs (Jouluna, Legenda, Aattoiltana and Metsän joulu). 55011-702-0, € 10,40

The first publication of Joonas Kokkonen’s piece for male choir "Lehvillä puiden" to the poem of Lassi Nummi (1928-2012). 55011-697-9, € 2,90

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

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

for organ, 2 soloists and SATB choir by Jouko Linjama This version of the much-loved Requiem by Joonas Kokkonen brings the work to new platforms. Requiem is music of light and hope. There are nine movements in total, and the text is in Latin. 55011-412-8, € 43,80