The Finnish music has had no shortage of women composers. Although many of them had their works published and otherwise created a successful career in music, they are virtually nowhere...

For the work valo joka (“the light, which”) both the poem by Saila Susiluoto and the composition by Lotta Wennäkoski were commissioned at the same time, and thus they were...

Harri Wessman's compelling and cheerful writing for young musicians results in numerous works. Ellen's viola album (2012) consists of nine pieces for viola and piano. The viola part utilizes flageolets...

Millä suomalaisella laululla voisi aloittaa klassisen laulun polun? Löytyykö nykysäveltäjiltä helposti lähestyttäviä lauluja nuorelle tai aloittavalle laulajalle? Laula uusi laulu! -kokoelma on syntynyt jo kauan esillä olleesta tarpeesta käyttää myös...

Pekka Jalkanen's (b. 1945) Viron orja (The Serf of Viro) for two violins and string orchestra (1980) is one of the earliest and best-known examples of Finnish minimalism. The work...

Jennah Vainio's (b. 1972) Nerve-Wreck Blues Overture (2010, rev, 2023) is a fast-paced and engaging blues overture written for string orchestra. It respects the traditions of the blues while sparingly...

Kalevi Aho's Second String Quartet dates from February 1970, when he was in his second year as a student of Einojuhani Rautavaara at the Sibelius Academy. Its premiere in the...

Esa Pietilä's Blazing Flames for tenor saxophone and string quartet (2018) is a 28-minute-long journey with rapids and backwaters. His interest of combining improvisation and composed music makes the quintet...

Three icons in three colours is an association of colours and the state of mind and feeling how a person experiences colours individually. The composer does not want to open...

Erkki-Sven Tüür (b. 1959) dedicated his String quartet (1985) dedicated to the memory of his friend, the Estonian actor Urmas Kibuspuu (1953-1985). The impressive two-movement string quarte displays minimalist influences...