Fennica Gehrman celebrates its 20th anniversary with this collection of commissioned pieces for violin and piano. Stringendo contains ten pieces from the composers Kalevi Aho, Kimmo Hakola, Mikko Heiniö, Olli Kortekangas, Jyrki Linjama, Veli-Matti Puumala, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Lotta Wennäkoski, Harri Wessman and Matthew Whittall.
Kuusi pianokappaletta kertovat kromatiikalla, kimaltavilla dissonansseilla ja muunnelluilla asteikoilla maustettuja, vahvatunnelmaisia tarinoita. Monenlaisia tekniikoita hyödyntävät bagatellit sopivat musiikkiopiston perustason jälkeiseksi ohjelmistoksi ja esityskappaleiksi. Teemu Halmkrona’s The charm of the deep forest is a collection of six bagatelles for piano, rich of chromaticism and many different modes. Buy now
Karelian Dance for violin and string orchestraVirtuoso-like La Danza Karelia for solo violin and string orchestra is published for the first time. Buy now Koska valaissee kointähtönenSonninen’s arrangement of beloved hymn "When does the morning star light up" is compatible to use with the choir version or as accompaniment for solo singer.
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.
The Tunnel at the End of the Light is a commission by the Lieksa Brass Festival for its International Tuba Competition in 2023. The playful work employs quirky rhythms and changing meters, while exploring the upper and lower register of the tuba. Lyrical passages quickly change into driving rhythmic patterns, as if a hysterical tuba-player…
This work by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė reflects the seasons of the year in four movements. The Finnish title stands for soul-landscape which for the composer is related to the question of cultural identity: "My physical home keeps changing and the only thing that remains is music." Buy now
The string trio End Credits (2016) is intended to play together with a video projection. Composer Jennah Vainio sees it as a portrayal of a person’s inner mind: "It is a beautiful, tender and introvert snapshot of a moment, a journey into the thoughts of a person. The work can be visualized by a video…
Kyllönen’s Trio no. 4 op. 38 (1994) for was commissioned by the Association of Finnish Music Schools. The 12-minute piece can also be performed with different descant instruments: two violins, violin & clarinet or flute & violin.
Karkija for bass clarinet and marimba was a commission of Duo Xylokosmos and was premiered in Austria 2007. The product includes one performance score (B4 sized loose pages) in a folder.
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."
