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...

Klarinetti on nuorin sinfoniaorkesterin puupuhaltimista, mutta aikamme musiikissa se on ehkä eniten käytetty monipuolisuutensa ja joustavuutensa ansiosta. Klarinetin tutkimusmatka on johdatus soittimen historiaan, rakenteeseen, ominaisuuksiin ja soittoteknisiin mahdollisuuksiin. Kirja on...

Nils-Eric Fougstedt's bright and playful suite for string orchestra in three movements (1953) is perfect addition to student orchestras' repertoire.

Salon Latino (2017–21) has three movements: 1. Salsa y guacamole combines jazz and samba, 2. Fresas con crema is a slow Venezuelan merengue and 3. Tequila y tacos is a...

This sparkling orchestral piece by Finnish-Greek composer Petros Paukkunen is a continuum of ritual dance and meditation, as the composer describes it. The 12-minute piece was premiered in 2019 at...

Kalevi Aho wrote the hilarious, virtuosic and compact "Berliner Bagatelle" in winter 2018 at the request of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet as a sort of concert encore. Duration 5...

Beneath for wind quintet (2007) was commissioned by the quintet Arktinen hysteria. The work was premiered in 2007.

Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as...

The concerto for violin and orchestra was composed in 2005 for Erkki Palola. The inspiration of the "Nonexistent Knight" was found in literature (Calvino, Cervantes), in music (Monteverdi) and in...

A melodic fragment which hints at both folk music and the virtuosic classical violin tradition acts as a sort of structural anchor for Lara Poe's Musings for solo violin (2014)....