According to Jouni Kaipainen, the fourth string quartet (2006) is one of the key works of Seppo Pohjola (b. 1965) and holds a place as a landmark in Finnish quartet literature. It is the longest (ca. 33 min) of Pohjola’s five string quartets and has the widest thematic arcs of his quartets. Score & parts…
Mot natten (Towards night, 2018) found its inspiration and name in Finnish poet Bo Carpelan’s (1926-2011) posthumous poetry collection though the movements are not tied to specific poems. Duration ca. 11’30. 55011-685-6, € 24,00
Linjama’s second string quartet (2018) is subtitled Allerheiligentag III. The material for the Allerheiligentag cycle is a Finnish folk chorale for All Saints’ Day (the other works in the cycle are a string trio, a piece for orchestra and solo works for viola da gamba and violin). The quartet is in three movements tensed in…
A series of seven new swinging and sweet arrangements for salon orchestra with flexible instruments. The downloadble and printable PDF package includes the full score and nine parts in multiple versions. The instrumentation allows the pieces to be performed with four players (parts I−IV) or expand to full salon orchestra (string instruments, flute, oboe, clarinet,…
This swirling duo was composed in 1991. It is an exciting, lively dialogue between two contrasting instruments. Duration ca. 6 min. See the performance by Kristin Müürsepp and Enri Remmelgas in YouTube. 55011-682-5, € 14,50
Based on the famous Colourstrings method, Guitar ABC is designed primarily for young beginners as their first introduction to the world of guitar playing. The material can be adapted for teaching children of any age (in groups or individually) and used either on its own or combined with other beginner learning materials. The different elements…
Lament was commissioned by Camerata Nordica in 2008. The solo part in this piece was composed to represent a sad and lone human voice in a world of disappointment. However, the very last phrase of the 9-minute piece is in a major key and echoes a prayer for hope. The solo can also be performed…
Tämä kuorosarja oli Oulaisten Nuorisokuoron tilaus sen 45-vuotisjuhlakonserttiin. Anna Elina Isoaron tekstiin sävelletty teos muodostuu neljästä osasta: 1. Muistikirja 2. Opintie 3. Historiikki 4. Sukutaulu. 55011-338-1, € 9,90
This piano piece is a fantasy meditation on the Train/Spaceship chords in the opera "Einstein on the Beach" by Philip Glass. There is something strange in the repeating five-chord progression (Fm – Db – A – B7 – E) "because it never fails to lift the audience to its feet". Nuorvala’s piece was written in…
Aho’s song cycle is set to poems of a Finnish modernist Tuomas Anhava (1927-2001). The composer tells: “I tried to create a work in which the words and the music were organically one. These autumnal poems immediately began to sound as music in my mind since they have a very beautiful musical ring and rhythm.”…
