In the series which celebrates the historical Finnish women who wrote music we introduce Anne-Marie Mechelin’s (1892–1929) piano pieces, also suitable for pedagogical use. Christmas Gavotte (Joulu-Gavotti) 55016-515-1, € 5,90 Buy nowNocturno 55016-517-5, € 5,90
Five Aphorisms (1973, originally for piano) combines playful characters with long-lined melodies. Kari Jämbäck’s arrangement for flute and guitar is suitable also for pedagogical use.Score & parts 55011-648-1, € 17,20
Capriccio (1989) puts the idea of caprice into practice in various ways. The 10-minute-long work in three movements is scored for the same instruments as Mozart’s Serenades for winds. The piece was commissioned and premiered by the wind players of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1989. Score & parts 55011-647-4, € 36,50
Popular Christmas carols first published in the collection "Joulun aikaan" (The Time of Christmas, 2001) now available as pdf:s. J. S. Bach: Mä seimes ääreen seisahdun (Ich steh’ an deiner Krippe hier) 55016-502-1, € 2,00 Buy nowP. J. Hannikainen: Joulun kellot (Hiljaa, hiljaa helkkyellen) 55016-503-8, € 2,30 Buy nowMartti Hela: Hiljainen joululaulu 55016-494-9, € 2,30…
Hele (2018) was written for the musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. It is set up for an ensemble consisting of woodwind quintet, trumpet, percussion and string quintet. Wennäkoski tells about the process: “A composer works with sounds and time, but also with emotions and images. When starting a new score I usually try…
The six-movement Per speculum in enigmatae suite (Through a glass, darkly) is published for the first time. Melartin assembled it from different separate pieces. The biblical heading maybe has a spiritual rather than a religious connotation, though some of the movements – and the title – are programmatic. 55011-630-6, € 12,50
This work is scored for a string orchestra of twenty players. The piano part is honouring the ‘Beethovenian-Lisztian-Brahmsian’ pianistic tradition. At times it is lean and linear, but the work also contains multi-layered, full-toned piano textures and massive rolling octaves. The 30-minute concerto requires great artistry on the part of the performer. It comprises 3…
In spring 2006 Kalevi Aho came across the posthumously published The Book of Questions (1974) by Pablo Neruda. It consists of short, exquisite questions which force the reader to look at things from an entirely new perspective. Aho selected some of the texts for this 24-minute song cycle (2006) and combined their Finnish translation (by…
Russian-born Victoria Yagling (1946−2011) was an acclaimed cellist who studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Mstislav Rostropovich. She began composing at an early age and continued her studies with Dmitry Kabalevsky. Her work list includes three cello concertos which are her main works. Suite for cello and string orchestra (ca. 15 min) was composed in…
from English-speaking countries This collection of repertoire books contains Maryan Balkwill’s selection of songs from English-speaking nations. These pieces offer inspiring repertoire for young cellists complementing the teaching methods of Csaba Szilvay’s Colourstrings Cello School, but they can also be used independently.1: Songs without stave (vcl solo) Book A / Book BBook B à 12,10€3:…
