These beautiful variations on the hymn "Eja mitt hjärta" (Swedish variation of a German folk song from 1589) were composed in 1976 and dedicated to Finnish composer and conductor Jack Mattsson. 55011-576-7, € 10,00
based on the Swedish hymn "Den blomstertid nu kommer"Probably of folk song origin, this Swedish hymn was first time published in the 1695 Swedish Hymnal. The Finnish version "Jo joutui armas aika" is traditionally sung in the end of the school year. The rhythmic toccata followed by the joyful variations and an uplifting fuga is…
Uutta, innostavaa nuottimateriaalia pikku pianistien ryhmäopetukseen. Yhdessä pianolla sisältää neli- ja kuusikätisiä kappaleita alkeet hallitseville oppilaille sekä monipuolista lisämateriaalia, joka johtaa hauskalla tavalla vapaan säestyksen, improvisoinnin ja säveltämisen alkupoluille. Mukana rytmi-, melodia-, sävel-, ja tunnetaitokortit sekä motivoivia tehtäviä. Kirjalla on oma Youtube-kanava. A new innovative book for group piano lessons, only available in Finnish.Oppilaan kirja…
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) made his first sketches for material that would later find its way into Cassazione at the end of the 1890s; there are already hints of it among the sketches for the First Symphony, completed in 1899. The first performance of Cassazione as the opening number in a concert of his music held…
Chamber music is probably the dearest musical form to the Finnish modernism’s grand old man Paavo Heininen (b. 1938). The 12-minute Divertimento was composed in the beginning of 2020, the instrumentation includes flute, percussion (2 players), piano and string trio.Score 55011-572-9, € 15,50
The air is heavy with flashy comments, when the flute, the bassoon and the piano start their debate in “Storm in a Teacup” (2014) by Kirmo Lintinen (b. 1967). Less than 5 minutes of length this virtuosic trio finds the piece after the grand rampage. Humour and playfulness are characteristic elements of Kirmo Lintinen’s music….
Olli Kortekangas (b. 1955) was struggling when looking for a suitable chorale or theme after a commission from Tomi Satomaa to compose a variation work for organ. He finally found it close at hand, on his very own desk; Partita is based on a chorale melody Kortekangas composed some years ago.55011-575-0, € 17,80
Lauri Kilpiö’s Memories and Impressions is a 14-movement suite for solo piano of 24 minutes. It was commissioned by the Music School of St. Michel. The duration and the level of technical difficulty of the movements increase progressively, from the rudiments towards the advanced D and C levels. 55011-564-4, € 21,90
A missa brevis for descant choir and piano (organ ad lib.) by Olli Kortekangas gets a Finnish colour in Laudamus, the text of which "Luotujen virsi" by Pekka Kivekäs is a poem in the Kalevala meter. The composer encourages conductors to find different ways to perform the work: for example doubling or replacing the chorus…
(Six Ostrobothnian folk songs)During his folklore gathering trips to South Ostrobothnia in the west coast of Finland in 1907, Toivo Kuula wrote down a total of 362 songs. Of these he arranged only 12 for voice and piano. Yrjö Hjelt has continued this work by arranging six new folk songs. This collection pays homage to…
