Harri Wessman’s Concertino for trumpet and string orchestra Peilejä (Mirrors) was premiered in 1997. Suitable for student / pupil orchestra, the concertino follows fully Wessman’s principle: “I don’t write children’s music. Stylistically I write in the same way as for professionals; technically, the pieces just have to be easier to play. Duration 17′ Buy now
String Trio in G Minor (1893-94) is a work of Jean Sibelius’s mature chamber music period, and his symphonic writing style is clearly present. The trio was never finished, and the only completed movement, Lento, is available here as a transcription for string orchestra by Dan Flanagan. Buy now
The lyrical title of Lotta Wennäkoski’s Mellan natt och regn (Swedish for “Between Night and Rain”) derives from a poem by Tua Forsström (b. 1947), and the music has both rainy and nocturnal moods. The first ones are attracted by different ways of playing – for example, by tapping the strings of the instruments with…
SumussaKalevi Aho composed a shimmering six-minute journey for string quartet under the title Sumussa (“In the fog”, 2023). It was premiered by Tempera Quartet at Kaustinen Chamber Music Week in January 2024. Buy now Tango 60Molto appassionato, think of Argentina! Kalevi Aho wrote Tango 60 for string quartet (2012) in order to celebrate his sister’s…
Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Ruija for flute and violoncello (2023) to be performed in Kakslauttanen planetarium dome in Saariselkä, Lapland. It is dedicated to the memory of sculptor Kari Huhtamo (1943-2023). The duration of the work is 4 minutes. Buy now
A new edition of the study score (2024) of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Concerto for violin and orchestra (1977) is now available. Buy now
Composer Kaj Chydenius (1939-2024) and Sami poet Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943-2001) celebrated their friendship with collaboration, the song cycle Pohjoiset vuodenajat (The Northern Seasons, 1989) being the most handsome result. The four poems tranlated in Finnish by Anneli Rosell depict the seasons. Buy now
Vantaan musiikkiopiston 60-vuotisjuhlaan tilattu Eetu Ranta-ahon Avaruuslaulut on Lasten lied! -sarjan kolmas osa. Viisiosainen, nuorelle laulajalle ja pianistille sävelletty liedsarja Vantaan musiikkiopiston lied-ryhmäläisten teksteihin vie ihmettelemään ympäröivän maailmankaikkeuden salaisuuksia. Buy now
Aulis Sallinen’s powerful opera Ratsumies (The Horseman, 1972) to the libretto by Paavo Haavikko is the origin of the orchestral songs “Neljä laulua unesta” (Four Dream Songs). The composer arranged the songs for soprano and six violoncellos on the request of Total Cello Ensemble in 2020. Buy now
Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Orpheus singt for mixed choir to poems by Rainer Maria Rilke includes three songs: 1. Da stieg ein Baum, 2. Und fast ein Mädchen wars…, 3. Ein Gott vermags Buy now
