Rautavaara's First Symphony was written in 1955 in the United States. The composer revised the symphony first in 1988 and second time in 2003 when the movement Poetico was added....

Two Mythical Scenes for orchestra was completed in 1956 when Sallinen was Aarre Merikanto’s composition student. The work received its first performance only after a good deal of pressure from...

Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) was still seeking to establish a style of his own in his early instrumental works. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in the late 1950s, first...

The texts of Alex Freeman’s Calle sin nombre (2019) are drawn from quotations of families seeking asylum who are victims of the policies of family separation aggressively and abruptly enacted...

Minna von Knorring (1846–1918) was a fascinating character in the musical scene of Helsinki. She had no formal music education but she composed and published several songs which became part...

Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982) is the first distinct Finnish female composer who has written large-scale orchestral works but also several songs such as these.Nouse, ole kirkas 55016-459-8, € 5,90 Buy nowRunolintuni...

A suite of prelude and three baroque style dances, written in 1928 by Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982), the first distinct Finnish female composer. 55011-607-8, € 12,50

Six small charming piano compositions for children written in 1929 by Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982), the first distinct Finnish female composer. 55011-606-1, € 9,90

Ann-Elise Hannikainen (1946–2012), the great-granddaughter of P.J. Hannikainen, lived a cosmopolitan life as her father was working as diplomat. She studied piano playing in Warsaw and composing in Madrid with...

Ann-Elise Hannikainen (1946–2012), the great-granddaughter of P.J. Hannikainen, lived a cosmopolitan life as her father was working as diplomat. She studied piano playing in Warsaw and composing in Madrid with...