Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Vestige for violin and piano is based on the aria for soprano and instrumental ensemble Minä odotin Lotta Wennäkoski composed in 2003. This aria is part of the cycle Naisen rakkautta ja elämää (Love and Life of a Woman) designed for performance on stage together with the song cycle of…
Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Einojuhani Rautavaara ended his opera Aleksis Kivi (1995–1996) with the comforting words of The Song of my Heart: “Far from war and persecution, far from the cruel world.” He made the version for cello and piano in 2000, in memory of his composer colleague Lepo Sumera. The arrangement for violin…
Downloadable and printable PDF edition. The composer tells: “Waiting to hear was commissioned by my publisher, Fennica Gehrman, as part of a volume of new duos celebrating their 20th anniversary. I got the request shortly before the untimely death of my friend the violinist, composer and conductor Jaakko Kuusisto, and I wanted to write something…
Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Kalevi Aho composed Le Tombeau de J. K. in memory of Jaakko Kuusisto, who died on February 23, 2022. “Jaakko and I had quite a partnership over the years – he recorded most of my violin works and conducted many of my compositions. I was deeply touched by his illness…
Kalevi Aho has continued composing his popular Solo pieces for different instruments. Solo XVIII for tuba (2021) was premiered in March 2024 by Nicolas Indermühle in Sibelius Museum, Turku in a concert celebrating 75th birthday of the composer. Duration 9 min. Buy now
Kurvameelsed laulud (Melancholy songs) for mezzo-soprano and strings by Veljo Tormis are based on three Estonian folk songs. The texts (sungable texts in Estonian, an English translation is included) are edited by Ruth Mirow. The original version for mezzo-soprano and wind quintet is also available from the publisher. Buy now
Reminiscentiae: Kevadkillud (2009) for strings and xylophone is an orchestral adaption by Veljo Tormis of his Kevadkillud (1966) for women’s chorus to poems of Jaan Kaplinski , which is part of Looduspildid (Nature Pictures) series. The xylophone plays only in the VI movement. Duration ca. 5 min. Buy now
Einar Englund (1916-1999) was a major Finnish composer of symphonies, concertos and film music. His first symphony (1946) bears the title “War Symphony”, not given by the composer. He preferred to think think of it rather as a euphoric shout of joy at living to survive the hells of war. The first movement Tempo di…
Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Jennah Vainio’s Beatbox Concerto Fujiko’s Fairy Tale has been performed close to 20 times, mostly in the USA, where the beatboxer Shodekeh added it to his repertore and has performed it e.g. with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop. The work draws influences from Oriental music, hip hop,…
Kalevi Aho’s Three pieces for young violin players (2023) celebrates the full potential of open strings, first position, glissandos that end up on natural harmonics. Buy now
