Mikko Heiniö: Alla madre – Concerto for violin
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Mikko Heiniö: Alla madre – Concerto for violin

Mikko Heiniö’s violin concerto Alla madre (2007) abandons the traditional virtuoso concerto concept: here a large orchestra engages in dialogue with a solo violin. The first movement is called Arrivo, “Arrival”: the soloist literally arrives later, and by degrees, playing his/her first two solos offstage. Solo part & piano reduction Buy now

Olli Koskelin: Works for wind instruments
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Olli Koskelin: Works for wind instruments

Olli Koskelin’s musical output reflects a wide range of interests: neo-impressionism with post-expressionist echoes, breakneck virtuosity, even overtones and spectrality are present in his works. 7 Haiku for flute and guitarIn this 15-minute duo the haiku gets three different interpretations: intertwined with the composed version the performers improvise it and read it out loud. The…

Timo Alakotila: Hope 2021 for string quintet and piano
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Timo Alakotila: Hope 2021 for string quintet and piano

Composer and musician Timo Alakotila is a distinguished, active and versatile talent in the Finnish music scene whose long career working with different genres of music – folk music in particular – has been ground-breaking. Hope 2021 was commissioned by Kaustinen Chamber Music Week. The topic of the 4-minute work for two violins, viola, cello,…

Stringendo – Contemporary works for violin and piano

Stringendo – Contemporary works for violin and piano

Fennica Gehrman celebrates its 20th anniversary with this collection of commissioned pieces for violin and piano. Stringendo contains ten pieces from the composers Kalevi Aho, Kimmo Hakola, Mikko Heiniö, Olli Kortekangas, Jyrki Linjama, Veli-Matti Puumala, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Lotta Wennäkoski, Harri Wessman and Matthew Whittall.

Teemu Halmkrona: Ikimetsän lumous for piano

Teemu Halmkrona: Ikimetsän lumous for piano

Kuusi pianokappaletta kertovat kromatiikalla, kimaltavilla dissonansseilla ja muunnelluilla asteikoilla maustettuja, vahvatunnelmaisia tarinoita. Monenlaisia tekniikoita hyödyntävät bagatellit sopivat musiikkiopiston perustason jälkeiseksi ohjelmistoksi ja esityskappaleiksi. Teemu Halmkrona’s The charm of the deep forest is a collection of six bagatelles for piano, rich of chromaticism and many different modes.