Turriago, Tuomas

Salon Latino (2017–21) has three movements: 1. Salsa y guacamole combines jazz and samba, 2. Fresas con crema is a slow Venezuelan merengue and 3. Tequila y tacos is a joropo from the eastern llanos of Colombia. The first two movements serve very well as student material for young trumpetists. Buy now

Tuomas Turriago’s Sonata for Guitar solo (2019, rev. 2020) reflects the main source of anguish of the 21st century: according to the composer things are growing so fast that we can´t keep up with the pace. That is true of global warming, of population, of economy, of pandemics. 55011-582-8, € 15,50

Venezuelan trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores asked Tuomas Turriago to write a piece for a recital in April 2019. The composer tells: "My half-Colombian soul fell in love with the Venezuelan dance merengue at once when it was introduced to me and it has been an important construction material in my music ever since. I decided…

Tuomas Turriago’s works often have an autumnal character, which is also the case of this piano piece. The fast middle section has relations to his first piano sonata, and his passion for jazz is clearly audible.55011-483-8, € 14,10

Turriago’s Sonata for Flute and Piano was commissioned by Sami Junnonen. The work is unusually dark in character. The Sonata reflects Turriago’s feelings about the scary and grim future of humankind facing the climate change and erratic world politics. 55011-462-3, € 29,50

Gravity GrooveTurriago’s Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano was commissioned by Joonatan Rautiola. The work was written in two distinctly separate stages in 2008 and in 2018. In the finale of the Sonata Turriago uses Venezuelan merengue rhythm. The finale ends the work in an euphoric mood. 55011-451-7, € 29,50