This charming work to a poem by Niilo Rauhala describes the holy place of peace, meditation and closeness, best experienced in the cathedral of nature on a summer evening.55011-530-9, € 3,90
for mixed choirText: Christina RossettiThis cycle of carols traces the long nights of watchfulness before Christmas, with the great event constantly deferred, only glimpsed periodically in different visions before the music turns inward again to contemplation. 55011-455-5, € 13,60
album for horn and stringsNorthlands is a concertante work for horn and strings, written for Tommi Hyytiäinen. The composer writes that Northlands was influenced by his brief experience with Iceland, its epic landscapes and otherworldly light, which had had an immediate and powerful impact both on the composer and the concept for the piece. Study…
Sonata for alto saxophone and pianoEvent Horizons is an intensely emotional piece, stemming from reflections on the immensity of the universe and one’s own place in it. Whittall was greatly affected by the spaciousness and subtle intricacies of Eastern music – the gamelan music of Bali in particularly. 55011-432-6, € 32,90
Piano ConcertoAn admired concerto premiered in Ottawa by Angela Hewitt and the NAC Orchestra. The soloist at the Finnish premiere was Risto-Matti Marin. Whittall’s original style is fresh, abundant in colours and mysterious. Study score: 55011-372-5, € 36,00
