This swirling duo was composed in 1991. It is an exciting, lively dialogue between two contrasting instruments. Duration ca. 6 min. See the performance by Kristin Müürsepp and Enri Remmelgas in YouTube. 55011-682-5, € 14,50
Based on the famous Colourstrings method, Guitar ABC is designed primarily for young beginners as their first introduction to the world of guitar playing. The material can be adapted for teaching children of any age (in groups or individually) and used either on its own or combined with other beginner learning materials. The different elements…
Lament was commissioned by Camerata Nordica in 2008. The solo part in this piece was composed to represent a sad and lone human voice in a world of disappointment. However, the very last phrase of the 9-minute piece is in a major key and echoes a prayer for hope. The solo can also be performed…
Tämä kuorosarja oli Oulaisten Nuorisokuoron tilaus sen 45-vuotisjuhlakonserttiin. Anna Elina Isoaron tekstiin sävelletty teos muodostuu neljästä osasta: 1. Muistikirja 2. Opintie 3. Historiikki 4. Sukutaulu. 55011-338-1, € 9,90
This piano piece is a fantasy meditation on the Train/Spaceship chords in the opera "Einstein on the Beach" by Philip Glass. There is something strange in the repeating five-chord progression (Fm – Db – A – B7 – E) "because it never fails to lift the audience to its feet". Nuorvala’s piece was written in…
Aho’s song cycle is set to poems of a Finnish modernist Tuomas Anhava (1927-2001). The composer tells: “I tried to create a work in which the words and the music were organically one. These autumnal poems immediately began to sound as music in my mind since they have a very beautiful musical ring and rhythm.”…
Scored for piano left hand and string quartet, Mysterium (2019) consists of four movements performed without a break. Inspired by the last, unfinished work, by Alexander Scriabin, Mysterium is a piano quintet dedicated to pianist Izumi Tateno. It is founded throughout on six-part Scriabin-like harmonies that also served as a basis for the melodic material….
A large-scale work in four movements lasting over half an hour, Kalevi Aho’s Sonata for violoncello and piano (2019) in four movements is furios, virtuosic and poweful, with a lyrical second movement. The third movement is a cello cadenza, provided in two versions: with and without throat singing. 55011-673-3, € 29,90
The explosive energy (typical of Tiina Myllärinen, b. 1979) grows in overlapping crescendos. It may be divided into two parts, the expansive first leading to a denser, more layered second. The music is marked off by strong, polyrhythmic eruptions and everdenser crescendos that carry the piece to its close. Study score 55011-656-6, € 15,50
Six warm-hearted arrangements for 3 flexible instruments, ideal for home, office or school use at Christmas time. Each part can be doubled, and they are available in different transpositions, so the ensemble combination is beyond limits! The package includes a full score, parts 1, 2 & 3 in C, Bb and Eb transpositions, the 2nd…
