Alex Freeman: Cathedral of Spring for mixed choir
Alex Freeman’s (b. 1972) Cathedral of Spring (2019) was commissioned by Somnium Ensemble. The piece is in four movements and is set to poems by e.e. cummings…
Olli Kortekangas: Akvarelli for mixed choir
Akvarelli (Watercolour, 1994) for mixed choir by Olli Kortekangas is composed to a poem by Matsuo Bashō, the greatest master of haiku in the 17th century. The…
Lars Karlsson: Variations on a psalm “Eja mitt hjärta” for organ
These beautiful variations on the hymn "Eja mitt hjärta" (Swedish variation of a German folk song from 1589) were composed in 1976 and dedicated to Finnish composer…
Lars Karlsson: Toccata, variations and fuga for organ
based on the Swedish hymn "Den blomstertid nu kommer"Probably of folk song origin, this Swedish hymn was first time published in the 1695 Swedish Hymnal. The Finnish…
Hanna Elomaa & Päivi Kantanen: Yhdessä pianolla
Uutta, innostavaa nuottimateriaalia pikku pianistien ryhmäopetukseen. Yhdessä pianolla sisältää neli- ja kuusikätisiä kappaleita alkeet hallitseville oppilaille sekä monipuolista lisämateriaalia, joka johtaa hauskalla tavalla vapaan säestyksen, improvisoinnin ja…
Jean Sibelius: Cassazione op. 6: transcription for wind band by Robert J. Ambrose
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) made his first sketches for material that would later find its way into Cassazione at the end of the 1890s; there are already hints…
Paavo Heininen: Divertimento for chamber ensemble
Chamber music is probably the dearest musical form to the Finnish modernism’s grand old man Paavo Heininen (b. 1938). The 12-minute Divertimento was composed in the beginning…
Kirmo Lintinen: Myrsky vesilasissa (Storm in a Teacup) for flute, bassoon & piano
The air is heavy with flashy comments, when the flute, the bassoon and the piano start their debate in “Storm in a Teacup” (2014) by Kirmo Lintinen…
Olli Kortekangas: Partita for organ
Olli Kortekangas (b. 1955) was struggling when looking for a suitable chorale or theme after a commission from Tomi Satomaa to compose a variation work for organ…
Lauri Kilpiö: Muistijälkiä ja impressioita (Memories and Impressions) for piano
Lauri Kilpiö’s Memories and Impressions is a 14-movement suite for solo piano of 24 minutes. It was commissioned by the Music School of St. Michel. The duration…
Olli Kortekangas: Luotujen virsi, Missa brevis for descant chorus and piano
A missa brevis for descant choir and piano (organ ad lib.) by Olli Kortekangas gets a Finnish colour in Laudamus, the text of which "Luotujen virsi" by…
Yrjö Hjelt: Uusia eteläpohjalaisia kansanlauluja for voice & piano
(Six Ostrobothnian folk songs)During his folklore gathering trips to South Ostrobothnia in the west coast of Finland in 1907, Toivo Kuula wrote down a total of 362…
Paavo Korpijaakko: Oskari Juliinin legenda – uusia eteläpohjalaisia kansanlauluja for voice & piano
(The Legend of Oskari Juliini – New Ostrobothnian Folk Songs)The Ostrobothnian folk songs collected by Toivo Kuula offer an interesting look at the Finnish folk music, especially…
Armas Järnefelt: Festouverture D major
Armas Järnefelt (1869–1958) composed his Festouverture (Festive Overture) for the official opening of the Finnish National Theatre on 9 April 1902. This was a great event in…
Uuno Klami: Sonata in C minor for violin & piano
Uuno Klami probably began composing the C minor Sonata as early as May 1920. He completed two movements but only sketched the finale. The reason why he…
Einar Englund: Serenata for string orchestra
Einar Englund’s (1916–99) musical language is based on sweeping terms and great symphonic lines. As a neo-classicist his music is based on tonality and includes long, compact…
Lars Karlsson: Sju sånger (Seven Songs) to texts by Pär Lagerkvist
Lars Karlsson (b. 1952) has followed his own distinctive route on the Finnish contemporary music scene as a ”romantic modernist”. The song cycle (2010–12) for baritone and…
Paavo Heininen: DIA per orchestra
Premiered in September 1979, DIA op. 36, with its wedge form "refers to the idea of an arrow pointing through the multidimensional musical space of the piece…
Harri Wessman: Concertino No. 2 for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
A work commissioned by a Finnish publishing company Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet for the inauguration of their new office building in 1987. The 10 minutes duration and small orchestra…
Heino Kaski: Piano Pieces
This edition includes 32 of the numerous piano pieces by Finnish composer Heino Kaski (1885–1957). Many of them are everlasting favourites among Finnish pianists, such as Yö…
Helena Sinisalo: Trumpet ABC – Trumpetti-ABC
The Trumpet ABC offers a vast selection of familiar children’s and folk songs for young trumpet players. The coloured notes and the movable Do and La clefs…
Kirmo Lintinen: Palindromi – Palindrome for piano
Kirmo Lintinen has chosen a predetermined form for this piece: perfectly mirrored symmetry! The composer is not interested in hidden structures and working with minutiae, but rather…
Esa Pietilä: Uirapuru for male choir & tenor saxophone
The atmosphere of Uirapuru by Esa Pietilä for saxophone and male choir takes you to the Amazonian jungle and the home of the musician wren, also known…
Urmas Sisask: Kui armsast jõulupuu nüüd hiilgab – How Sweetly Shines the Christmas Tree for mixed choir
This delightful Estonian Christmas carol captures the joyful moments of Christmas with children gathering around the Christmas tree. 55011-544-6, € 3,30
Urmas Sisask: Kümme kildu – Ten Fragments for mixed choir
Ten crispy texts by Hando Runnel depict the problems of every-day life. 55011-545-3, € 8,90
Urmas Sisask: Kolm laulu segakoorile – Three Songs for mixed choir
These songs for mixed choir are set to poems of three Estonian lyricists, Hando Runnel, Henrik Visnapuu and Marie Under. 55011-543-9, € 4,90
Matthew Whittall: Bright Ferment – String Quartet No. 2
The second string quartet by Matthew Whittall saw daylight only some 20 years after his first one. Bright Ferment was commissioned for the 2019 Banff International String…
Tiina Myllärinen: Three Songs for female voice, guitar and cello
Tiina Myllärinen (b. 1979) has freely combined texts of three Finnish poets, Kari Aronpuro, Ilpo Tiihonen and Leif Färding to create a three-movement set for female voice,…
Kalevi Aho: Solo XVI (Ballade) for harp
Kalevi Aho’s popular series of Solo pieces for different instruments gets a new piece for harp. Solo XVI (Ballade) was premiered in June 2019 by Anneleen Lenaerts…
Sami Juntunen: Maailman ympäri 30 biisissä / Around the World in 30 pit-stops for piano
This collection of practice pieces is designed to cast you into a whirl-pool of world music. The rhythms, harmonies and melodies of different cultural and geographical regions…