Sigurd Snåre: Five Songs to texts by Edith Södergran for voice & piano (PDF)
Sigurd Snåre (1897–1996) worked especially among the Finnish-Swedish choirs as a conductor and composer. His song suite in five parts is set to poems by Edith Södergran…
Joonas Kokkonen: Viimeiset kiusaukset / The Last Temptations (piano reduction)
The corrected and updated edition of the piano reduction of the opera Viimeiset kiusaukset (1973–75) is made by Pekka Asikainen (who has worked with it as a…
Aarre Merikanto: Sestetto per archi (String Sextet)
Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958) composed his string sextet in 1932 for the competition of Library of Congress, Washington. The work was however not accepted because it was sent…
Alex Freeman: I Feel the Same Way (Three songs of Lilian Moore) for children’s choir
These three songs (2015) capture little moments of childhood wonder. Lilian Moore (1909–2004) was a poet and editor who helped makíng children’s books more affordable and worked…
Kalevi Aho: Violin Concerto No. 2
Kalevi Aho composed the second violin concerto in 2015 for the Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä. The 32-minute concerto is a large-scale virtuoso work dominated by the soloist….
Tauno Pylkkänen: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Tauno Pylkkänen (1918–1980) was a prolific opera composer, his breakthrough being the opera Mare and his son (1943). Among the 10 operas he wrote orchestral music and…
Erkki Melartin: Symphony No. 3 F major op. 40
The first five symphonies by Erkki Melartin (1875–1937) represent the Finnish National Romantic music heritage based on Austo-German orchestral tradition. Melartin considered the Symphony No. 3 as…
Kai Nieminen: Palomar – Concerto for Flute & Orchestra
The music of Kai Nieminen does not conform to any “isms”. He remarks: “I feel like I am a painter in music, who having seen or experienced…
Kalevi Aho: Halla (Frost) for violin & piano
Halla (1992) was made as the compulsory piece for a Nordic violin and piano duo competition in Vaasa 1992. For some reason the competition was however cancelled…
Kalevi Aho: Lied for oboe & piano
Lied (2017) was composed as an 80th-birthday gift for Jouko Teikari, former solo oboist in the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The 5,5-minute piece highlights the singing aspect…
P. J. Hannikainen: Kevätlaulu for mixed choir (PDF)
Pekka Juhani Hannikainen (1854–1924) oli merkittävän musiikkisuvun päämies ja säveltäjänä muutamaa teoriatuntia lukuun ottamatta itseoppinut. Hän sävelsi elinaikanaan yli kaksisataa laulua kuorotoiminnan innoittamana, suurimman osan sekakuorolle. Kansallisen…
Väinö Hannikainen: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Väinö Hannikainen (1900–1960) was one of the five sons of composer P.J. Hannikainen. He studied in Helsinki, Berlin and Paris and wrote a ballet, a chamber opera,…
Ilmari Hannikainen: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955) was the most prominent Finnish concert pianist during the first decades of the 1900s. He also was one of the country’s most established composers.Miksi…
Leevi Madetoja: Miniatures op. 21 & Legend op. 34/3 for guitar
Six delightful miniatures from Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947, one of the most significant Finnish contemporaries of Sibelius) are now available as new guitar arrangements by Lauri Manninen. The…
Mikko Heiniö: Sonata for guitar
Mikko Heiniö composed his Sonata for Guitar (2019) with the instrument on his lap. The inspiring cooperation with the guitarist Patrik Kleemola can be heard throughout the…
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony No. 1
Rautavaara’s First Symphony was written in 1955 in the United States. The composer revised the symphony first in 1988 and second time in 2003 when the movement…
Aulis Sallinen: Two Mythical Scenes Op. 1 for orchestra
Two Mythical Scenes for orchestra was completed in 1956 when Sallinen was Aarre Merikanto’s composition student. The work received its first performance only after a good deal…
Aulis Sallinen: Variations for cello & orchestra Op. 5
Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) was still seeking to establish a style of his own in his early instrumental works. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in the…
Alex Freeman: Calle sin nombre for mixed choir
The texts of Alex Freeman’s Calle sin nombre (2019) are drawn from quotations of families seeking asylum who are victims of the policies of family separation aggressively…
Minna von Knorring: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Minna von Knorring (1846–1918) was a fascinating character in the musical scene of Helsinki. She had no formal music education but she composed and published several songs…
Helvi Leiviskä: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982) is the first distinct Finnish female composer who has written large-scale orchestral works but also several songs such as these.Nouse, ole kirkas 55016-459-8, €…
Helvi Leiviskä: Suite antique op. 3 for piano
A suite of prelude and three baroque style dances, written in 1928 by Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982), the first distinct Finnish female composer. 55011-607-8, € 12,50
Helvi Leiviskä: Small Piano Pieces for Children
Six small charming piano compositions for children written in 1929 by Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982), the first distinct Finnish female composer. 55011-606-1, € 9,90
Ann-Elise Hannikainen: Two Pieces for piano
Ann-Elise Hannikainen (1946–2012), the great-granddaughter of P.J. Hannikainen, lived a cosmopolitan life as her father was working as diplomat. She studied piano playing in Warsaw and composing…
Ann-Elise Hannikainen: Cháchara for flute & piano
Ann-Elise Hannikainen (1946–2012), the great-granddaughter of P.J. Hannikainen, lived a cosmopolitan life as her father was working as diplomat. She studied piano playing in Warsaw and composing…
Ida Moberg: Stillhet (Silence) for string orchestra
Ida Moberg (1859–1947) was the first widely educated Finnish female composer. Born in Helsinki, she grew up in a musical family and studied singing and piano at…
Minna von Knorring: Nocturne for violin & piano
Minna von Knorring (1846-1918) was a fascinating character in the musical scene of Helsinki. She had no formal music education but nevertheless she composed and published several…
Kalevi Aho: Flute Concerto (solo part & piano reduction)
Kalevi Aho’s Flute Concerto (2002) was initially inspired by the magnificent, enigmatic poetry of the Swede Tomas Tranströmer, but the vocal ideas nevertheless adapted themselves to the…
Kalevi Aho: Clarinet Concerto (solo part & piano reduction)
Kalevi Aho’s Clarinet concerto (2005) has five movements played without pause. It was premiered in London by Martin Fröst in 2006 and is one of the best…
Kai Nieminen: Fragmental Reflections (on a Finnish Theme) for guitar
Kai Nieminen’s Fragmental Reflections (2018) draws on the melancholy mood of the Finnish folk song "Tein minä pillin pajupuusta" (I made a willow whistle), familiar to most…