Juhani Nuorvala: The Five Chords That Shook My World for piano
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…
Kalevi Aho: Sateen aikaan (Rain Time) – Five songs for mezzo-soprano and string quartet
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…
Kalevi Aho: Mysterium – Quintet for piano left hand and string quartet
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,…
Kalevi Aho: Sonata for violoncello and piano
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,…
Tiina Myllärinen: Squarcio for ensemble
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,…
Panu Pärssinen (arr.): Flexible Christmas
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…
Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
The Viola Concerto is part of an entire concert, which Kalevi Aho composed for the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland to be premiered in 2007. Concerto is in…
Wartiovaara-Kallioniemi (sov. Hyökki): Tonttu for mixed choir
Pasi Hyökin mukaansa tempaava sovitus sekakuorolle Tonttu-joululaulusta (Pakkasyö on ja leiskuen). Jokainen stemma vuorollaan kuljettaa melodiaa antaen mahdollisuuden sooloäänien esiin nostamiseen. 55011-654-2, € 4,20
Kalevi Aho: Törö for guitar
The guitar miniature Törö (2007) is dedicated to the guitarist Petri Kumela. Törö is Finnish for Gudgeon (Gobio gobio), a species of fish living in fresh-water streams…
Harri Wessman: Four Seasons at Finns for violins, violas & piano
Composed for the chamber music camp at Finns (Espoo, Finland) – where Harri Wessman was the composer-in-residence for many years – this frisky, happy 13-minute music for…
Antti Auvinen: Works for orchestra
Junker Twist A staggering 9-minute piece with polyrhythmic elements. Study score 55011-651-1, € 19,90 Buy nowTurbo Aria The key role is given to processed sounds from recordings…
Tessa Virta (arr.): Joulujazzia pianolle / Christmas Jazz for piano
Ihania, uusia joululaulusovituksia pianolle! Katso esittelyvideo täältä. New Christmas song arrangements for piano with an irresistible jazz touch. (En etsi valtaa, loistoa; Heinillä härkien kaukalon; Joulupuu on…
Olli Heikkilä (arr.): Joululauluja / Christmas Carols – easy arrangements for 3-4 instruments (PDF)
These arrangements of popular carols (for e.g. 2 violins, cello and piano ad.lib.) bring joy to Christmas celebration. Suitable for children and adults with all instruments in…
Antti Auvinen: Eliangelis for solo clarinet
Antti Auvinen’s (b. 1974) Eliangelis (2005) challenges the conventional way of writing for a monophonic solo instrument: at times the multi-layered multiphonic figures create an illusion of…
Joonas Kokkonen: Joululauluja lapsille (Carols for Children) for voice & piano (PDF)
The popular series of four carols now available on digital download. Suosittu joululaulusarja saatavana nyt sähköisenä lataustiedostona.1. Jouluna (Johannes Suomalainen) 2. Aattoiltana (Ester Ahokainen) 3. Metsän joulu…
Anne-Marie Mechelin: Works for piano (PDF)
In the series which celebrates the historical Finnish women who wrote music we introduce Anne-Marie Mechelin’s (1892–1929) piano pieces, also suitable for pedagogical use. Christmas Gavotte (Joulu-Gavotti)…
Lars Karlsson (arr. Jämbäck): Five Aphorisms for flute and guitar
Five Aphorisms (1973, originally for piano) combines playful characters with long-lined melodies. Kari Jämbäck’s arrangement for flute and guitar is suitable also for pedagogical use.Score & parts…
Harri Wessman: Capriccio for wind ensemble
Capriccio (1989) puts the idea of caprice into practice in various ways. The 10-minute-long work in three movements is scored for the same instruments as Mozart’s Serenades…
Christmas Carols for mixed choir (SATB) in digital downloads (PDF)
Popular Christmas carols first published in the collection "Joulun aikaan" (The Time of Christmas, 2001) now available as pdf:s. J. S. Bach: Mä seimes ääreen seisahdun (Ich…
Lotta Wennäkoski: Hele for chamber ensemble
Hele (2018) was written for the musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. It is set up for an ensemble consisting of woodwind quintet, trumpet, percussion and…
Erkki Melartin: Per speculum in enigmatae – 6 pieces for piano op. 95
The six-movement Per speculum in enigmatae suite (Through a glass, darkly) is published for the first time. Melartin assembled it from different separate pieces. The biblical heading…
Kalevi Aho: Concerto for piano and string orchestra (Piano Concerto No. 2)
This work is scored for a string orchestra of twenty players. The piano part is honouring the ‘Beethovenian-Lisztian-Brahmsian’ pianistic tradition. At times it is lean and linear,…
Kalevi Aho: Kysymysten kirja (The Book of Questions) for mezzo-soprano & chamber orchestra
In spring 2006 Kalevi Aho came across the posthumously published The Book of Questions (1974) by Pablo Neruda. It consists of short, exquisite questions which force the…
Victoria Yagling: Suite for cello and string orchestra
Russian-born Victoria Yagling (1946−2011) was an acclaimed cellist who studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Mstislav Rostropovich. She began composing at an early age and continued her…
Maryan Balkwill: Repertoire for cello
from English-speaking countries This collection of repertoire books contains Maryan Balkwill’s selection of songs from English-speaking nations. These pieces offer inspiring repertoire for young cellists complementing the…
Rautavaara: String Quartet No. 1 (Urtext Edition 2020)
New edition of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s first string quartet is based on the composer’s manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by composer’s hand in various sources. Score & parts…
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Divertimento for string orchestra [New edition 2020]
A completely new edition of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Divertimento is based on the composer’s manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by the composer’s in various sources. Written in 1953,…
Kalevi Aho: La Violina for four violins
La Violina for 4 violins introduces technics used in modern music and it is challenging yet not overly difficult for young musicians who are about to start…
Sulho Ranta: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Sulho Ranta (1901–1960) had a great impact on the musical scene in Finland in the dawn of Modernism. His atonal and modern idiom transformed into more traditional…
Jean Sibelius: Suite for Violin op. 117
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO! In 1929 Sibelius sent some small pieces to the New York publisher Carl Fischer for consideration. Included among…