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Premiered in September 1979, DIA, with its wedge form "refers to the idea of an arrow pointing through the multidimensional musical space of the piece — the beginning of a trajectory crossing through all of it, visiting every point, but a trajectory free of any preordained form or curvature." The grand old man of Finnish Modernism Paavo Heininen (b. 1938) sees form as an idea of time and reflects it in one continuous movement with five distinct sections.
Study score: 55011-516-3, € 50,10 Buy now

Concertino No. 2 for piano and chamber orchestra was 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 makes this concertino suitable also for young orchestra players.
Score, piano reduction and set of parts: 55011-554-5, € 95,00 Buy now

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 meren rannalla (Night by the Sea) and the brilliant Pankakoski Prelude. There are also many more lyrical miniatures with beautiful arching melodies in the collection.
55011-541-5, € 32,90 Buy now

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 help distinguish between different keys; transposing as well as solfege are used right from the start. The range is gradually extended covering middle and low register. 55011-531-6, € 34,80 Buy now

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 lets the palindromic qualities of the palindrome be clearly visible and audible.
55011-542-2, € 16,80 Buy now

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 as the uirapuru.
55011-549-1, € 7,90 Buy now

This delightful Estonian Christmas carol captures the joyful moments of Christmas with children gathering around the Christmas tree.
55011-544-6, € 3,30 Buy now

Ten crispy texts by Hando Runnel depict the problems of every-day life.
55011-545-3, € 8,90 Buy now

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 Buy now

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 Quartet Competition. Duration 9 min.
Score & parts 55011-510-1, € 39,90 Buy now

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, guitar and violoncello.
55011-515-6, € 32,90 Buy now

The third book in the Colourstring Viola ABC series, where pupils learn five-note melodies played with slurs, playing on two strings, stopping movement with open string, and string crossing. An extensive appendix provides more learning tools.
55011-254-4, € 31,90 Buy now

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 in Forssa, Finland at the Musica Kalevi Aho Festival. Duration c. 11 min.
55011-490-6, € 13,40 Buy now

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 pose multiple challenges. Jump on board for a journey round the world and expand your repertoire with these ethno etudes! Watch the videos in Youtube!
Maailman ympäri 30 biisissä on pianonsoiton ohjelmistokirja, jonka harjoituskappaleet johdattavat soittajan maailmanmusiikin pyörteisiin. Kappaleet ovat tuoreita, hauskoja ja sopivat hyvin niin perustasolle kuin syventäviin opintoihinkin. Hyppää mukaan matkalle maailman ympäri ja laajenna ohjelmistoasi etnosävyjen kautta! Katso esittelyvideot Youtubessa!
55011-532-3, € 34,50 Buy now

Kalevi Aho's popular series of Solo pieces for different instruments gets a new piece for clarinet. Composed in 2018 it was premiered in October 2019 by Simon Reitmaier in Tirol, Austria. Duration c. 11 min.
55011-488-3, € 13,40 Buy now

A combination of sound and aerodynamics, an idea behind the title Buoyancy is the lift off to flight, getting up from the ground and at the end landing on one's home turf. The piece is to bring joy for young musicians in music making and finding new ways to produce sounds. Composed in spring 2019, Buoyancy is the mandatory work in 2020 edition of the national wind band championship competition in category C (young bands).
Score & parts 55011-537-8, € 39,95 Buy now

Patikka ("Trek") for piano trio (2011) is a perfect chamber music piece for young players. The idiomatic writing for each instrument and clear, memorable characters create a transparent texture. The piece was commissioned by Juvenalia Music Institute for a chamber music competition.
55011-536-1, € 14,50 Buy now

Instrumentally acrobatic Buster! (2002-2003, rev. 2007) has a hint of ragtime, sings romantically and makes fast changes in articulations, dynamics and registers almost as they were musical counterparts of the mimical actors in silent films.
55011-514-9, € 14,50 Buy now

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NEWS & EVENTS

The University of Turku has commissioned Mikko Heiniö to compose a work for its centenary celebrations in 2020. Titled Syvyyden yllä tuuli (Wind above the Depths), it will be premiered in February 2020 and at the degree ceremony in May. It is scored for baritone, mixed choir and orchestra and will be performed by the Turku Philharmonic and the Turku University Choir. Heiniö has also written a work for The Polytech Choir, titled Täällä, kaikkialla (Here, Everywhere), to be performed as part of the choir’s 120th anniversary in spring 2020. It is based on poems by Juha Vakkuri (1946-2019). Heiniö was awarded in September when the Finnish Music Publishers Association chose him as Classical Composer of the Year.

Ilmari Hannikainen's Piano Sonata in C-Minor Op. 1 has been released both as a Fennica Gehrman publication and on CD by Risto-Matti Marin (Alba Records). According to the critics this discovery and first edition is a veritable treasure, a true Romantic gem which has something of Liszt's heroism and the sensual expression of Chopin. Buy now

Erkki-Sven Tüür turned 60 on 16 October. His composing career started in the late 1980s and the early works still popular today include Zeitraum, the Architectonics series and Action-Passion-Illusion for strings. In his own words, his pieces are abstract dramas in sound, with an extremely dynamic chain of events. Since 1992, Tüür has been a freelance composer who has received commissions from renowned performers worldwide. He has been especially prolific in writing orchestral works and concertos, but his catalogue also includes chamber music, choral works and an opera.

The Carice Singers have appointed Matthew Whittall Associate Composer. “I’m thrilled to begin this relationship with The Carice Singers,” he says. “Their fresh, pure, youthful sound is hugely inspiring for a composer, and their varied and sensitive programming takes listeners on journeys that forge poetic links across nations and centuries. To get to write a large-scale piece for such a front-rank ensemble is a dream come true!” The Carice Singers are a British vocal ensemble of young professional singers conducted by George Parris.

Fennica Gehrman has signed a publishing agreement for a Concert Overture by Sibelius. Based on material found while studying the manuscript of the opera The Maiden in the Tower, it was discovered by the conductor Tuomas Hannikainen, following references made by Sibelius himself. A significant work that, according to Hannikainen, stands up well on its own, it lasts 11–12 minutes and was conducted by Sibelius at concerts of his works in Turku. The score is scheduled for publication in autumn 2019.

The year 2021 will mark the centenary of the birth of Joonas Kokkonen. More and more music by him has been finding its way back into concert programmes in the past few years, and his opera Viimeiset kiusaukset (The Last Temptations) is still one of the Finnish operas most often performed. Fennica Gehrman has published a new version of the impressive Requiem he composed in 1981 in memory of his wife. The arrangement by Jouko Linjama is for organ, mixed choir and soloists. The Cello Concerto has also found an established place in the repertoire; it was heard most recently in the Finals of the International Paulo Cello Competition in October 2018.

Click here to go to our composers page where you will find information and sound samples about composers whose works we represent. Included is also a list of anniversaries and repertoire tips. Our catalogue covers a broad spectrum of contemporary and classical music from Finland and Estonia. We also represent works by Shostakovich, Prokofieff and Khachaturian in Finland.

Paris Impressions is Heikki Sarmanto's inspiring and lovely piano album! These 20 jazzy pieces are full of nostalgia and love for Paris in improvised variations. Buy now
See sample pages:
Les Lilas
Les Bouquinistes
Foire du Trone

Gettin' into Groove (Rytmimusiikin etydejä) is a 154-page book and a treasure trove for pianists who want to play soul, blues boogie-woogie, funk, disco or other Afroamerican pieces - all cleverly composed by Sami Juntunen. Buy now

Ihanuuksien ihmemaa on Jukka Nykäsen ihastusta herättänyt pianosovitusten kokoelma , jonka tyylilajit liikkuvat ennakkoluulottomasti iloitellen musiikin historiassa. Tämä kokoelma vie sydämesi!
This collection includes Jukka Nykänen's inspiring and fresh piano arrangements of popular Finnish melodies. Buy now
Esipuhe Sisältö See sample pages: Karjalan kunnailla - Romanssi (Fougstedt) - Hyljätyn valitus - Suvivirsi

Finnish Favourites for Piano 1-3 / Suomalaista toiveohjelmistoa 1-3
Sarja on täydentynyt kolmannella osalla, joka sisältää kiehtovan valikoiman modernin pianomusiikin helmiä, muutamia uusia tuttavuuksia sekä kestoklassikoita.
This series includes highlights of Finnish piano music from the Romantic period to the present day. The second volume includes e.g. Finlandia and Valse triste by Sibelius. Volume 3 includes modern classics. Buy Vol.1; Buy Vol.2; Buy Vol. 3

PERFORMANCES

◀ ▶ January 2020
Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
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6	7	8	9	10 Kalevi Aho Sieidi. Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra Tauno Pylkkänen Mare ja hänen poikansa Opera Armas Järnefelt Isänmaan kasvot arr. Ilkka Kuusisto Erkki Melartin Sursum corda Op. 125 Symphonischer Präludium	11 Kalevi Aho Sieidi. Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra	12 Tauno Pylkkänen Mare ja hänen poikansa Opera
13	14 Tauno Pylkkänen Mare ja hänen poikansa Opera	15	16 Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce Tauno Pylkkänen Mare ja hänen poikansa Opera	17 Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce Jukka Linkola (arr. Elias Seppälä) Euphonium Concerto [concert band version]	18 Tauno Pylkkänen Mare ja hänen poikansa Opera	19 Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce
20	21	22 Aarre Merikanto Fantasia for orchestra / Fantasia orkesterille Aarre Merikanto Ekho for soprano and orchestra	23 Aarre Merikanto Ekho for soprano and orchestra Aarre Merikanto Fantasia for orchestra / Fantasia orkesterille Kalevi Aho Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra Lotta Wennäkoski Jong Music for juggler (opt.) and chamber orchestra Lotta Wennäkoski Zeng for recorder, percussion and strings	24 Lotta Wennäkoski Zeng for recorder, percussion and strings	25	26
27	28	29	30 Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce	31

Soloist Martin Grubinger/Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra/ c. Elim Chan

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, Hong Kong (China)

Soloist Marjatta Airas, Tero Halonen, Esa Ruuttunen, Henri Tikkanen/Helsinki Sinfonietta/ c. Erkki Lasonpalo

Aleksanterin teatteri, Helsinki (Finland)

Soloist Jorma Hynninen/Tampere Filharmonia/ c. Kimmo Tullila

Tampere Hall, Tampere (Finland)

Tampere Filharmonia/ c. Kimmo Tullila