Mysterious yet lyrical, Lars Karlsson's setting for mixed choir to Paula Hiekkala's poem Mare crisium (1990) is a beautiful journey from stormy sea towards radiant peace. Buy now

The romantic modernist (or modern romanticist) Lars Karlsson (b. 1953) wrote his Clarinet concerto (2013-2015) for Christoffer Sundqvist. The work has connections with Nordic mythology and shamanistic tunes, the melodic use of fourths and fifths forms an important basis for the concerto's musical material. Buy now

Maija Hynninen's piano quintet Nine-channeled Pearl flows effortlessly. The 10-minute piece includes rhythmical gamelan-inspired passage, twirling scales, sonorous bell-like harmonics and dream-like world ending chorales. Buy now

Aho's Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar & percussion (1982) was written for Cluster ensemble, which is the reason for the particular combination of instruments. Dramatic and tragic evolution of the three-movement 22-minute work culminates in the wild percussion cadenza, which is followed by a quiet epilogue. Buy now

Aulis Sallinen's Serenade for two wind quartets (fl-ob-cl-fg, tr-cor-trb-tb) was composed in 1963. It is now published for the first time. Duration of the piece is ca. 13 minutes. Buy now

Lara Poe's (b. 1993) good-humoured Contradanse (duration 4'30) for eight wind instruments employs slightly off-kilter dance rhythms to create a rhythmic background structure to the piece. The melody lines constantly change timbre as they move through different instrumental combinations. Buy now

Olli Kortekangas composed Vida vingar (Swedish for Wide wings) for piano and organ in 2021-22. It was premiered in St. John's Church in Helsinki - with 70 metres distance between the two instruments. Buy now

Juhani Nuorvala, described as an “electro-acoustic urban minimalist”, seeks inspiration from widely varied sources. With the enthusiasm of an explorer, he has delved into microtonality, French spectral music, techno and rock. It all becomes organically fused into his own idiom, often characterised by a frenzied rhythmic drive. Prélude non retouché (2012) for organ in ¼ comma meantone tuning with C# Eb F# G# Bb celebrates these features with light-hearted and easy-going mood, with attractive roughness due to tuning system. Buy now

X'Three (2003/2021) is the third piece of a solo cello suite consisting of seven compositions. Each of the seven pieces can be performed individually or detached with other X’-compositions. Different works are yet to be performed chronologically. The X’-works are composed by using the same material viewed from many different angles. Their structure can be seen as a film starting several times from the beginning and from the same settings always looked from a new perspective. Buy now

Pianon avain - Alkeisohjelmisto sisältää innostavia esityskappaleita opintojaan aloitteleville soittajille. Värikkäiden ja tunteisiin vetoavien kappaleiden nuotit ovat helposti hallittavalla alueella. Kokoelman soittaminen voidaan aloittaa heti kun oppilas on omaksunut nuotinluvun alkeet. Mukana on runsaasti yhteissoittotehtäviä kahdelle tai kolmelle soittajalle sekä rytmisoitinosuuksia. Kappalekohtaiset, puhelimella tai tabletilla skannattavat QR-koodit avaavat kappaleet kuunneltavina versioina YouTubessa. Suomenkieliset tempomerkinnät johdattelevat soittajan tavoittelemaan vaihtelevia tunnelmia. Buy now

Iiro Rantalan Jaakko Heinimäen librettoon säveltämä Jouluoratorio (2011) sisältää lempeää ylistystä hehkuvan Marian kiitosvirren (3-4 min). Tässä julkaisussa pianosäestyksellinen versio tarjotaan kolmessa eri sävellajissa. Buy now

La cantina (2013) was commissioned by a distinguished Finnish string quartet Kamus. The title of the quartet in four movements was inspired by the ongoing renovation in the composer's basement (ital. La cantina) after a water damage.

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Mikko Heiniö's violin concerto Alla madre (2007) abandons the traditional virtuoso concerto concept: here a large orchestra engages in dialogue with a solo violin. The first movement is called Arrivo, “Arrival”: the soloist literally arrives later, and by degrees, playing his/her first two solos offstage.

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