This collection of repertoire for young singers and pianists contains songs from a wide range of countries and cultures. There are songs in eight languages, all of them with sung Finnish and English translations. A thorough pedagogical introduction and a large collection of downloadable versions of the songs in various keys make this collection a valuable tool for all educators willing to open the door to the world of Lied for kids and teens.
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A handpicked collection of piano gems. Contents: Amy Beach: Exiles · Lili Boulanger: Cortège · Brahms: Hungarian Dance no. 6; Intermezzo A major · Chopin: Étude E major; Marche funèbre; Prelude E minor · Debussy: Golliwog’s Cakewalk · Massenet: Elegie · Mozart: Fantasia no. 3 D minor · Prokofiev: Visions fugitives 1 · Rachmaninov: Prelude C sharp minor · Satie: Gymnopédie (Lent et douloureux) · Schubert: Ständchen · Clara Schumann: Larghetto · Robert Schumann: Valse no. 8 from Papillons · Skriabin: Prelude · Tchaikovsky: Douce rêverie; Romance F minor
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Siri Brander (1866–1934) was one of the first female composers to be played by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Elegie (originally for piano) was arranged for string orchestra by A. E. Westerlind and first performed in 1894. More than 120 years later it was recovered in the archives. The small treasure of pure salon romanticism has the duration of 4 minutes.
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Kalevi Aho composed this piece for oboe in 2015 for the 60th anniversary of his brother Keijo Aho, who also premiered the work. The 10-minute work has five movements and is suitable also for advanced students. Each movement portrays a muse of the Greek mythology.
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Kalevi Aho composed ER-OS in 2015 as a wedding gift for conductor-clarinetist Osmo Vänskä and violinist Erin Keefe and named the work with the initials of their names. The virtuosic work is divided in three parts, the overall duration c. 11 minutes.
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Pitkään toivottu, alun perin 1990-luvulla julkaistu Pianokoulu aikuisille jälleen saatavilla! Anna soida! on kätevä opas  niille, joiden pianonsoiton opiskelu on syystä tai toisesta keskeytynyt tai lykkääntynyt. Sisältää monipuolista ja virkistävää ohjelmistoa, kaikille tuttuja kappaleita ja klassisia pienoishelmiä. Koskaan ei ole liian myöhäistä oppia soittamaan! Tvåspråkig utgåva fin-sve. 55011-636-8, € 34,90 Buy now

Uuno Klami (1900–1961) became one of the leading Finnish Modernists during the 1920s. His sonata for viola and piano in B flat minor (1920) stayed forgotten for a long time until in 2016 the violist Eero Kesti took the demanding task of editing the very challenging manuscript which was full of unclear corrections. The sonata has impressionistic and romantic features and is surprisingly mature and original, considering the young age of the composer. Duration ca. 21 min.
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In spring 2020 the coronavirus began to spread throughout the world and in many places people were subjected to quarantine. It was then that the Japanese violist Hiyoli Togawa proposed to the record label BIS to release a viola disc entitled Songs of Solitude of short pieces by different contemporary composers as a reflection of the present time and offering comfort to listeners in their solitude. Kalevi Aho was asked to compose this piece in which Hiyoli could play and sing simultaneously. Duration ca. 5'30.
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According to Jouni Kaipainen, the fourth string quartet (2006) is one of the key works of Seppo Pohjola (b. 1965) and holds a place as a landmark in Finnish quartet literature. It is the longest (ca. 33 min) of Pohjola's five string quartets and has the widest thematic arcs of his quartets.
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Mot natten (Towards night, 2018) found its inspiration and name in Finnish poet Bo Carpelan’s (1926-2011) posthumous poetry collection though the movements are not tied to specific poems. Duration ca. 11’30.
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Linjama’s second string quartet (2018) is subtitled Allerheiligentag III. The material for the Allerheiligentag cycle is a Finnish folk chorale for All Saints’ Day (the other works in the cycle are a string trio, a piece for orchestra and solo works for viola da gamba and violin). The quartet is in three movements tensed in different ways by contrasts.
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A series of seven new swinging and sweet arrangements for salon orchestra with flexible instruments. The downloadble and printable PDF package includes the full score and nine parts in multiple versions. The instrumentation allows the pieces to be performed with four players (parts I−IV) or expand to full salon orchestra (string instruments, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano).

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This swirling duo was composed in 1991. It is an exciting, lively dialogue between two contrasting instruments. Duration ca. 6 min. See the performance by Kristin Müürsepp and Enri Remmelgas in YouTube.
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Based on the famous Colourstrings method, Guitar ABC is designed primarily for young beginners as their first introduction to the world of guitar playing. The material can be adapted for teaching children of any age (in groups or individually) and used either on its own or combined with other beginner learning materials. The different elements of music and the music staff are introduced on a simple way. The repertoire is a collection of children’s songs and folksongs from different countries. 55011-603-0, € 42,80 Buy now

Lament was commissioned by Camerata Nordica in 2008. The solo part in this piece was composed to represent a sad and lone human voice in a world of disappointment. However, the very last phrase of the 9-minute piece is in a major key and echoes a prayer for hope. The solo can also be performed with violin or viola.
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Tämä kuorosarja oli Oulaisten Nuorisokuoron tilaus sen 45-vuotisjuhlakonserttiin. Anna Elina Isoaron tekstiin sävelletty teos muodostuu neljästä osasta: 1. Muistikirja 2. Opintie 3. Historiikki 4. Sukutaulu.
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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 repeating five-chord progression (Fm – Db – A – B7 – E) "because it never fails to lift the audience to its feet". Nuorvala's piece was written in 2020 for pianist Nicolas Horvath’s Hommage à Glass project. Duration 6'30.
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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 and the music were organically one. These autumnal poems immediately began to sound as music in my mind since they have a very beautiful musical ring and rhythm.”
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