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Kalevi Aho’s Sateen aikaan (Rain Time), five songs for mezzo-soprano and string quartet 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 – the poems have a very beautiful musical ring and rhythm.”
55011-675-7, € 49,90 Buy now

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, Mysterium is a piano quintet dedicated to pianist Izumi Tateno. It is founded throughout on six-part Scriabin-like harmonies that also served as a basis for the melodic material.
55011-674-0, € 49,90 Buy now

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, with a lyrical second movement. The third movement is a cello cadenza, provided in two versions: with and without throat singing.
55011-673-3, € 29,90 Buy now

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, more layered second. The music is marked off by strong, polyrhythmic eruptions and everdenser crescendos that carry the piece to its close.
Study score 55011-656-6, € 15,50 Buy now

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 different transpositions, so the ensemble combination is beyond limits! The package includes a full score, parts 1, 2 & 3 in C, Bb and Eb transpositions, the 2nd part also in viola clef and the 3rd part also in F.
Complete set: 55011-657-3, € 55,80 Buy now
The pieces are also available separately as PDFs:
Collan: Sylvian joululaulu € 9,50 Buy now
Kotilainen: Varpunen jouluaamuna € 9,50 Buy now
Raala: Joulukirkkoon € 9,50 Buy now
Sibelius: En etsi valtaa loistoa € 9,50 Buy now
Sibelius: On hanget korkeat nietokset € 9,50 Buy now
Wartiovaara-Kallioniemi: Tonttu € 9,50 Buy now

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 a single movement, but it nevertheless contains slower and faster episodes of varying or contrasting character. The piece also includes a demanding cadenza. Duration 24 min.
Solo part 55009-705-6, € 16,90 Buy now
Study score 55011-655-9, € 32,50 Buy now

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 Buy now

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. It communicates with special creaks, also heard in the composition.
55011-351-0, € 11,90 Buy now

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 as many violins and violas (both in unison) as possible accompanied by piano borrows the title from Vivaldi’s Seasons, and fools around with the musical-rhetorical figure of baroque music.
Score & parts 55011-650-4, € 39,90 Buy now

Junker Twist A staggering 9-minute piece with polyrhythmic elements. Study score 55011-651-1, € 19,90 Buy now
Himmel Punk In this 15-minute piece the opening punk section transforms into a heavenly moment for harp and piano, relentlessly pursued by savage attacks from the orchestra. Study score 55011-652-8, € 19,90 Buy now
Turbo Aria The key role is given to processed sounds from recordings on vintage 78s made by Finnish sopranos. These ‘arias’ and the sounds of the accompanying instruments are augmented by the crackles, pops, hisses and other mechanical noises made by the original discs. Study score 55011-653-5, € 19,90 Buy now

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 rakennettu; Jouluyö, juhlayö; Kallein joululahja; Kettu juoksi yli järven; Kilisee, kilisee kulkunen; Kun joulu on; Nisse-polkka; Oi kuusipuu; Sydämeeni joulun teen; Sylvian joululaulu; Tuikkikaa, oi joulun tähtöset; Varpunen jouluaamuna; Potpuri (No onkos tullut kesä, Jouluaatto nyt on herttainen, Nyt syttyy valot tuhannet, Joulun kellot). 55011-645-0, € 24,90 Buy now

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 C.

trad.: Heinillä härkien kaukalon (Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris) 55016-525-0, € 4,90 Buy now
trad.: Joulupuu on rakennettu 55016-518-2, € 4,90 Buy now
trad.: Maa on niin kaunis (Härlig är jorden) 55016-522-9, € 4,90 Buy now
trad.: Nyt riemuiten tänne (Adeste fideles) 55016-523-6, € 4,90 Buy now
Gruber: Jouluyö, juhlayö (Stille Nacht) 55016-528-1, € 4,90 Buy now
Händel: Riemuitse tytär Siionin (Tochter Zion, freue dich) 55016-519-9, € 4,90 Buy now
Klami: Jouluilta (Taivahalla syttyi juuri) 55016-524-3, € 4,90 Buy now
Lithenius: Sinivuorten yö 55016-521-2, € 4,90 Buy now
Madetoja: Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä 55016-520-5, € 4,90 Buy now
Sefve: Tonttujen jouluyö (Tomtarnas julnatt) 55016-526-7, € 4,90 Buy now
Sibelius: En etsi valtaa, loistoa (Giv mig ej guld) 55016-527-4, € 4,90 Buy now

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 polyfony, and at times the timbres for the clarinet are augmented by a combination of broken sound and pitchless hissing.
55011-649-8, € 13,40 Buy now

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 (Oiva Paloheimo)
4. Legenda (Jaakko Haavio)
55016-514-4, € 5,90 Buy now

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) 55016-515-1, € 5,90 Buy now
Valse (Valssi) 55016-516-8, € 4,90 Buy now
Nocturno 55016-517-5, € 5,90 Buy now

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 55011-648-1, € 17,20 Buy now

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 for winds. The piece was commissioned and premiered by the wind players of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1989.
Score & parts 55011-647-4, € 36,50 Buy now

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 steh' an deiner Krippe hier) 55016-502-1, € 2,00 Buy now
Franz Gruber: Jouluyö, juhlayö (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) 55016-498-7, € 2,30 Buy now
P. J. Hannikainen: Joulun kellot (Hiljaa, hiljaa helkkyellen) 55016-503-8, € 2,30 Buy now
P. J. Hannikainen: Kautta tyynen, vienon yön 55016-500-7, € 1,80 Buy now
Martti Hela: Hiljainen joululaulu 55016-494-9, € 2,30 Buy now
Toivo Kuula: Rukous (Oi, joutuos kirkkahin jouluyö) 55016-506-9, € 3,30 Buy now
Taneli Kuusisto: Tietäjät 55016-508-3, € 1,30 Buy now
Armas Maasalo: Joulun kellot (Hiljaa, hiljaa joulun kellot kajahtaa) 55016-495-6, € 2,30 Buy now
Leevi Madetoja: Joulun viesti (Julens budskap) 55016-507-6, € 2,00 Buy now
Petter Ohls: Jouluaamuna 55016-510-6, € 2,00 Buy now
Selim Palmgren/sov. I. Kuusisto: Ja neitsyt pikku poijuttansa 55016-511-3, € 3,00 Buy now
Lewis H. Redner: Oi Beetlehem, sä pienoinen (O Little Town of Betlehem) 55016-505-2, € 2,30 Buy now
Ahti Sonninen: Jouluhymni (Rauhaa, vain rauhaa) 55016-501-4, € 2,30 Buy now
Piae cantiones: Synnytti piltin Beetlehem (Puer natus in Betlehem) 55016-496-3, € 2,30 Buy now
Trad.: Riemuita saa (Joy to the World) 55016-504-5, € 2,30 Buy now
Trad./arr. G. Bizet: Kolmen kuninkaan marssi (Ce matin j'ai rencontré le train) 55016-497-0, € 2,30 Buy now
Trad./arr. T. Greatorex: Nyt riemuiten tänne (Adeste fideles) 55016-499-4, € 2,30 Buy now
Trad./arr. A. Maasalo: Jouluaatto (No onkos tullut kesä) 55016-493-2, € 1,80 Buy now
Trad./arr. M. Praetorius: Tuo armon valkokyyhky (Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen) 55016-509-0, € 2,30 Buy now
Trad./arr. M. Praetorius: Nyt ilovirttä veisaten (In dulci jubilo) 55016-512-0, € 2,30 Buy now
Trad./arr. J. Stainer: Ensimmäinen joulu (The First Nowell) 55016-513-7, € 2,30 Buy now

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NEWS & EVENTS

BIS Records has released a CD featuring choral works by American-Finnish composer Alex Freeman. Included on the disc is his requiem Under the arching heavens commissioned by Nils Schweckendiek and the Helsinki Chamber Choir who perform the works on the CD. Also included on the disc is A Wilderness of Sea, another recent choral piece by Freeman. More information is available on BIS's home page.

Antti Auvinen's bold orchestral language has won attention and acclaim both in Finland and abroad. The new Ondine CD of orchestral music by Antti Auvinen has been met with exceptional enthusiasm. According to the YLE review the music 'hits your guts and rewards the listener with catharsis'. Helsingin Samonat gave it full five stars in its review. The CD includes three orchestral works: Junker Twist, Himmel Punk and Turbo Aria (the scores are now available in our web shop). The Finnish RSO is conducted on the new disc by Hannu Lintu. Sound samples are on Ondine's web site.

Einojuhani Rautavaara’s chamber opera The House of the Sun (Auringon talo) is to be staged by the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences on 9, 10 and 11 April 2021. The conductor will be Mikko Franck and the stage director Ville Saukkonen. This popular opera buffa tells about twin sisters whose family abandoned the splendour of their home and fled to Finland in the wake of the Russian revolution. The family became isolated with tragic consequences, but the old sisters escaped from the sad greyness of their everyday life into the memories of their glorious youth.

Year 2021 will mark the centenary of the birth of Joonas Kokkonen. A leading figure in the history of Finnish music, he is especially known for his symphonies and his opera The Last Temptations which will be performed at Jyväskylä Theatre from 31 December 2021 onwards. The Jyväskylä Sinfonia will be conducted by Ville Matvejeff. Fennica Gehrman has published a piano reduction of the opera to honour the centenary.

BIS Records’ new Kalevi Aho CD has had a truly enthusiastic reception in the media. Containing the Percussion Concerto Sieidi and the 5^th Symphony, it was voted Music Web’s record of the month in October, and the Symphony made a stunning impact on the critic. In the Gramophone magazine the soloist, Colin Currie, writes about Sieidi, one of the best-loved and most frequently performed of all the percussion concertos: “Part of this composer’s mastery is the structural backbone to all his music, and the architectural concept of this piece is frankly fantastic.” Other reviews have hailed Sieidi as wild and exotic.

Lotta Wennäkoski is one of the four composers in a 4-year international commissioning project initiated by the Danish String Quartet. The project pairs new works by Bent Sørensen, Wennäkoski, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Thomas Adès with Schubert’s chamber music. The pieces have been commissioned by the Danish String Quartet with the support of Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances, UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures, the Vancouver Recital Society, Flagey in Brussels, and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. Lotta’s commission is scheduled to premiere at Carnegie Hall in April 2022 and in Europe in September 2022.

Fennica Gehrman has published PDF-editions of 452 choral pieces. Most of the works are from the renowned Chorus series or from the Westerlunds körsamling series. Many pieces have been out of print for a long time. Included are many everlasting favourites such as the Grace Song (Armolaulu) by Kari Tikka. Several songs have texts in Swedish or other languages. The PDF selection is available here in our web shop where you can browse the pieces by choir type and see sample pages.

The musical fairytale Hiiri (The Mouse, 2013) by Satu Simola is a concert experience for the whole family. It tells the story of a lonely mouse that builds and lives in a monster machine as protection from the world, until a bird of paradise lands on the machine. A choral and orchestral conductor, Simola has conducted her work at several concerts. It is now available in two versions: for narrator and chamber ensemble or chamber orchestra, and in Finnish, Swedish, English and Chinese among others. A study score is soon available for sale.

Seppo Pohjola is a prolific, highly-acclaimed composer with a catalogue that so far includes five symphonies, concertos and chamber music. His discs have won excellent reviews in such prestigious publications as Gramophone. Fennica Gehrman is now to publish his four string quartets, and also his Helsinki Variations – a commission from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

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.

Yhdessä pianolla sai alkunsa tekijöiden innosta kehittää pianonsoiton ryhmätunteja: luoda uutta materiaalia yhdessä soitettavaksi sekä tarjota monipuolista ja luovaa näkökulmaa muusikkouteen vapaan säestyksen, improvisoinnin ja säveltämisen kautta. Kirjan kappaleet koostuvat tuttujen kansanlaulujen ja klassisen musiikin teosten sovituksista sekä uusista sävellyksistä. Mukana melodia-, sävel- ja rytmikortit, joita voi käyttää improvisointi- ja sävellystehtävissä tai apuvälineenä rytmien ja nuottien opetteluun vaikkapa muistipeliä pelaten. Kirjalla on oma YouTube -kanava, ja kappaleita pääsee kuulemaan myös QR-koodeilla. Oppilaan kirja / Opettajan opas

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

Around the World in 30 Pit-Stops / Maailman ympäri 30 biisissä is Sami Juntunen's collection of exciting piano pieces designed to cast you into a whirl-pool of world music with rhythms, harmonies and melodies of different cultural and geographical regions. Watch the videos in Youtube! / Buy now
Remember also Gettin' into Groove (Rytmimusiikin etydejä) by Juntunen - a 154-page book and a treasure trove for pianists who want to play soul, blues boogie-woogie, funk, disco etc. Buy now

Ihanuuksien ihmemaa on Jukka Nykäsen ihastusta herättänyt pianosovitusten kokoelma , jonka tyylilajit liikkuvat ennakkoluulottomasti iloitellen musiikin historiassa. Tämä kokoelma vie sydämesi! Osta verkkokaupasta / Esipuhe / Sisältö / Näytesivuja: Karjalan kunnailla - Romanssi (Fougstedt) - Hyljätyn valitus - Suvivirsi

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NEW PUBLICATIONS

Kalevi Aho: Sateen aikaan (Rain Time) - Five songs for mezzo-soprano and string quartet

Kalevi Aho: Mysterium - Quintet for piano left hand and string quartet

Kalevi Aho: Sonata for violoncello and piano

Tiina Myllärinen: Squarcio for ensemble

Panu Pärssinen (arr.): Flexible Christmas

Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra

Wartiovaara-Kallioniemi (sov. Hyökki): Tonttu for mixed choir

Kalevi Aho: Törö for guitar

Harri Wessman: Four Seasons at Finns for violins, violas & piano

Antti Auvinen: Works for orchestra

Tessa Virta (arr.): Joulujazzia pianolle / Christmas Jazz for piano

Olli Heikkilä (arr.): Joululauluja / Christmas Carols – easy arrangements for 3-4 instruments (PDF)

Antti Auvinen: Eliangelis for solo clarinet

Joonas Kokkonen: Joululauluja lapsille (Carols for Children) for voice & piano (PDF)

Anne-Marie Mechelin: Works for piano (PDF)

Lars Karlsson (arr. Jämbäck): Five Aphorisms for flute and guitar

Harri Wessman: Capriccio for wind ensemble

Christmas Carols for mixed choir (SATB) in digital downloads (PDF)

NEWS & EVENTS

New Alex Freeman CD

Antti Auvinen disc scores success

The House of the Sun to be staged

Joonas Kokkonen centenary in 2021

Acclaim for Kalevi Aho CD

Wennäkoski & Danish String Quartet

A large selection of choral music available as pdf:s

An exciting orchestral fairytale

Works by Seppo Pohjola

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