Kalevi Aho

Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of contemporary piano music with Kalevi Aho's Solo II for Piano. As one of the most distinguished Finnish composers of our time, Aho crafts an impressiv...

Experience the fascinating sonic diversity and harmonious interplay of the classic woodwind quintet with this masterful work published by the renowned Fennica Gehrman. "Quintet – Wind Quintet" unfolds...

Commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic for the Philharmonie chamber music series. The Wind Quintet No. 2 dates from 2014 and is scored for flute (piccolo, alto flute), oboe (english horn), clarinet (...

Solo V for solo bassoon, published by the renowned Fennica Gehrman, is a captivating work that impressively showcases the tonal depth and expressive versatility of the bassoon. This solo composition c...

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....

Kalevi Aho's (b. 1949) concerto no. 2 for cello and orchestra (2013) is in five movements performed without a break. It begins with a swinging Berceuse, followed by a very quick, virtuosic Presto in 5...

This is one of the best-known pieces of classical music in the world today and probably the piece most identified with Tchaikovsky. It has been used extensively in many different contexts and has beco...

This vigorous 'Russian Dance' appears in Act 2 of The Nutcracker ballet. Tchaikovsky utilized the Cossack Trepak dance of his homeland for this exciting movement, contrasting effectively with the more...

In spring 2020, coronavirus began spreading throughout the world and in many places people were subjected to quarantine. It was then that Hiyoli Togawa, a violist, proposed that the BIS record label r...

Kalevi Aho composed Quasi una fantasia for horn and organ (2011) on the request of organist Jan Lehtola, who premiered it with horn player Petri Komulainen 11th March 2012 in Helsinki, Finland. The pi...

Kalevi Aho's (b. 1949) Clarinet concerto (2005) has five movements played without pause. The beginning 'Tempestoso' is dramatic and powerful, but there is also a beautiful, slow middle section. The se...

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Five mythical images for solo oboe (2015) for 60th birthday of his brother Keijo Aho, who also premiered the work. The five movement work (c. 10 minutes) is a concert pie...

Kalevi Aho's (b. 1949) Flute Concerto (2002) was initially inspired by the magnificent, enigmatic poetry of the Swede Tomas Tranströmer, but the vocal ideas nevertheless adapted themselves to the flut...

Kalevi Aho's Three pieces for young violin players (2023) celebrates the full potential of open strings, first position, glissandos that end up on natural harmonics. The young violin player gets the t...

Aho will turn 60 years on 9 March. His 14th symphony features Arabian and Chinese hues and hypnotic rhythms with an extensive role for the percussion (darabuka, djembe, gongs). The work was inspired b...

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) composed Sonata III (2022) for the accordionist Janne Valkeajoki. It is in six fairly short movements performed without a break. The quick first movement (Allegro assai) generates...

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry wrote a number of piano miniatures of which the most effective and evocative set is the Shulbrede Tunes. The title refers to Shulbrede Priory in Lynchmere, England. T...

COMPOSER'S NOTE The solo flute piece Solo III consists of two contrasting movements. the slow first movement was a commission from the Cruselk Week Music Festival in Uusikaupunki, Finland, for the Sca...