Fennica Gehrman

Harri Wessman (b. 1949) composed Three Caprices for Konstantin Weitz in 1994. The work for violin solo opens with Bach-like Vivace, which is followed by a singing Larghetto. The final Allegro is a mov...

Yrjö Kilpinen (1892-1959) is most known for his hundreds of lieds and song cycles. His instrumental compositions have been less know, ie. the six piano sonatas and suite for gamba and piano. Large-sca...

The material for Jyrki Linjama's Allerheiligentag cycle is a Finnish folk chorale for All Saints' Day (no. 146 in the Finnish Hymn Book). The first work in the cycle is a string trio (2007), the secon...

Mikko Heiniö's 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...

What are the various ways to touch upon the strings of violin and harp, if the musicians are equipped - in addition to fingertips and the bow - with a sheet of paper? Lotta Wennäkoski's good-humoured...

The violin duo Sic (2023-2024) by Lotta Wennäkoski is a composition of notes, gestures and reactions between the two violinists, and it is inspired by and tailored for the wonderful and charismatic Ti...

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 spectra...

Antti Auvinen (b. 1974) composed Singel Excelsis in 2012 using material from an earlier work for three organs. He finds fascinating the rhythmic characteristics of the organ: "Many of the vibrations a...

Kalevi Aho has continued composing his popular Solo pieces for different instruments. Solo XVIII for tuba (2021) was premiered in March 2024 by Nicolas Indermühle in Sibelius Museum, Turku in a concer...

Working Zone' is the area where you make personal progress. In 'Working Zone' the things you practice are not too difficult or too easy, but they are challenging enough. Regular, dedicated and focused...

Timo-Juhani Kyllönen's Julen sveper in op. 101b (Swedish, "Christmas sweeps in") for mixed choir and piano was commissioned for Espoo Arbis Chamber Choir in 2023. The composition is about love, peace,...

Derived from Nuorvala's Clarinet Concerto, the Concertino is a fast-paced, action-packed 7-minute rollercoaster for clarinet (in A, or Basset Clarinet) and soundtrack. The Concertino starts with enigm...

Chamber music for young flutists based on original versions for violin duos by Lászlo Rossa and Gèza Szilvay. Book I is intended for groups of players of different standards, II includes duos, II is a...

Chamber music for young flutists based on original versions for violin duos by Lászlo Rossa and Gèza Szilvay. Book I is intended for groups of players of different standards, II includes duos, II is a...

Markku Kopisto's Aves clarinetistae for four Bb clarinets (4th part can be doubled with bass clarinet) is suitable also for young clarinetists. This product includes two performance scores. Markku Kop...