Fennica Gehrman

Linjama's new work was commissioned by Kaija Saarikettu and premiered on 3 June 2014 in Helsinki by Kaija Saarikettu (violin) and Sonja Fräki (piano).

Soprano solo and SATB chorus. Piano reduction by John A. F. Maitland.

Heiniö composed this song cycle originally for the bass but later transposed it for the baritone. It also exists in an orchestral version. The text is based on poems by Lassi Nummi (in Finnish).

A critical edition of Leevi Madetoja's solo songs and duets in two volumes, edited by Kimmo Tammivaara. The books include all solos songs by Madetoja suitable for concert performance as well as some p...

A critical edition of Leevi Madetoja's solo songs and duets in two volumes, edited by Kimmo Tammivaara. The books include all solos songs by Madetoja suitable for concert performance as well as some p...

Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838) is the best-known Finnish composer of the Classical period. He lived in Stocholm from 1791 onwards and played the clarinet at the Hovkapellet court orchestra. He al...

The Clarinet Concerto immerses the listener in the dream-like world of Nieminen's music. From the very first bars the soloist is like a snake-charmer hypnotising all around.

Nieminen's first work for orchestra, Vicoli in ombra, looks ahead to the world of his flute concerto Palomar. The orchestral writing is again limpid and airy and the music exudes a sense of serenity,...