SKU: FG.55011-785-3

ISBN 9790550117853.

Fennica Gehrman the music publisher pays tribute to its composers with this 20th-anniversary collection of commissions for violin and piano. Stringendo - Contemporary works for violin and piano (2022) is a collection of ten pieces, which vary greatly as regards their genesis. That by Harri Wessman is playful and exhilarating; Mikko Heiniö wrote his on Women's Day, while the duets by Kalevi Aho and Matthew Whittall are tributes to the late Jaakko Kuusisto. Einojuhani Rautavaara is also represented, in an arrangement for violin and piano of his plaintive, melodic Sydämeni laulu (The Song of my Heart). The title of Lotta Wennäkoski's work, Vestige, is a fitting symbol for the whole collection.

Short introductions to the pieces by their composers are included in the collection in English, Finnish, and Swedish.

Contents
Kalevi Aho (b. 1949): Le Tombeau de J. K.
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016): Sydämeni laulu - Song of my heart
Mikko Heiniö (b.1948): Naisten päivä - Women's Day
Jyrki Linjama (b. 1962): De Profundis I
Lotta Wennäkoski (b. 1970): Vestige
Matthew Whittall (b.1975): Waiting to hear
Olli Kortekangas (b. 1955): Capriccietto
Harri Wessman (b.1949): Giocoso
Veli-Matti Puumala (b. 1965): Édera IV
Kimmo Hakola (b.1958): A Double Jubilee.

SKU: FG.55011-719-8

ISBN 9790550117198.

Other Finnish works for violin contains twelve pieces for violin and piano. Though brief in duration, most of them were written for concert use, being rich and expressive and, in some cases, technically quite demanding. Others are delightful salon pieces. This volume was compiled by violinist Mirka Malmi and edited by her with pianist Tiina Karakorpi. Many of the women of Finnish origin who wrote music in the 19th and early 20th century were cosmopolitan by nature. They studied and found employment in the cultural metropolises of central Europe. Because of their gender, they generally had no opportunities for employment in national cultural institutions in Finland. Their music was mainly published outside Finland, and in most cases they enjoyed a broad network of connections, an expansive cultural sphere and a successful career.

SKU: HL.49047030

UPC: 196288108689.

Again and again composers have been inspired by the animal world and have represented the nature of the most diverse animals in music - be it locomotion, such as the flight of a butterfly or the wriggling of a trout, or the imagery of an animal character. For this thematic volume with a classic-romantic focus, Wolfgang Birtel made arrangements for violin and piano and brought together original works.