SKU: FG.55011-466-1

ISBN 9790550114661.

Armas Jarnefelt (1869-1958) was a Finnish composer and conductor. Jarnefelt studied in Berlin in 1890-91 with Albert Becker as his teacher. In addition to composing studies, Jarnefelt fully enjoyed the life that a bustling metropolis could offer to a young man - concerts, operas, cafe life etc. Romanze, composed for Geraldine Morgan, was premiered in Helsinki in February 1892. According to critics (notably Bis Wasenius) the work was un-Finnish, perhaps echoing the continental winds Jarnefelt had experienced in Berlin. That aside, Jarnefelt's future brother-in-law, Jean Sibelius, analyzed the Romanze in a letter to his fiancee, Aino, sister of Armas: I think Romanze is a fine technical accomplishment, even the structure works well, given the theme as it is. But Armas certainly can do better than this, he should not waste his efforts in small-scale [salon] music. - Armas will find his own way and will be hailed as the greatest musician of this country..

SKU: FG.55011-462-3

ISBN 9790550114623.

Sonata for Flute and Piano was commissioned by Sami Junnonen. It was written between April and August 2018, and the composition process was especially complicated, involving the rewriting of the first movement many times. The Flute Sonata is unusually dark in character, and ends in disaster. While not really programmatic, the Sonata does reflect my feelings about the scary and grim future of humankind facing the climate change and very erratic world politics. The first movement is a light and capricious Allegretto, the second movement is very gloomy and slow and the last movement is a very agitated moto perpetuo.

SKU: YM.GTP01100046

ISBN 9784636100303. 8.5 x 12 inches.

Matching piano songbook for Keichan's first CD album KARA RA BAKO. Keichan, a Japanese pianist, is rapidly gaining popularity in Japan, with over 1 million subscribers to his YouTube channel (as of May 2022) and regular appearances on Japanese TV. The book features 11 of his original pieces performed with a free and genre-less style and arranged for intermediate level piano solo. The 5 pieces listed in #12-16 have special three-staff piano scores for both the piano and the melody line, faithfully scored from his original CD performance. An artist interview and special photos included at the beginning of the book.

SKU: HL.1459740

ISBN 9798892703888. UPC: 196288210924. 9.0x12.0x0.052 inches.

The Adagietto is the 4th movement of Gustav Mahler’s (1860-1911) FIFTH SYMPHONY, written in 1901-1902. It is Mahler's most popular work, often performed separately from the symphony. This incredibly expressive piece of music was a love song to his future wife Alma, and is eminently suitable for solo violin with piano accompaniment. Otto Winterbecher, a disciple of Mahler, created this transcription.