SKU: HL.49045271

ISBN 9790001173179. UPC: 841886030138. 9.0x12.0x0.071 inches.

Sinuhe the Egyptian is a historical novel written in 1945 by the Finnish author Mika Waltari (* 19. SeptemberHelsinki). He was one of the best known authors in Finland and his works were translated into 30 languages. 1908 in Helsinki, 26. August 1979 also in This is the story of the adventures of the doctor SinuheCrete and other regions of the known world at that time. who lived from 1390 to 1335 B.C. who was initially the personal physician at the court of the Pharaoh Akhenaten before subsequently visiting Babylon, Waltari was inspired by the Ancient Egyptian text The Story of Sinuhe which is considered to be one of the earliest literary works (20th century B.C.). The author additionally undertook comprehensive historical studies, and the novel with its extensive cultural history and customs of the Orient in pre-Christian times became a worldwide success. The novel also gained recognition among Egyptologists. Sinuhe the Egyptian was in turn an inspiration for the composer Olli Mustonen to create a work for the archaic instrument the oboe. The original version of this two-movement piece additionally fulfilled the composer s wish to dedicate a composition to his wife Sole who is also an oboist.The current version for flute was written for the Danish flutist Janne Thomsen.

SKU: FG.55011-785-3

ISBN 9790550117853.

Fenn ica 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< br>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.