Clarinet and piano

SKU: FG.55011-514-9

Composed by Kirmo Lintinen. Fennica Gehrman #55011-514-9. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-514-9).

ISBN 9790550115149.

Inst rumentally acrobatic Buster! Caprice for clarinet and piano (2002-2003, rev. 2007) by Kirmo Lintinen gives a hint of ragtime, sings romantically and makes the fast changes of articulations, dynamics, registers, and timbres musical counterparts of the pantomime of virtuoso actors in silent films. Kirmo Lintinen (b. 1967) is a man of many musical talents: composer, pianist and conductor. His catalogue encompasses almost all genres and categories of composition, from solo work to opera, and he operates with ease from one to another without being a crossover artist; in his case, the versatility is both internalised and innate. He often finds inspiration in French music of the 1920s and its intrinsic musicality. Humour and playfulness are characteristic elements of his music, as are a natural, musicianly approach and an enchantingly effervescent, even tongue-in-cheek texture.

Clarinet, piano

SKU: FG.55011-705-1

Composed by Kirmo Lintinen. Arranged by Jani Kyllonen. Solo part and piano reduction. Fennica Gehrman #55011-705-1. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-705-1).

ISBN 9790550117051.

Kirm o Lintinen composed his clarinet concerto (2012-13) full of rhythmic drive attempting to write for the orchestra as if it were a large chamber ensemble in which listening closely to the other players is both possible and of supreme importance. All four movements of the clarinet concerto are joined together, and their titles say something: prefazione, danze, confessione and finale. Though differing in mood and texture, they all share themes and motifs. The solo cadenza between the third and last movement alludes, as quasi quodlibet suggests, to many motifs, in this case in the past and in the future. Duration c. 23 minutes. The product includes solo part & piano reduction. The orchestral material (instrumentation 2(II+picc)2(II+c.ing)2(II +cl.b)21-2200-11-str) is available for hire from the publisher.