PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Kokkolan Polska

Guitar

SKU: FG.042-08839-5

Arranged by Seppo Siirala. Book & CD. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.042-08839-5).

ISBN 979-0-042-08839-5.

This unique collection presents a few of the gems of Finnish romanticism arranged for guitar. The 16 works arranged and performed on the accompanying CD by the well-known Finnish guitar player Seppo Siirala keep close to the spirit of the originals and include such all time favourites as Merikanto's Valse lente and Jarnefelt's Berceuse. Well-loved works, Fool's Song of the Spider by Sibelius and the Sheep's Polska by Kuula have also been given fresh and striking arrangement (Sibelius: Valsette op. 40/1 * Chanson sans paroles op. 40/2 * Berceuse op. 40/5 * Etude op. 76/2 * Souvenir op. 99/3 * Rondino op. 68/1 * Menuetto op. 40/4 * Laulu ristilukista / Fool's Song of the Spider op. 27/4 * Jarnefelt: Berceuse * O. Merikanto: Kesaillan idylli / Summer Night Idyll * Valse lente * Scherzo * Madetoja: Kansanlaulu / Folk Song op. 14/1 * Pieni satu / A Little Tale op. 31/3 * Menuetti / Minuet Op. 14/3 * Kuula: Lampaanpolska / The Sheep's Polska).

Clarinet, piano

SKU: FG.55011-733-4

Suite for clarinet and piano. Composed by Ilkka Kuusisto. Classical. Score & part. Fennica Gehrman #55011-733-4. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-733-4).

ISBN 9790550117334.

Ilkk a Kuusisto's raucous and technically somewhat challenging suite for clarinet and piano Kissalan Aapelin soitteita (Aapeli of Kissala plays the Clarinet) is a musical portrait gallery of the Seven Brothers by playwright Aleksis Kivi. They all get musical pictures played by Aapeli, a character also appearing in the play. Musical motives are derived from the characteristics of the main persons, ie. the movement Tuomas is in slow tempo, as if portraying the trustworthiness of stable Tuomas. Aapo's Menuetto may refer to the characters abilities to tell stories. Simeoni wrestles with the Devil, as he does in the book with both alcohol and in his religious beliefs. Eero, the youngest of the brothers is portrayed in a fast polka. The suite was commissioned by Tapio Lotjonen for specifically for piccolo clarinet. In this volume the solo part is published both in B-flat and E-flat transpositions, as prepared by the composer. Contents: 1. Jussin polska * Jussi's polska 2. Tuomas 3. Menuetti Aapolle * A Menuetto for Aapo 4. Simeoni ja Perkele * Simeoni and the Devil 5. Timon Masurkka * Timo's mazurka 6. Laurin marssi * Lauri's march 7. Eeron polkka * Eeros's polka.