Harp

Kai Nieminen's music has been described as "often constructed according to a narrative logic, as fantasy journeys in imaginary or dream-like worlds". Most of his works have an extra-musical stimulus, alluded to in their titles...

“Whizzing, growling and rattling - you can produce all kinds of sounds with the harp, not just the fairy-tale shimmer and glissandos that you first think of.” Lotta Wennäkoski composed Sigla for harp and orchestra (2021-2022) in close collaboration with...

Piano reduction for Einojuhani Rautavaara's Concerto for harp and orchestra (2000) available for the first time (2024)! This product includes also the solo part edited by Kalen Smith. The composer tells about the three-movement work: "The concerto is in three movements...

What are the various ways to touch upon the strings of violin and harp, if the musicians are equipped - in addition to fingertips and the bow - with a sheet of paper? Lotta Wennäkoski's good-humoured Tocca (2019, rev...

Luonnonjumala (God of Nature) is Tauno Marttinen's adaption for harp of his piano suite Taara op. 34. The manuscript for harp was found in January 2024 by Rauno Marttinen, composer's son. Duration: c...

Kalevi Aho has continued composing his popular Solo pieces for different instruments. Solo XVI (Ballade) for harp (2019) was premiered in June 2019 by Anneleen Lenaerts in Forssa, Finland at the Musica Kalevi Aho Festival...

Erkki-Sven Tüür's Print for flute and harp (1985) was premiered by Raivo Peäske (flute) and Eda Rajasalu (harp). Duration: 8'

Lotta Wennäkoski composed her harp concerto Sigla in 2022. In Segla (2022) for solo harp the concerto's material is reorganized and developed further. The title means “to sail” in Swedish. At the times, the music gently sways on the waves - one might hear some spindrifts as well...

The three movement concerto was a commission from the Minnesota Orchestra. The solo is echoed by two harps in the orchestra: the composer wanted the magnificent sound to be multiplied. The simple melody of the second movement is coloured in archaic hues...

Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Lotta Wennäkoski composed her harp concerto Sigla in 2022. In Segla (2022) for solo harp the concerto's material is reorganized and developed further. The title means “to sail” in Swedish...