Nieminen's first work for orchestra, Vicoli in ombra, looks ahead to the world of his flute concerto Palomar. The orchestral writing is again limpid and airy and the music exudes a sense of serenity, calm and enjoyment of the mood of the moment...

Kai Nieminen's I Can Hear Northern Lights for string quartet is part of "Three Quartets of Winter" series. The piece was inspired by arctic winter and northern lights. The work consists two movements, Elegy for Agatha for solo violin and I Hear Streaming Light for string quartet...

The third string quartet "Gestures of Winter... (Time around northern night skies)" by Kai Nieminen was a part of "Followers of Sibelius" -project in 2017. The work is based on the Nieminen's childhood memory of experience of the northern night sky in Southern Lapland...

In der Winterzeit... (in memoriam Paul Klee) by Kai Nieminen (1953-) was is musical picture of arctic winter. Winterwinde, painting by Paul Klee was also in composers mind while he was writing the piece...

This piano trio, Frammenti dal buio... (Inspirazioni Caravaggesche), by Kai Nieminen was written in 2016 for Trio la Rue. As title suggest, the composer was inspired by paintings of Caravaggio. Kai Niemisen pianotrio Frammenti dal buio...

Canti Notturnali for cello and guitar has two movements played attacca, duration about 12-13 minutes. The harmonic and melodic material uses mainly the scale build from the open strings of both instruments...

You can listen to the work on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLQA3nm9gTs&feature=youtu.be

Kai Nieminen has been for a long time an admirer of the work of artist Paul Klee (1879-1940), and the solo presented in its final form here is influenced by the painting “Dances caused by Fear” or as it is often refered to “Dancing from Fear” painted towards the end of Klee's life in Bern, 1938...

Kai Nieminen's work for clarinet and piano dating from 1981 was premiered by Jarmo Munter (clarinet) and Pentti Koskimies (piano).

Kitarasonaatti A Walk to the Mysterious Woods (2012-13) on säveltäjän omalle soittimelleen sävelletyistä teoksista laajin tähän mennessä. Niemisen musiikille ominainen virtuoottisen herkkä sointikontrolli asettaa esittäjän tekniset ja runolliset kyvyt koetukselle...

Kai Niemisen (s. 1953) kitarateoksessa Quadri Morandi (2014) yhdistyy kaksi hänen säveltäjyydessään keskeistä ilmiötä: kitara ja Italiasta ammennettu aihepiiri. Kitaran vahva läsnäolo hänen tuotannossaan on sikäli luontevaa, että hän esiintyy itse aktiivisena...

This piano trio, Reflecting Landscapes by Kai Nieminen was composed in 2011 for Trio la Rue. The piece was inspired by poem "A, Bird, came down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson. Kai Niemisen pianotrio Reflecting Landscapes on sävelletty vuonna 2011 Trio la Ruelle...

Finnish composer Kai Nieminen (1953-) has written four pieces for organ published here for the first time. From Winter'sNight, Temple II, Preghiera (di Francesco di Assisi), and Pre-Inter-Post are pieces inspired by the organ writing traditionand by the Finnish nature...