Saxophone

MuT Olli-Pekka Tuomisalon toimittama Suomalainen saksofonikokoelma kattaa lähes täydellisesti Suomessa 1930-luvulta 1950-luvulle asti saksofonille ja pianolle sävelletyt teokset. Näiden lisäksi mukana on Vilho Luolajan-Mikkolan vuonna 1984 säveltämä sarja...

The Little Quartet for Four Horns op. 185 by Erkki Melartin was commissioned by the progenitor of Finnish horn playing, Holger Fransman (1909-1997). The Helsinki Music Institute's horn class received this three movement quartet from their principal for the spring concert in May 1936...

The most beloved tune by Armas Järnefelt (Jean Sibelius' brother-in-law) was written in 1904 for violin and piano. This transcription is a transcription for saxophone (S/A/T/Bar) by Josef Kaartinen. Järnefeltin rakastetun Kehtolaulun transkription...

Listen on youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tTNw1iSqw8 The composer writes: My Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2018) was commissioned by Joonatan Rautiola. Composing for such a great virtuoso is a privilege: whatever I write, I can...

Suomalaista ohjelmistoa alttosaksofonille ja pianolle tuo saksofonistien saataville suomalaisen sävelaarteiston keskeisiä teoksia uusina sovituksina: nyt myös saksofonistist saavat mahdollisuuden perehtyä kansallisromanttisten säveltäjien teoksiin...

Timo-Juhani Kyllönen's beautiful and tranquil small-scale polyphonic pieces were originally written for women's choir. This transcription for saxophone trio (soprano, alto, baritone) is done by the composer...

This enchanting 8-minute work for saxophone quartet from 1996 derives from Heininen's big band work "Wolfstock". Fast and rhytmically expressive first movement "Pup" is like a musical portrait of puppies playing about...

Melartin's Ars antica and Suite for Brass were set works for the Erkki Melartin Chamber Music Competition to be held in Savonlinna, Finland in November 2004. The arrangements are available for 9 different instrumental line-ups by Kari Karjalainen.

Melartin's Ars antica and Suite for Brass were set works for the Erkki Melartin Chamber Music Competition to be held in Savonlinna, Finland in November 2004. The arrangements are available for 9 different instrumental line-ups by Kari Karjalainen.

Andante Festivo is one of the most popular orchestral works by Jean Sibelius (1865¬–1957). The base for this the transcription for saxophone quartet has been the string quartet version, first published in the mid-1990s...