Suomalainen saksofonikokoelma

Finnish Favourites for the Saxophone

oc. Mus. Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo's anthology Finnish Favourites for the Saxophone is an almost complete compendium of works written for saxophone and piano in Finland from the 1930s to the 1950s. Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola's suite Elokuisessa Helsingissä, though written in 1984, it is nearer in look and feel to the other works in this collection than to other music for saxophone written in the 1980s. Almost all of the works included are original works for saxophone, but a few arrangements written by legendary saxophone virtuoso Josef Kaartinen in the 1930s are also included. All works are published now for the first time. In terms of technical demands, the works range from basic level examination standard to challenging music institute standard, some perhaps even requiring a performer of professional calibre.