Kai Nieminen
Kai Nieminen regards himself as a tone painter of fantasies from the life around him and often finds his sources of inspiration in literature, but also in visual arts and nature. However, he has no desire to confine the listener to any programme.
He is also known as a guitarist, but his output as a composer extends far beyond his instrument: it includes concertos, chamber music and orchestral music. His music combines a northern sensibility and Mediterranean, particularly Italian, influences.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Pieces for viola | vla | 2007 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
40 Years of Time | 2222 2200 10 0, str | 2005 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Acquarelli della notte | guit | 1981 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ancient Songs... | hn, pno | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Arioso | hn | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Arioso II | 4hn | 2009 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Assonata | cl, pno | 1982 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Atmosfera | guitar | 1981 | Works for Solo Instrument | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Atonali | hn, 2trp, trb, tba | 2010 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Autumnal Tales | fl, ob, cl, 2guit | 1999 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 00:00 | Association of Finnish Music Schools |
Autumn Sonnet | cl, pno | 1981 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Barthlebooth | pno | 2018 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ceremonial II | 3 trumpets | 2000 | Chamber Works | 03:00 | |
Chi vivrà vedrà | 1121 1100 02 0, str | 1998 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Clarinet Concerto | 2222 2100 11, cel, str, cl solo | 2002 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 28:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for guitar and small orchestra | 1211 1100 01, str, guit solo [ehn] | 2009 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 25:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra | 2212 2200 11 1, str, ob solo [afl, ehn, bcl] | 2008 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 26:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for piano and orchestra | 2222 2200 11 1, str, pno solo | 2007 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 35:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for violin and orchestra | 2222 2110 11 1, str, vln solo | 2005 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 30:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Dance Hobgoblin | str, bcl solo | 1998 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Dances of Fear | guit | 1998 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Danza Baccanale del Astolfo sulla Luna | vln | 2024 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
Duosonetti | vla, guit | 1978 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Elegy for Agatha Cristie | ob | 1979 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Elegy (for Philip Morton Roth) | hn, hp | 2013 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Epitaph | vlc, pno | 1993 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Epitaphe a Milhaud | cemb | 2018 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:30 | |
Estampes | guit | 1997 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Fantasy for guitar | guit | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Four short stories for A clarinet alone | cl | 1970 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Fragmental Reflections | guit | 2018 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Fragmentos de la vida del mar | guit | 1999 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Frammenti dal buio | vln, vlc, pno | 2016 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
From Hidden Cities... | 4hn | 2009 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
From time… moon and stars | afl, hp, vin, vla, vlc. | 2024 | Chamber Works | 14:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
From Winter's Night | org | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Gestures of Winter | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2017 | Chamber Works | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Gnomes of the Night | guitar | 1985 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hailing the Beauty of Light and Snow | afl, enh, fg, hn, perc, str | 2000 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Haltiat-sarja | str, bcl solo | 1998 | 15:00 | ||
Hommage à Andres Segovia | guit | 1993 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hommage à Poulenc | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 1976 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hymnos | afl | 1992 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hymnos III | ehn [or oboe d'amore or oboe] | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hymnos IV | cl | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
I Can Hear Northern Lights | ob, str | 1999 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
I Can Hear Northern Lights II | 2222 4331 13 1, str | 1998 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ignis fatuus | str | 2011 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
I Hear Streaming Light... | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1999 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Il castello dei destini incrociati | 2222 4431 12 1, cel, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 23:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Images of Fear | guit | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In Broken Reflections | hn, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2019 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In der Winterszeit | vln, vlc, pno | 2004 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In der Winterszeit | ob, vlc, pno | 2004 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In memoriam | acc | 1986 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
In Mirrors of Time... | 2221 1110 11, hp, str | 2000 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In Woodlands of the Birds | 2222 2000 11, cel, str | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 17:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Itämaisia satuja | 4kantele | 1993 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Julvers Notturno II | violin and piano | 2014 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
La citta invisibili | 2222 4211 12 1, cel, str (afl, ehn, bcl, cbsn) | 1998 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Landscapes | voc, pno | 1997 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
La Serenissima | vla solo, hp, str | 2006 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Le città invisibili | 2222/4211/12/1, celesta, strings | 1998 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Le Tombeau d’Albert Roussel | guit | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Le Tombeau de Darius Milhaud | guit | 2021 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Loitsu | guitar | 1994 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Manaus ja loitsu | guitar | 1989 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Marcovaldo | 2222 2100 11 0, pno, str, acc solo, vlc solo | 2012 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Menneestä ajasta ja hiljaisuudesta | kantele/hp | 1990 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Merirunoja | voc, guit | 1979 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Metsärunoja | soprano and piano | 1993 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Mist Hobgoblin | bcl | 1991 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Night Poems in a Clock Shop a Little Before One O'Clock | guitar | 1989 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Night Preludes | guit | 1980 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Night Shadows | 2guit | 1997 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Night Sonata | guit | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Nocturnal Mindscapes | afl, hp, vln, vla, vlc | 2011 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Northern Spells | guit | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Notturno | vln, pno | 1996 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Omaggio a Bruno Munari | guit | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Palomar | 0222 2000 01 1, str, fl solo | 2001 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 22:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Pan | vla | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Pelon tansseja | guitar | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Poems from a Forest | sopr, pno | 1993 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Preghiera di Francesco d'Assisi | org | 2014 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | |
Quadri Morandi | guit | 2014 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Reflecting Landscapes | vln, vlc, pno | 2011 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Riflessioni | guit | 2011 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Runoja pysähtyneestä ajasta ja hiljaisuudesta, opus A | pno | 1991 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Runoja pysähtyneestä ajasta ja hiljaisuudesta, opus B | pno | 1997 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sävellyksiä kantelekvartetille | 4kantele | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Shades... Around Stonehenge Ruins | guit | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Shadow Play | flute, violin and guitar | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Sigma | trb | 1998 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sinfonia | 2222 4200 13 1, cel, str [pic, ehn, bcl] | 2013 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 38:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sinfonia N:o 2 | 2022 2000 02, str (afl, bcl) | 2015 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Solemnis for brass quintet and timpani | 2trp, hn, trb, tba, timp | 1998 | Chamber Works | 02:20 | |
Sonaatti viidelle | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 1979 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Sonata for guitar | guit | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sonata from Shadows | fl, guit | 2007 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sonatina Seria for Double Bass Alone | db | 1979 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Song(s) of Winter | vln | 2024 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
Spellbound by Winter's Night | str | 2008 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 22:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
String Quartet No. 5 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2023 | Chamber Works | 20:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
String Quartet No. 6 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2023 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
String Quartet No. 7 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2022 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
Suite Piccola | db | 1976 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Suomalaisesta sävelmästä... | guit | 1980 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Symphony No. 3 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 30:00 | Fennica Gehrman | ||
Talvesta | soprano and piano | 1994 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tanssinhaltija | kantele/hp | 1995 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tarantula | kantele | 1997 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
There's a Certain Slant of Light | fl+afl, ob+ehn, bcl, bsn, hn, perc, hp, vln, vlc | 2000 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
The Smile of Flamboyant Wings | pno | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
The Tale of Astolpho on the Moon | vln | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
The Temple | guit | 1976 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Three pieces for Guitar | guit | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Time Around Autumn | fl, afl, ob, ehn, cl, bcl, 2hn, 2trp, trb, perc | 1996 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Time Around Lights, Shadows and Spaces | 1111 0100 02, str [afl, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 1999 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Time around Memories | cl, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2024 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | United Music Publshing Ltd |
Time Around Spring | 2222 2221 02 1 str | 1997 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
To Touch Upon Other Times | hp, str, hn solo | 2010 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Towards the Light (from far Beyond) | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2014 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Triptyykki | 4 kanteles/4 harps | 1994 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Unen maasta | chx [SSAATB] | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vicoli in ombra | 2222 2210 11 1, cel, str | 1995 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Waves of Sorrow | vlc | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Waves of Sorrow | vla | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Wind Tales | fl, vln, vibr, 4kantele | 1998 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Winter Sonnet | cl, vlc | 1985 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Yö | kantele/hp | 1990 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Yön akvarelleja | guit | 1981 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Yötunnelmia | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |