Souvenir

This unique collection presents a few of the gems of Finnish romanticism arranged for guitar. The 16 works arranged and performed on the accompanying CD by the well-known Finnish guitar player Seppo Siirala keep close to the spirit of the originals and include such all time favourites as Merikanto's Valse lente and Järnefelt's Berceuse. Well-loved works, Fool's Song of the Spider by Sibelius and the Sheep's Polska by Kuula have also been given fresh and striking arrangement (Sibelius: Valsette op. 40/1 - Chanson sans paroles op. 40/2 - Berceuse op. 40/5 - Etude op. 76/2 - Souvenir op. 99/3 - Rondino op. 68/1 - Menuetto op. 40/4 - Laulu ristilukista / Fool's Song of the Spider op. 27/4 - Järnefelt: Berceuse - O. Merikanto: Kesäillan idylli / Summer Night Idyll - Valse lente - Scherzo - Madetoja: Kansanlaulu / Folk Song op. 14/1 - Pieni satu / A Little Tale op. 31/3 - Menuetti / Minuet Op. 14/3 - Kuula: Lampaanpolska / The Sheep's Polska).