An excerpt from the story: At the gate to the most beautiful and precious
“Beyond the gate they roamed freely, the most beautiful and precious things of art and life—untouched, unforced, undistorted—yet so distant and difficult...
Musical Sketching
In search of the essence and interpretation of a composition – a sketch of the mutual interaction between music and pulse.
J. S. Bach: Præambulum...
In the challenging company of an escaping light and changing shadows
No sadness because of an artist
who knows how the world can be
happy in his wilderness
if someone him can see
Drawing after plaster statue...
Back to school: A little Prelude in F Major by Chop… No, Bach – another great teacher!
A lesson on the pulse of life and joy:
1) Start the pulse of life that produces warmth and energy, by paying attention to the direction that gives...
Live Memory
Attending the Centennial Gramophone Classical Music Awards ceremony in London on 4th October 2023, as a shy but happy visitor in a ‘Black Swan’ evening...
Chopin: Mazurka in F Minor Op. 68 No. 4
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Mazurka in F Minor Op. 68 No. 4 (1849)
“Chopin@Home” – Recording Series by Villajasmin
Jasmin Fors, piano / Recorded...
”Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue…”
New addition to the Portrait Gallery: Self Portrait in a Tyrolean Blouse
(2006, first self portrait), oil on canvas, 46 x 55 cm
”Drawn With Autobiographite” – The Album existing soon
”Drawn With Autobiographite” – The Album existing soon
Jasmin Fors, piano
Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Sonata in B Minor (1853)
Frédéric Chopin...
Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E Minor
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E Minor
Jasmin Fors, piano
The “Chopin@Home” recording series continues: Chopin’s Étude...
The Pearl of the Mind
‘The Pearl of the Mind’ is an artist’s literary and empirical dive into the ocean of the human mind, in the form of a dialogue. We take the whirling...
Pencil Portrait
Composer and Graphic Artist Lauri Toivio
30 x 20 cm, pencil on paper, 2018
*private collection
Chopin: Prelude in C Major Op. 28 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Prelude in C Major Op. 28 No. 1
Jasmin Fors, piano
Live recording in May 2018
Golden Threads
In the...
Chopin: Ballade in F Minor Op. 52
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52
Jasmin Fors, piano
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) was one of the greatest and most...
A Little Girl with Roses
A Little Girl with Roses
35 x 26 cm, pencil on paper, 2016
*private collection
Violet
”Violet” – composed, performed and painted by Jasmin Fors; live recording in February 2016, painted in March 2016 (oil on canvas, 16 x 16 cm)
Lauri Toivio: Isabella @ Värinää Festival 2016
Live recording at ”Värinää” music festival in Järvenpää, Finland, March 13, 2016:
”Ejercicio de higiene” (”Exercise in Hygiene”), 5th scene from...
Chopin: Étude No. 2 in A Flat Major (Trois nouvelles études)
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Etude No. 2 in A Flat Major
(Trois nouvelles études, 1839), Jasmin Fors, piano (live recording)
Chopin: Étude No. 1 in F Minor (Trois nouvelles études)
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Etude No. 1 in F Minor
(Trois nouvelles études, 1839), Jasmin Fors, piano (live recording)
Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor Op. 17 No. 4
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Mazurka in A Minor Op. 17 No. 4
Jasmin Fors, piano
Pencil Portrait
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, Ph.D. Ilkka Toivio30 x 20 cm, pencil on paper, 2015
*private collection
Master and Apprentice
The white gauze curtain before the studio’s high arched window dispersed the sunlight flooding into the room. Two people stood by an easel, gazing at...
Colour and Form in Music
Monday, February 16, 2015 – Lecture and workshop on COLOUR AND FORM IN MUSIC for students at the Mikkeli Music Institute
The idea for a lecture...
Cantus Artificiosus
An English Writer Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
30 x 20 cm, pencil on paper, 2014
An old artist was sitting alone in his studio, bent over his...
Late Summer Idyll
“Late Summer Idyll”
16 x 16 cm, oil on canvas, 2014
I have painted this late summer painting with rather delicate and thinned colors. The work...
Summer Colours
“Forget-me-not Fantasy”
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 2014
Piano Blend 2013
”Piano Blend 2013” (”Pianokimara 2013”), a book offering pianists an intriguing collection of new Finnish piano works, has been released in December...