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The following is a list of works by Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935), presented as a sortable table with eight parameters per composition: title, category, catalogue number, average duration (in minutes), year of composition, genre, and—if applicable—text author; for some compositions, comments are provided, as well. The table's default ordering is by genre and, within a genre, by date.
Contents
List of compositions[edit]
| Title | Category | Op. | Length | Year | Genre | Text | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchestral | 24 | 16 mins. |
|
Symphony | In one movement; won first prize in a composers' competition the City of Helsinki sponsored to mark the inauguration of Finlandia Hall; originally called Sinfonia[1] | ||
| Orchestral | 29 | 16 mins. |
|
Symphony Percussion & orch. |
In one movement; essentially a 'symphony-concerto' for solo percussionist and orchestra; dedicated to Rainer Kuisma[2] | ||
| Orchestral | 35 | 27 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the Finnish Broadcasting Company; Sallinen's first multi-movement symphony[3] | ||
| Orchestral | 49 | 22 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the City of Turku to commemorate its 750th anniversary[4] | ||
| Orchestral | 57 | 37 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the National Symphony Orchestra; in 1987, Sallinen simplified and shortened the finale[5] | ||
| Orchestral | 65 | 40 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra[6] | ||
| Orchestral | 71 | 25 mins. |
|
Symphony | In one movement; commission from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra;[7] material originally intended for a ballet based on The Lord of the Rings which, due to copyright issues, the composer abandoned; in 2001, the ballet The Hobbit, Op. 78, eventually came to fruition, using material from the Seventh Symphony, as well as from Sallinen's other compositions[8] | ||
| Orchestral | 81 | 20 mins. |
|
Symphony | In one movement; commission from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; partially inspired by the events of September 11, and Sallinen quotes the Theme of the Dead from his opera Kullervo, Op. 61[9] | ||
The Horseman (FG) (fi: Ratsumies)
|
Orchestra & voice | 32 | 120 mins. |
|
Opera (3 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
P. Haavikko (librettist) |
Sung in Finnish; commission from the Savonlinna Opera Festival—and first prize in its composers' competition—in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Olavinlinna in 1975; winner of the 1978 Nordic Council Music Prize |
(fi: Punainen viiva)
|
Orchestra & voice | 46 | 115 mins. |
|
Opera (2 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
A. Sallinen (librettist) & I. Kianto (novelist) |
Based on the 1911 novel by Ilmari Kianto and sung in Finnish; commission from the Finnish National Opera |
(fi: Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan)
|
Orchestra & voice | 53 | 130 mins. |
|
Opera (3 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
P. Haavikko (librettist & playwright) |
Subtitled "a chronicle for the music theatre of the coming Ice Age"; based on the 1974 radio play by Paavo Haavikko and sung in Finnish; joint commission from the Savonlinna Opera Festival, the Royal Opera House, and the BBC; material from Act III related to the orchestral prelude Shadows, Op. 52 |
| Orchestra & voice | 61 | 145 mins. |
|
Opera (2 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
A. Sallinen (librettist) & A. Kivi (playwright) |
Based on the story from the Kalevala, as well as the 1864 play by Aleksis Kivi, and sung in Finnish; commission from the Finnish National Opera | |
The Palace (N) (fi: Palatsi)
|
Orchestra & voice | 68 | 120 mins. |
|
Opera (3 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
I. Dische & H. Enzensberger (librettists) |
Sung in Finnish (translation by Sallinen); commission from the Savonlinna Opera Festival |
(fi: Kuningas Lear)
|
Orchestra & voice | 76 | 150 mins. |
|
Opera (2 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
A. Sallinen (librettist) & Shakespeare (playwright) |
Based on Matti Rossi's translation of Shakespeare's play; sung in Finnish; commission from the Finnish National Opera |
(fi: Linna vedessä)
|
Orchestra & voice | 106 | 75 mins. |
|
Opera (12 numbers) Soloists, choir, orch. |
A. Sallinen (librettist) & L. Nummi (poet) |
Subtitled "a chronicle for a narrator, four singers, chamber orchestra, and [the acoustics and visual of] Olavinlinna"; based on the 1975 poem collection by Lassi Nummi and sung in Finnish; commission from the Savonlinna Opera Festival to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence |
Variations on Mallarmé (fr: Variations sur Mallarmé)
|
Orchestral | 16 | 24 mins. |
|
Ballet (1 act) |
Inspired by the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé; commission from the Finnish National Opera; staged under the title Sensuelleja muunnelmia (Sensual Variations); choreography by Elsa Sylvestersson, libretto by Pentti Karhunmaa | |
The Hobbit (N) (fi: Hobbiti)
|
Orchestral | 78 | 56 mins. |
|
Ballet (2 acts) |
Subtitled "ballet for young dancers"; in the mid-1990s, Sallinen had to abandon the idea of a ballet based on The Lord of the Rings, due to copyright issues, and material for the project was reworked into the Symphony No. 7, The Dreams of Gandalf, Op. 71. In 2001, the Op. 78 ballet The Hobbit eventually came to fruition, using material from the Seventh Symphony, as well as from Sallinen's other compositions;[8] choreography by Marjo Kuusela, libretto by Heini Tola | |
| Orchestral | 18 | 18 mins. |
|
Concertante Violin & orch. |
Composed for a composers' competition hosted by the Finnish Broadcasting Company[10] | ||
| Orchestral | 44 | 23 mins. |
|
Concertante Cello & orch. |
Commission from the Finnish Broadcasting Company[11] | ||
Flute Concerto, Harlequin (N)
|
Orchestral | 70 | 22 mins. |
|
Concertante Flute & orch. |
||
Horn Concerto, Campane ed Arie (N) (Bells and Arias)
|
Orchestral | 82 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante Horn & orch. |
Written on suggestion from the Horn Club of Finland; composed in honor of the 85th birthday anniversary of Karl Henrik Pentti[12] | |
Chamber Concerto (N)
|
Orchestral | 87 | 24 mins. |
|
Concertante Violin, piano, & strings |
Commission from the Tapiola Sinfonietta | |
Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Chamber Orchestra (N)
|
Orchestral | 91 | 21 mins. |
|
Concertante Clarinet, viola, orch. |
Commission from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
Concerto for Cor anglais and Chamber Orchestra (N)
|
Orchestral | 97 | 19 mins. |
|
Concertante Cor anglais & orch. |
Commission from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | |
Variations for Cello and Orchestra
|
Orchestral | 5 | 18 mins. |
|
Concertante Cello & orch. |
||
Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses)
|
Orchestral | 11w | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante Piano & chamber orch. |
Thematically develops Sallinen's pedagogical work for cello, Elegy for Sebastian Knight, Op. 10; Sallinen withdrew Metamorphosen shortly after its premiere, replacing it in 2000 with a revised version in which the orchestration of the original is reduced to strings only, eliminating the woodwinds. This new version was renamed Metamorphoses of Elegy for Sebastian Knight and added to the Chamber Musics series as No. 4 (see Op. 79)[13] | |
(fi: Metamorfooseja Elegiasta Sebastian Knightille)
|
Orchestral | 79 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante Piano & strings |
Originally called Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses, Op. 11, 1964),[14] which thematically develops Sallinen's pedagogical work for cello, Elegy for Sebastian Knight, Op. 10; Sallinen withdrew Metamorphosen shortly after its premiere, replacing it in 2000 with a revised version in which the orchestration of the original is reduced to strings only, eliminating the woodwinds[13] | |
Chamber Music II (N)
|
Orchestral | 41 | 14 mins. |
|
Concertante Alto flute & strings |
||
(fi: Don Juanquijoten yölliset tanssit)
|
Orchestral | 58 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante Cello & strings |
Commission from the Naantali Music Festival; the pseudo-literary title is a compound of iconic, fictional characters Don Juan and Don Quixote | |
| Orchestral | 74b | 10 mins. |
|
Concertante Piano & strings |
Material for the introduction is related to the end of the Symphony No. 7, The Dreams of Gandalf, Op. 71; joint commission from Kitakyushu International Music Festival and the Forbidden City Music Festival in Beijing; also arranged by the composer for piano quintet, Op. 74 | ||
(fi: Barabbas-variaatioita)
|
Orchestral | 80 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante Accordion & strings |
Based on material from the Barabbas Dialogues, Op. 84 (2002–03), for narrator, vocal soloists, and small instrumental ensemble; adapted for piano and strings (with Sallinen's permission) in 2005 as Op. 80a Ralf Gothóni. | |
(fi: Kolme kutsua matkalle)
|
Orchestral | 88 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante String quartet & strings |
Joint commission from l'Association Musique Nouvelle en Liberte, Ville de Paris, and Mécenat Musical Société General | |
Chamber Music VII, Cruselliana (N)
|
Orchestral | 93 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertante Wind quintet & strings |
Commission from the Crusell Week in Uusikaupunki | |
Chamber Music VIII, The Trees, All Their Green (N) (fi: Puut, kaikki heidän vihreytensä)
|
Orchestral | 94 | 16 mins. |
|
Concertante Cello & strings |
Paavo Haavikko in memoriam; Sallinen subtitled the work after Haavikko's poetry collection, The trees, all their green (1966); joint commission from the Amsterdam Sinfonietta; the Würtembergische Kammerorchester; the Scottish Ensemble; and, the Sydney Conservatorium | |
Chamber Music X
|
Orchestral | 114 | 15 mins. |
|
Concertante Violin, harp, & strings |
Based on the Violin Sonata, Op. 113 | |
Three Lyrical Songs of Death (n.p.) (fi: Kolme lyyrillistä laulua kuolemasta)
|
Orchestra & voice | 6 | 15 mins. |
|
Song cycle Baritone, male chorus, & chamber orch. |
Laulupuu | Sung in Finnish; commission from the YL Male Voice Choir; originally the instrumental accompaniment was for chamber ensemble, but in 1966 Sallinen revised the work (without changing the vocal parts) to be for chamber orchestra |
Suite grammaticale (FG) (fi: Kieliopillinen sarja)
|
Orchestra & voice | 28 | 14 mins. |
|
Children's chorus, strings, school instruments,& kantele | ? ? (lyricist) |
Sung in Finnish |
Dies Irae (N)
|
Orchestra & voice | 47 | 24 mins. |
|
Soloists, male chorus, & orch. | A. Turtiainen (lyricist) |
Soprano and bass soloists, who describe the Earth destroyed by nuclear war on Christmas Day; sung in Finnish; commission from the Ensemble of the Hungarian People's Army |
The Iron Age Suite (N) (fi: Rauta-aika-sarja)
|
Orchestra & voice | 55 | 29 mins. |
|
Incidental (7 numbers) Soloists, mixed chorus, children's chorus, orch. |
P. Haavikko (lyricist) |
Based on myths from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala and sung in Finnish; arranged from the incidental music written for a Finnish television series, The Iron Age |
Song of Life and Death (N) (fi: Elämän ja kuoleman lauluja)
|
Orchestra & voice | 69 | 50 mins. |
|
Song cycle (8 numbers) Baritone (or mezzo-soprano), mixed chorus, orch. |
L. Nummi (lyricist) |
A 'requiem' sung in Finnish; commission from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra |
Barabbas Dialogues (N) (fi: Barabbas dialogeja)
|
Chamber & voice | 84 | 50 mins. |
|
Cantata (7 numbers) Narrator, soloists, pf, accordion, chamber ensemble, & percussion. |
A. Sallinen & L. Nummi (lyricists) |
Text from the Bible, using the official translation by the Finnish Bible Translation Committee; sung in Finnish; commission from the Naantali Music Festival; Sallinen remarks on the work's genre, "Is Barabbas Dialogues a song cycle, a chamber oratorio, a cantata, a piece of musical theater or something else? I haven't troubled my head with this question. In the best of circumstances, a work of art creates its own world." |
Four Dream Songs (FG) (fi: Neljä laulua unesta)
|
Orchestra & voice | 30 | 14 mins. |
|
Song cycle (4 numbers) Soprano & orch. |
P. Haavikko (lyricist) |
From Sallinen's opera The Horseman, Op. 32; sung in Finnish; version also for soprano and piano |
Five Portraits of Women (N) (fi: Viisi naismuotokuvaa)
|
Orchestra & voice | 100 | 25 mins. |
|
Song cycle (5 numbers) Soprano (or mezzo-soprano), horn, & chamber orch. |
A. Sallinen & P. Haavikko (lyricists) |
Commission from the Finnish National Opera; Sung in Finnish; Sallinen derived the songs from arias to three of his operas: The Red Line (No. 1), The King Goes Forth to France (Nos. 2 and 5, and Kullervo (Nos. 3–4); despite minimal changes to the vocal lines, the orchestral accompaniments are heavily revised |
Chamber Music IX, Nocturne
|
Orchestra & voice | 112 | 10 mins. |
|
Concertante Soprano & strings |
E. Leino (lyricist) |
Sung in Finnish |
Two Mythical Scenes for Orchestra (fi: Kaksi myyttistä kuvaa orkesterille)
|
Orchestral | 1 | 12 mins. |
|
Other orchestral | ||
Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
|
Orchestral | 3 | 22 mins. |
|
Other orchestral | ||
Mauermusik (FG) (Wall Music)
|
Orchestral | 7 | 11 mins. |
|
Other orchestral | Subtitled "To the memory of a young German" (the piece was inspired by the killing of a young man at the Berlin Wall in East Germany)[12] | |
Variations for Orchestra (N)
|
Orchestral | 8 | 12 mins. |
|
Other orchestral | Commission from the Youth Orchestra of the Klemetti Institute, Finland | |
| Orchestral | 22 | 11 mins. |
|
Other orchestral 32 winds, harp, celesta, & percussion |
Commission from the Helsinki Festival;[15] Sallinen has speculated that Chorali may have been the origin of the 'mosaic technique' he subsequently utilized for the String Quartet No. 5, Pieces of Mosaic, Op. 54; the Symphony No. 5, Washington Mosaics, Op. 57; and, Chamber Music III, Op. 58[8] | ||
Chamber Music I (N)
|
Orchestral | 38 | 13 mins. |
|
Other orchestral Strings |
||
| Orchestral | 52 | 11 mins. |
|
Other orchestral | Prelude for orchestra; material related to Act III of the opera The King Goes Forth to France; commission from the National Symphony Orchestra[16] | ||
| Orchestral | 63 | 6 mins. |
|
Other orchestral 2 trumpets, pf, & strings |
Composed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Kansallis-Osake Pankki | ||
The Palace Rhapsody (N)
|
Orchestral | 72 | 16 mins. |
|
Other orchestral Winds, pf, harp, & percussion |
Based on music from the opera The Palace, Op. 68; joint commission from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and the College Band Directors National Association of the U.S.[17] | |
A Solemn Overture (King Lear) (N) (fr: Ouverture Solennel)
|
Orchestral | 75 | 10 mins. |
|
Other orchestral | Based on material Sallinen was preparing for the opera King Lear, Op. 76; commission from the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo on occasion of the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi family[18] |
Notes, references, and sources[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 13–14
- ^ Anderson (2005a), p. 11
- ^ Anderson (2008), p. 11
- ^ Anderson (2005a), p. 10
- ^ Anderson (2008), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2009), p. 13–14
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 14–15
- ^ a b c Sallinen (2003), p. 12
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 14
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 15
- ^ Anderson (2009), p. 12
- ^ a b Anderson (2005a), p. 12
- ^ a b Anderson (2006), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2003b), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 15–16
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 15
Sources[edit]
CD liner notes
- Anderson, Martin (2003). Aulis Sallinen: Symphonies 1 & 7 (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 13–16. CPO 999918-2.
- Anderson, Martin (2005a). Aulis Sallinen: Symphonies 2 & 4; Horn Concerto; Mauermusik (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Germany: CPO. p. 10–13. CPO 999969-2.
- Anderson, Martin (2005b). Aulis Sallinen: Symphony 8; Violin Concerto (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 13–16. CPO 999972-2.
- Anderson, Martin (2006). Aulis Sallinen: Chamber Musics III, IV, V (booklet). Arto Noras; Mika Väyrynen & Virtuosi di Kuhmo; Ralf Gothóni. Germany: CPO. p. 11–14. CPO 777147-2.
- Anderson, Martin (2008). Aulis Sallinen: Symphonies 3 & 5 (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 11–14. CPO 999970-2.
- Anderson, Martin (2009). Aulis Sallinen: Symphony 6; Cello Concerto (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Norrrköping Symphony Orchestra. Germany: CPO. p. 11–14. CPO 999971-2.
- Kamu, Okko (English translation: William Jewson) (1987). Aulis Sallinen: Sinfonia — Chorali — Sinfonia III (booklet). Okko Kamu & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Hamburg, Germany: BIS. BIS CD-41.
- Sallinen, Aulis (2003). Composer's Preface (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 11–12. CPO 999918-2.
- Weitzman, Ronald (1993). Aulis Sallinen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 49; Shadows, Op. 52; Symphony No. 5, 'Washington Mosaics', Op. 57 (booklet). James DePreist & Malmö Symphony Orchestra. Hamburg, Germany: BIS. p. 3–4. BIS CD-607.