Symphony No. 3 (Sallinen)

Symphony No. 3
by Aulis Sallinen
Catalogue	Op. 35
Composed	1974 (1974)–75
Duration	Approx. 24 minutes
Movements	3
Premiere
Date	8 April 1975 (1975-04-08)
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Conductor	Okko Kamu
Performers	Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Symphony No. 3, Op. 35, is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen, who wrote the piece from 1974–75 on commission from the Finnish Broadcasting Organization. The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra premiered the work on 8 April 1975 in Helsinki, under the direction of its principal conductor, Okko Kamu. The symphony was the first by Sallinen to depart from the single-movement structure he had utilized for his previous two essays in the form.

Orchestration

• Woodwind: 4 flutes (2 doubling piccolo), 3 oboes, 4 clarinets in B♭ (1 doubling B♭ bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (1 doubling contrabassoon)
• Brass: 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in B♭, 3 trombones, tuba
• Percussion: bass drum, snare drum, small drum, tom-toms, wood blocks, tam-tam, crotales, cymbals glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba
• Strings: violins, violas, cellos, double basses, harp, celesta, piano

Structure

The symphony is in three movements:

1. Tempo energico ed sostenuto
2. Chaconne
3. Vivace giocoso — Finale

Recordings

Conductor	Orchestra	Recorded	Duration	Available on
Okko Kamu	Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra	1975	23:02	BIS (41)
Ari Rasilainen	Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz	2004	24:21	CPO (999970-2)

Notes, references, and sources

Sources

Books

• Howell, Tim (2006). After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-075-4651-77-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Korhonen, Kimmo (2007). Inventing Finnish Music: Contemporary Composers from Medieval to Modern. Finnish Music Information Center (FIMIC). ISBN 978-952-5076-61-5. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

CD liner notes

• Anderson, Martin (2008). Aulis Sallinen: Symphonies 3 & 5 (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 11–12. CPO 999970-2. {{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• 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. {{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Journal articles

• Pike, Lionel (1997). "Reviewed Works: Symphony No. 5 ('Washington Mosaics') by Aulis Sallinen". Music & Letters. 71 (4). Oxford University Press: 625–27. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help) (subscription required)

• Weitzman, Ronald (1997). "Sallinen's Seven Symphonies". Tempo. New Series (202). Cambridge University Press: 8–15. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help) (subscription required)