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Aulis Sallinen

vc, vn, *1935 FI
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Aulis Heikki Sallinen

Aulis Sallinen (born April 9, 1935) is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. His music has been variously described as "remorselessly harsh", a "beautifully crafted amalgam of several 20th-century styles", and "neo-romantic". Sallinen studied at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Joonas Kokkonen. He has had works commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, and has also written 6 operas, 8 symphonies, concertos for violin, cello, flute, horn and English horn as well as several chamber works. He won the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1978 for his opera Ratsumies (The Horseman).

     
Instruments
  • Violoncello
  • Violin
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Brass
Popular Tracks   
Kullervo, Op. 61: Act I Scene 2: Mina tahdon olla tuoksuva ja lammin kuin nuori leipa (Smith's Young Wife) on Sallinen, A.: Kullervo [Opera] by Aulis Sallinen & Ulf Söderblom
Sunrise Serenade, Op. 63 on Sallinen: Works for String Orchestra by Aulis Sallinen & Okko Kamu
Onko Suomessa Kevät? on Suomalaisia kuoroklassikoita by Tampereen Filharmoninen Kuoro
Vintern var hard (The Winter was Hard) on Sallinen: Chamber Music by Aulis Sallinen
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19, "Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrikin's Funeral March" (version for string orchestra): Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March (arr. for String Orchestra) on Sallinen: Works for String Orchestra by Aulis Sallinen & Okko Kamu
Kuningas lahtee Ranskaan (The King Goes Forth to France), Op. 53: Act I: Prologue: Kun Englanti kalissee kylmasta, aivastaa Skotlanti (Guide, Chorus, Prime Minister, Froissart, Prince) on Sallinen, A.: Kuningas Lahtee Ranskaan [Opera] by Aulis Sallinen & Okko Kamu
Sakura on Sallinen: Chamber Music by Aulis Sallinen
Elegia - Sebastian Knight´ille on Octophonia by Dan Styffe
String Quartet No. 3, “Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik’s Funeral March” on Shadows' Dream by TrondheimSolistene & Geir Inge Lotsberg
Chamber Music III, Op. 58, "The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juanquixote" on Sallinen: Works for String Orchestra by Aulis Sallinen & Okko Kamu

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Chamber Music I-VIIIAulis Sallinen, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Ville Matvejeff, Ralf Gothóni2015Album
Poema - Works For Cello And StringsErkki Salmenhaara / Pehr Henrik Nordgren / Juho Kangas / Aulis Sallinen - Marko Ylönen / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / Juha Kangas2014Album
LevitationPeter Eötvös, Carl Nielsen, Aulis Sallinen, Christoffer Sundqvist, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu, Hannu Lintu2013Album
Symphony 6 - Cello ConcertoAulis Sallinen / Jan-Erik Gustafsson, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen2009Album
Symphonies 3 & 5Aulis Sallinen / Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Ari Rasilainen2008Album
Chamber Music III, IV, VAulis Sallinen ・ Arto Noras ・ Mika Väyrynen ・ Virtuosi Di Kuhmo ・ Ralf Gothóni2006Album
The King Goes Forth To France, Opera In Three ActsAulis Sallinen2006Album
Barabbas DialoguesAulis Sallinen2005Album
Symphony 8, Violin ConcertoAulis Sallinen / Jaakko Kuusisto, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Ari Rasilainen2005Album
Symphonies 1 & 7Aulis Sallinen, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Ari Rasilainen2003Album
GhostsAulis Sallinen - Kalevi Aho - Einojuhani Rautavaara - Tuomas Kantelinen / Kaartin Soittokunta2003Album
Shadows / Sunrise SerenadeAulis Sallinen, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Jouko Harjanne, Aki Välimäki, Avanti!, Finlandia Sinfonietta, Arto Noras2000Compil.
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen / Sallinen: Rauta-aikaJean Sibelius / Aulis Sallinen1999Compil.
20th Century Music For Flute And OrchestraAulis Sallinen / Toru Takemitsu / Krzysztof Penderecki - Petri Alanko, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu1999Album
Complete Works For Violin, Cello, Double Bass And PianoAulis Sallinen, Jaakko Kuusisto, Mats Rondin, Saara Hakkila, Ilkka Paananen1998Album
Complete Works For String OrchestraAulis Sallinen, Mats Rondin, Hanna Juutilainen, Finnish Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu1996Album
PalatsiAulis Sallinen1996Album
Aulis SallinenAulis Sallinen1996Compil.
Songs Of Life And Death / The Iron Age SuiteAulis Sallinen - Jorma Hynninen, Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlakuoro, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu1995Album
String Quartets 1 - 5Aulis Sallinen, Jean Sibelius Quartet1995Album
Symphonies 2 + 6, Etc.Aulis Sallinen1992Album
Variations For Orchestra / Violin Concerto / Some Aspects Of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March / The Nocturnal Dances Of Don JuanquixoteAulis Sallinen1992Album
String QuartetsAulis Sallinen, Jean Sibelius, Freskkvartetten1991Album
Chamber MusicAulis Sallinen1990Album
Washington Mosaics (Chamber Music III • Sonata For Solo Cello)Aulis Sallinen, Arto Noras, Finlandia Sinfonietta, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu1989Album
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra On TourJean Sibelius, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Leif Segerstam, Aulis Sallinen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste1986Album
Shadows / Symphony No. 4 / Cello ConcertoAulis Sallinen, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Arto Noras1985Album
Pelléas Et Mélisande / Chamber Music I / Some Aspects Of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral MarchJean Sibelius / Aulis Sallinen, Finlandia Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu1984Album
The Red LineAulis Sallinen - Okko Kamu, Jorma Hynninen, Taru Valjakka, Usko Viitanen1980Album
RatsumiesAulis Sallinen1977Album
Chamber Music II For Alto Flute And String Orchestra / String Quartet No. 3 / Quattro Per Quattro / Elegy For Sebastian KnightAulis Sallinen1976Album
Sinfonia • Chorali • Sinfonia IIIAulis Sallinen, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund1976Album
Taru Valjakka, Ralf GothóniJean Sibelius, Toivo Kuula, Aulis Sallinen, Taru Valjakka, Ralf Gothóni1973Album
Piano Quintet 1953 / String Quartet No 3Finlandia Quartet / Ralf Gothóni / Joonas Kokkonen / Aulis Sallinen1971Album
Symphony No. 4 / MauermusikJean Sibelius, Aulis Sallinen, Paavo Berglund Conducting Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri1970Album
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