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Matti Salminen
voc, *1945 FI, Turku
Singer / Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Matti Kalervo Salminen
Matti Salminen (born 7 July 1945, in Turku) is a Finnish operatic bass singer, who has sung at the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival.Salminen is distinguished by an imposing figure and height (6' 5"); a cavernous, heavy, dark voice with a huge upper register; and an expressive face. According to one reviewer, in his prime Salminen was "... simply the largest bass voice in captivity. It is not just its roar in powering over Wagner's maximum orchestra, but the way he carves the sonority and forms the color."
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Lohtu on Lohtu by Live Aid Uusi Lastensairaala 2017 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai on Beethoven Greatest Hits by Ludwig van Beethoven & Various Artists 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 Sä kuulut päivään jokaiseen on Finnish Tangos by Matti Salminen, Jyvaskyla Sinfonia & Riku Niemi Tannhäuser - Paris version / Act III: "Heil ! Heil! Der Gnade Wunder Heil!" on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Sinopoli Don Carlos, Act II: Auto-da-fe Scene on Beethoven / Mozart / Wagner / Mussorgsky: Opera Scenes by Various Artists & Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra Tango merellä on Finnish Tangos by Matti Salminen, Jyvaskyla Sinfonia & Riku Niemi St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 2: No. 75 Aria. Bass: "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" on J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach, Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester & Karl Richter Jouluyo, juhlayo (Silent Night) (arr. K. Haatanen for vocals) on Kauneimmat Joululaulut by Monica Groop, Jorma Panula, Markus Lehtinen, Pertti Pekkanen, Kyosti Haatanen, Erkki Pohjola & Heikki Seppanen Maa on niin kaunis (The Earth is Beautiful) [Arr. K. Haatanen for Choir] on Kauneimmat Joululaulut by Monica Groop, Raimo Sirkia, Jorma Hynninen, Matti Salminen & Tapiola ChoirTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat 100 Vuotta | Matti Salminen, Pentti Savolainen | 2013 | Album |
| Turku - Vive La Culture! | Karita Mattila, Matti Salminen | 2011 | Compil. |
| Parsifal | Richard Wagner - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik, Bernd Weikl, Kurt Moll, Matti Salminen, James King, Franz Mazura, Yvonne Minton, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 2008 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner, Waltraud Meier, Ian Storey, Michelle DeYoung, Gerd Grochowski, Matti Salminen, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala And Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala | 2008 | Album |
| Malmsténin Aapinen · Rakkaimmat Lastenlaulut | Georg Malmstén / Matti Salminen · Eija Ahvo · Thelma Romu · Kameleonttikuoro · Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jyri Nissilä | 2008 | Album |
| Elämäni lauluja. A finnish songbook | Matti Salminen, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds | 2008 | Album |
| Götterdämmerung (1) | Richard Wagner / James Levine, Hildegard Behrens, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matti Salminen, Christa Ludwig, Anthony Raffell, Hanna Lisowska, Ekkehard Wlaschiha | 2004 | Single |
| Götterdämmerung (2) | Richard Wagner / James Levine, Hildegard Behrens, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matti Salminen, Christa Ludwig, Anthony Raffell, Hanna Lisowska, Ekkehard Wlaschiha | 2004 | Single |
| Siegfried (2) | Richard Wagner / James Levine, Siegfried Jerusalem, James Morris, Heinz Zednik, Hildegard Behrens, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Birgitta Svendén, Dawn Upshaw, Matti Salminen | 2004 | Single |
| Il Flauto Magico | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Matti Salminen, Malin Hartelius, Anton Scharinger, Orchester der Oper Zürich E Chor der Oper Zürich, Franz Welser-Möst | 2004 | Album |
| Das Rheingold | Richard Wagner / James Morris, Christa Ludwig, Siegfried Jerusalem, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Matti Salminen, MariAnne Häggander | 2004 | Single |
| Siegfried (1) | Richard Wagner / James Levine, Siegfried Jerusalem, James Morris, Heinz Zednik, Hildegard Behrens, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Birgitta Svendén, Dawn Upshaw, Matti Salminen | 2004 | Single |
| Der Ring Des Nibelungen | Richard Wagner, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Hildegard Behrens, MariAnne Häggander, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gary Lakes, Hanna Lisowska, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman, Anthony Raffell, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Matti Salminen, Birgitta Svendén, Dawn Upshaw, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik | 2002 | Album |
| Das Rheingold | Richard Wagner / James Morris, Christa Ludwig, Siegfried Jerusalem, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Matti Salminen, MariAnne Häggander, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, James Levine | 2002 | Single |
| Uralin Pihlaja - Slaavilaisia Romansseja/Slavic Romances | Matti Salminen | 2001 | Album |
| Aida | Giuseppe Verdi, Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Vincenzo La Scola, Olga Borodina, Thomas Hampson, Matti Salminen, László Polgár | 2001 | Album |
| Suomalainen Tango | Matti Salminen | 1999 | Album |
| Rantakoivun Alla | Matti Salminen | 1998 | Compil. |
| Der Freischütz | Carl Maria von Weber / Luba Orgonasova, Christine Schäfer, Endrik Wottrich, Matti Salminen, Gilles Cachemaille, Wolfgang Holzmair, Kurt Moll, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1996 | Album |
| 3 Finnish Basses In Concert | Matti Salminen • Jaakko Ryhänen • Johann Tilli, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam | 1996 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde Hightlights | Richard Wagner / Waltraud Meier / Siegfried Jerusalem / Marjana Lipovšek / Falk Struckmann / Matti Salminen / Berliner Philharmoniker / Daniel Barenboim | 1995 | Compil. |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim, Waltraud Meier, Siegfried Jerusalem, Marjana Lipovšek, Falk Struckmann, Matti Salminen | 1995 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferruccio Furlanetto, John Tomlinson, Matti Salminen, Uwe Heilmann, Michele Pertusi, Lella Cuberli, Waltraud Meier, Joan Rodgers, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | 1992 | Album |
| Suomalaisia Lauluja | Matti Salminen | 1992 | Album |
| Don Giovanni Extraits | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferruccio Furlanetto, John Tomlinson, Matti Salminen, Uwe Heilmann, Michele Pertusi, Lella Cuberli, Waltraud Meier, Joan Rodgers, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | 1992 | Compil. |
| Opera Arias | Matti Salminen, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Eri Klas | 1991 | Album |
| Serenadeja Sinulle | Matti Salminen | 1990 | Album |
| Tannhäuser | Richard Wagner / Placido Domingo, Cheryl Studer, Agnes Baltsa, Matti Salminen, Andreas Schmidt, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | 1989 | Album |
| Götterdämmerung | Richard Wagner / Hildegard Behrens, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matti Salminen, Christa Ludwig, Anthony Raffell, Hanna Lisowska, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus, James Levine | 1989 | Album |
| Rantakoivun Alla | Matti Salminen | 1989 | Album |
| Sinua, Sinua Rakastan | Matti Salminen | 1989 | Compil. |
| Die Walküre | Richard Wagner - Éva Marton • James Morris • Cheryl Studer • Reiner Goldberg • Waltraud Meier • Matti Salminen / Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink | 1988 | Album |
| On Hetki | Matti Salminen | 1987 | Album |
| On Hetki / Myrskylintu | Matti Salminen | 1987 | Album |
| Viidestoista Yö | Matti Salminen | 1987 | Single |
| Parsifal | Richard Wagner, Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Randová, Bernd Weikl, Hans Sotin, Leif Roar, Matti Salminen, Horst Stein | 1985 | Album |
| Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kathleen Battle, Ann Murray, David Rendall, Matti Salminen, Chœur De L'Orchestre De Paris Et Orchestre De Paris | 1985 | Album |
| Symphony No. 9 | Ludwig Van Beethoven - Margaret Price | 1984 | Album |
| Taas Kaikki Kauniit Muistot... | Matti Salminen, Erkki Alikoski | 1983 | Album |
| "Choral" Symphony (No.9) / "Choral" Fantasy | Ludwig Van Beethoven - Margaret Price | 1983 | Album |
| Lauluja Onnesta Ja Kaipauksesta | Matti Salminen | 1983 | Album |
| Das Rheingold | Richard Wagner - Theo Adam, Siegmund Nimsgern, Peter Schreier, Roland Bracht, Matti Salminen, Christian Vogel, Eberhard Büchner, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Yvonne Minton, Lucia Popp, Uta Priew, Hanna Schwarz, Marita Napier, Ortrun Wenkel, Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski | 1980 | Album |
| Matti Salminen - Myrskylintu | Matti Salminen, Hannu Bister | 1979 | Album |
| Härmän Häät Ja Muita Kansanlauluja | Matti Salminen, Ralf Gothóni | 1978 | Album |
| Ei Kiirettä Kyytimies | Matti Salminen | 1976 | Album |
| Georg Malmsténin Lauluja | Matti Salminen | 1975 | Album |
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