The following is a list of works by Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935), presented as a sortable table with eight parameters per composition: title, category (orchestral, chamber, or unaccompanied choral), catalogue number, average duration (in minutes), year of composition, genre, and—if applicable—text author(s); for some compositions, comments are provided, as well. The table's default ordering is by genre and, within a genre, by date. To assist with navigation, the infobox provides page-jumps to the first entry for each group.
Oeuvre
editThe compositional career of Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen has extended over six decades, from his first composition, Two Mythical Scenes for Orchestra (Op. 1, 1956), to his most recent work, the Chamber Music X (Op. 114, 2018). Although Sallinen has composed across many genres—his oeuvre includes large-scale orchestral compositions, works for stage, chamber music, choral songs, pieces for instrumental soloist, etc.—his reputation rests primarily on his eight symphonies (1971–2001) and his seven operas (1973–2017).[1]
Reflecting Sallinen's standing, each of the last four symphonies has resulted from an international commission: the Fifth, Washington Mosaics (Op. 57, 1985–87) for the National Symphony Orchestra (then under the direction of Mstislav Rostropovich); the Sixth, From a New Zealand Diary (Op. 65, 1990) for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; the Seventh, The Dreams of Gandalf (Op. 71, 1996) for the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; and, the Eighth, Autumnal Fragments (Op. 81, 2001) for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
When at work on an opera, Sallinen tends to compose simultaneously smaller "satellite" pieces, which share thematic material with their respective large-scale parents. Many of these compositions are substantial (rather than derivative) works, including: Four Dream Songs, Op. 30 (from The Horseman, Op. 32); Shadows, Op. 52 (from The King Goes Forth to France, Op. 53); The Palace Rhapsody, Op. 72 (from The Palace, Op. 68); and, A Solemn Overture, Op. 75 (from King Lear, Op. 76).
List of compositions
edit| Title | Category | Op. | Length | Year | Genre | Text | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchestral | 24 | 16 mins. |
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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[2] | ||
| Orchestral | 29 | 16 mins. |
|
Symphony Percussion, orch. |
In one movement; essentially a 'symphony-concerto' for solo percussionist and orchestra; dedicated to Rainer Kuisma;[3] originally called Symphonic Dialogue for Solo Percussion Player and Orchestra[4] | ||
| Orchestral | 35 | 27 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the Finnish Broadcasting Company; Sallinen's first multi-movement symphony[5] | ||
| Orchestral | 49 | 22 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the City of Turku to commemorate its 750th anniversary[6] | ||
| Orchestral | 57 | 37 mins. |
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Symphony | Commission from the National Symphony Orchestra; in 1987, Sallinen simplified and shortened the finale[7] | ||
| Orchestral | 65 | 40 mins. |
|
Symphony | Commission from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; the finale is subtitled with an excerpt from a poem by Allen Curnow[8][9] | ||
| Orchestral | 71 | 25 mins. |
|
Symphony | In one movement; commission from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra;[10] 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[11] | ||
| Orchestral | 81 | 20 mins. |
|
Symphony | In one movement; commission from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; partially inspired by the events of September 11, Sallinen quotes the Theme of the Dead (e.g., Act II, scene 4) from his opera Kullervo, Op. 61[12] | ||
The Horseman (FG) (fi: Ratsumies)
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Orchestra & voice | 32 | 120 mins. |
|
Opera (3 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
P. Haavikko (librettist & playwright) |
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. |
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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;[13] material from Act III related to the orchestral prelude Shadows, Op. 52[14] |
| Orchestra & voice | 61 | 145 mins. |
|
Opera (2 acts) Soloists, choir, orch. |
A. Sallinen (librettist), A. Kivi (playwright), & Kalevala (Runos 31–6) |
Based on the character from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, as well as the 1864 play by Aleksis Kivi (which differs from the epic in a number of ways);[15] sung in Finnish; commission from the Finnish National Opera to mark the inauguration of its new Opera House[16] | |
The Palace (N) (fi: Palatsi)
|
Orchestra & voice | 68 | 120 mins. |
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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)
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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. |
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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)
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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)
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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;[11] choreography by Marjo Kuusela, libretto by Heini Tola | |
| Orchestral | 18 | 18 mins. |
|
Concerto Violin, orch. |
Composed for a composers' competition hosted by the Finnish Broadcasting Company[17] | ||
| Orchestral | 44 | 23 mins. |
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Concerto Cello, orch. |
Commission from the Finnish Broadcasting Company[18] | ||
Flute Concerto, Harlequin (N)
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Orchestral | 70 | 22 mins. |
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Concerto Flute, orch. |
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Horn Concerto, Campane ed Arie (N) (Bells and Arias)
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Orchestral | 82 | 20 mins. |
|
Concerto Horn, orch. |
Written on suggestion from the Horn Club of Finland; composed in honor of the 85th birthday anniversary of Karl Henrik Pentti[19] | |
Chamber Concerto (N)
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Orchestral | 87 | 24 mins. |
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Concerto Violin, piano, strings |
Commission from the Tapiola Sinfonietta | |
Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Chamber Orchestra (N)
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Orchestral | 91 | 21 mins. |
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Concerto Clarinet, viola, orch. |
Commission from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
Concerto for Cor anglais and Chamber Orchestra (N)
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Orchestral | 97 | 19 mins. |
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Concerto Cor anglais, orch. |
Commission from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Orchestral | 115 | 20 mins. |
|
Concerto 2 accordions, strings, percussion |
Joint commission from the Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra | ||
Variations for Cello and Orchestra
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Orchestral | 5 | 18 mins. |
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Concertino Cello, orch. |
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Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses)
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Orchestral | 11w | 20 mins. |
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Concertino Piano, chamber orch. |
Thematically develops Sallinen's pedagogical work for cello, Elegy for Sebastian Knight, Op. 10; Sallinen withdrew Metamorphosen shortly after its premiere,[20] 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)[21][22] | |
(fi: Metamorfooseja Elegiasta Sebastian Knightille)
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Orchestral | 79 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertino Piano, strings |
Originally called Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses, Op. 11, 1964),[1] which thematically develops Sallinen's pedagogical work for cello, Elegy for Sebastian Knight, Op. 10; Sallinen withdrew Metamorphosen shortly after its premiere,[20] replacing it in 2000 with a revised version in which the orchestration of the original is reduced to strings only, eliminating the woodwinds[21][22] | |
Chamber Music II (N)
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Orchestral | 41 | 14 mins. |
|
Concertino Alto flute, strings |
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(fi: Don Juanquijoten yölliset tanssit)
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Orchestral | 58 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertino Cello, strings |
Commission from the Naantali Music Festival and described by Sallinen as "an aging composer's farewell to youth"; the pseudo-literary title is a compound of iconic, fictional characters Don Juan and Don Quixote[23][24] | |
| Orchestral | 74b | 10 mins. |
|
Concertino Piano, strings |
Arrangement of the original piece for piano quintet, Op. 74; 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[25] | ||
(fi: Barabbas-variaatioita)
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Orchestral | 80 | 20 mins. |
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Concertino Accordion, strings |
Based on material from the chamber oratorio Barabbas Dialogues, Op. 84 (2002–03), for narrator, vocal soloists, and small instrumental ensemble; adapted for piano and strings (with Sallinen's permission) in 2006 as Op. 80a Ralf Gothóni.[26][27] | |
(fi: Barabbas-variaatioita)
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Orchestral | 80a | 20 mins. |
|
Concertino Piano, strings |
Arrangement, with Sallinen's permission and by Ralf Gothóni, of the original piece for accordion solo and string orchestra, Op. 80; based on material from the chamber oratorio Barabbas Dialogues, Op. 84 (2002–03), for narrator, vocal soloists, and small instrumental ensemble[28][27] | |
(fi: Kolme kutsua matkalle)
|
Orchestral | 88 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertino String quartet, strings |
Joint commission from l'Association Musique Nouvelle en Liberte, Ville de Paris, and Mécenat Musical Société General[29] | |
| Orchestral | 93 | 20 mins. |
|
Concertino Wind quintet, strings |
Commission from the Crusell Week in Uusikaupunki[29] | ||
(fi: Puut, kaikki heidän vihreytensä)
|
Orchestral | 94 | 16 mins. |
|
Concertino 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[30] | |
Chamber Music X (N)
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Orchestral | 114 | 15 mins. |
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Concertino Violin, harp, strings |
Based on the Violin Sonata, Op. 113 | |
Three Lyrical Songs of Death (n.p.) (fi: Kolme lyyrillistä laulua kuolemasta)
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Orchestra & voice | 6 | 15 mins. |
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Song cycle (3 numbers) 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. |
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Song cycle (5 numbers) Children's chorus, strings, school instruments, kantele |
? ? (lyricist) |
No. 1 sung in German; No. 3 sung in French; No. 5 sung in English; Nos. 2 and 4 are instrumental interludes. |
Dies Irae (N)
|
Orchestra & voice | 47 | 24 mins. |
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Cantata 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)
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Orchestra & voice | 55 | 29 mins. |
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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 Sallinen had written for the Finnish television film The Iron Age[31] |
Songs of Life and Death (N) (fi: Elämän ja kuoleman lauluja)
|
Orchestra & voice | 69 | 50 mins. |
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Song cycle (8 numbers) Baritone (or mezzo-soprano), mixed chorus, orch. |
L. Nummi (lyricist) |
A 'requiem' sung in Finnish, with a composer's note on the score that reads, "Dedicated to all my Dead, to those whose memory and strength still lingers this side of the border"; commission from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra[32] |
...memories, memories... (N)
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Orchestra & voice | 99 | 23 mins. |
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Song cycle (9 numbers) Children's choir, pf, strings |
Various sources | Commission from the Tapiola Choir; instrumental introduction and two interludes are for piano and strings; No. 2 by Bo Carpelan (sung in Swedish), No. 3 by Sallinen (in English), No. 4 by Eila Kivikkaho (in Finnish), No. 6 by Louise Driscoll (in English), No. 8 from traditional (in English), and No. 9 traditional from the Kalteletar (in Finnish) |
Four Dream Songs (FG) (fi: Neljä laulua unesta)
|
Orchestra & voice | 30 | 14 mins. |
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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)
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Orchestra & voice | 100 | 25 mins. |
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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. |
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Concertante Soprano, strings |
E. Leino (lyricist) |
Sung in Finnish |
Two Mythical Scenes for Orchestra (fi: Kaksi myyttistä kuvaa orkesterille)
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Orchestral | 1 | 12 mins. |
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Other orchestral | ||
Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
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Orchestral | 3 | 22 mins. |
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Other orchestral | ||
Mauermusik (FG) (Wall Music)
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Orchestral | 7 | 11 mins. |
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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)[19] | |
Variations for Orchestra (N)
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Orchestral | 8 | 12 mins. |
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Other orchestral | Commission from the Youth Orchestra of the Klemetti Institute, Finland | |
(fi: Aspekteja Peltoniemen Hintrikin surumarssista)
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Orchestral | 19[a] | 13 mins. |
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Other orchestral Strings |
In one movement; Sallinen's arrangement for string orchestra of his String Quartet No. 3, Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March (see Op. 19);[33] the subtitle refers to a famous Finnish fiddler tune; commission from the Swedish National Concert Institute | |
| Orchestral | 22 | 11 mins. |
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Other orchestral 32 winds, harp, celesta, percussion |
Commission from the Helsinki Festival;[1] 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[11] | ||
Chamber Music I (N)
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Orchestral | 38 | 13 mins. |
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Other orchestral Strings |
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| Orchestral | 52 | 11 mins. |
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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[14] | ||
From a Schoolchild's Diary (N) (fi: Koululaisen päiväkirjasta)
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Orchestral | 62 | 16 mins. |
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Other orchestral Strings |
Scored for double children's orchestra, composed of violins and cellos only; commission from the Helsinki Junior Strings | |
| Orchestral | 63 | 6 mins. |
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Other orchestral 2 trumpets, pf, strings |
Composed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Kansallis-Osake Pankki; the second trumpet plays off-stage[4] | ||
| Orchestral | 72 | 16 mins. |
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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.[34] | ||
(fr: Ouverture Solennel)
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Orchestral | 75 | 10 mins. |
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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[35] | |
Serenadi 1963 (n.p.)
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Chamber | 9 | 13 mins. |
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Ensemble Wind quartet, brass quartet |
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Fanfare (N)
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Chamber | 59 | 2 mins. |
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Ensemble 11 brass players & percussion |
Commission from the Houston Symphony Orchestra, for the Citicorp Houston Symphony Fanfare Project (on occasion of the Texas sesquicentennial) | |
Echoes from a Play (N)
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Chamber | 66 | 14 mins. |
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Quintet Oboe, 2 vl, va, vc |
Commission from Thomas Gallant; based on material from Sallinen's opera The Palace, Op. 68 | |
| Chamber | 74 | 10 mins. |
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Quintet pf, 2 vl, va, vc |
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 an arrangement for piano and string orchestra (see Op. 74b)[25] | ||
Piano Quintet [No. 1], ...des morceaux oublies (N) (Forgotten Pieces)
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Chamber | 85 | 15 mins. |
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Quintet pf, 2 vl, va, vc |
Commission from "Art, Culture et Tradition" (Saint Paul) | |
Mistral Music (N)
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Chamber | 90a | 8 mins. |
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Quintet flute, 2 vl, va, vc |
Arrangement of the original work for flute and piano (Op. 90) | |
Piano Quintet No. 2, Three Kullervo Elegies (N) (fi: Kolme Kullervo-elegiaa)
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Chamber | 92 | 16 mins. |
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Quintet pf, 2 vl, va, vc |
Commission from the Kalevalaseura-säätio (Kalevala Society Foundation) in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the Kalevala; some material is related to Sallinen's opera Kullervo, Op. 61 | |
Quattro per Quattro (FG) (Four Movements for Four Players)
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Chamber | 12 | 17 mins. |
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Quartet Oboe (or flute or clarinet), vl, vc, harpsichord |
Commission from the Turku Conservatoire | |
String Quartet No. 1 (FG)
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Chamber | 2 | 13 mins. |
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Quartet 2 vl, va, vc |
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String Quartet No. 2, Canzona (FG)
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Chamber | 4 | 10 mins. |
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Quartet 2 vl, va, vc |
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(fi: Aspekteja Peltoniemen Hintrikin surumarssista)
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Chamber | 19 | 13 mins. |
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Quartet 2 vl, va, vc |
In one movement; the subtitle refers to a famous Finnish fiddler tune; commission from the Swedish National Concert Institute; also arranged for string orchestra (see Op. 19[a])[33] | |
(fi: Hiljaisia lauluja)
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Chamber | 25 | 14 mins. |
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Quartet 2 vl, va, vc |
In one movement; commission from the Jyväskylä Arts Festival | |
(fi: Mosaiikinpaloja)
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Chamber | 54 | 25 mins. |
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Quartet 2 vl, va, vc |
In 16 pieces; joint commission from the Kuhmo Chamber Festival and the Helsinki Festival | |
String Quartet No. 6 (N)
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Chamber | 103 | 18 mins. |
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Quartet 2 vl, va, vc |
Commission from the Kimito Island Music Festival | |
Dance Music Suite (N) (fi: Tanssimusiikki sarja)
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Chamber | 107 | 16 mins. |
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Quartet Accordion, pf, va, vc |
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Wind Fanfare (N) (fi: Vantaa-fanfaari)
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Chamber | 27 | 3 mins. |
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Trio 3 trumpets |
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Piano Trio, Les visions fugitives (N) (Fugitive Visions)
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Chamber | 96 | 18 mins. |
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Trio pf, vl, vc |
Commission from the Naantali Music Festival[36] | |
Quatre études (FG) (Neljä etydiä)
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Chamber | 21 | 6 mins. |
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Duo vl, pf |
Pedagogical works | |
Violin Sonata (N)
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Chamber | 113 | 15 mins. |
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Duo vl, pf |
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Metamorfora (FG)
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Chamber | 34 | 7 mins. |
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Duo vc, pf |
Pedagogical work; first prize in the Music Society of Turku's Cello Competition; arrangement for double bass and piano by Saara Hakkila in collaboration with Sallinen[37] | |
From a Swan Song (N)
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Chamber | 67 | 13 mins. |
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Duo vc, pf |
Pedagogical work; commission from the Naantali Music Festival for the First International Paulo Cello Competition; based on the King's 'swan song' from Act III of Sallinen's opera The Palace, Op. 68 | |
Cello Sonata (N)
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Chamber | 86 | 22 mins. |
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Duo vc, pf |
Commission from the Naatali Music Festival | |
Baumgesang mit Epilog (N)
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Chamber | ? | 6 mins. |
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Duo vc, pf |
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Mistral Music (N)
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Chamber | 90 | 8 mins. |
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Duo Flute, pf |
Also an arrangement for flute and string quartet (Op. 90a) | |
Canti per vallis gratiae (N)
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Chamber | 104 | 12 mins. |
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Duo pf, organ |
Commission from the Naatali Music Festival | |
Cadenza (FG)
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Chamber | 13 | 4 mins. |
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Solo instrument Violin |
Pedagogical work; first prize in the competition for the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in 1965[38] | |
Ritornello (FG)
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Chamber | 36 | 5 mins. |
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Solo instrument Violin |
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Canto (FG)
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Chamber | 37 | ? mins. |
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Solo instrument Violin |
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Elegy for Sebastian Knight (FG) (fi: Elegia Sebastian Knightille)
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Chamber | 10 | 5 mins. |
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Solo instrument Cello |
Pedagogical work inspired by Nabokov's; The Real Life of Sebastian Knight; arrangement for double bass by Saara Hakkila in collaboration with Sallinen;[38] serves as the thematic ancestor of Sallinen's Chamber Music IV, Metamorphoses on Elegy for Sebastian Knight, Op. 79 (see also the withdrawn Op. 11, titled Metamorphosen)[21][22] | |
Sonata for Solo Cello (FG)
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Chamber | 26 | 12 mins. |
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Solo instrument Cello |
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Notturno (FG)
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Chamber | 14 | 3 mins. |
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Solo instrument Piano |
Pedagogical work | |
King Lear's Distant War (N)
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Chamber | 79 | 1 min. |
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Solo instrument Piano |
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The Sigh of Barabbas (N)
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Chamber | 83 | 1 min. |
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Solo instrument Piano |
Derived from the chamber work, Barabbas Dialogues, Op. 84 | |
Eight Miniatures for Piano (N) (fi: Kahdeksan miniatyyriä pianolle)
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Chamber | 110 | 11 min. |
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Solo instrument Piano |
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Chaconne (FG)
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Chamber | 23 | 7 mins. |
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Solo instrument Organ |
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Preludes and Fugues (N)
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Chamber | 95b | 10 mins. |
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Solo instrument Organ |
Arranged from the original work for solo accordion (Op. 95) | |
Three Adagios (N)
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Chamber | 102 | 9 mins. |
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Solo instrument Organ |
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Variazioni per organo (N) (fi: Muunnelmi uruil)
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Chamber | 104 | 9 mins. |
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Solo instrument Organ |
Commission from the Crusell Music Festival | |
Preludes and Fugues (N)
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Chamber | 95 | 10 mins. |
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Solo instrument Accordion |
Also an arrangement for solo organ (Op. 95b) | |
Two Songs for Children and Piano (FG) (fi: Kaksi laulua lapsille ja pianolle)
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Chamber & voice | 20 | 4 mins. |
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Song cycle (2 numbers) Children's choir & pf |
B. Carpelan (lyricist) |
Sung in Swedish |
Barabbas Dialogues (N) (fi: Barabbas dialogeja)
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Chamber & voice | 84 | 50 mins. |
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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." |
The Windy Winter in Provence (N) (fi: Tuulinen talvi Provencessa)
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Chamber & voice | 89 | 23 mins. |
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Song cycle (5 numbers, 3 interludes) Tenor (or soprano), pf, vl, guitar |
P. Haavikko (lyricist) |
Subtitled A Requiem after the Death of a Close Person (Eli requiem läheisen kuoltua); sung in Finnish; interludes are for violin and guitar and can be omitted (see Op. 89a) |
The Windy Winter in Provence (N) (fi: Tuulinen talvi Provencessa)
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Chamber & voice | 89a | 12 mins. |
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Song cycle (5 numbers) Tenor (or soprano), pf |
P. Haavikko (lyricist) |
Subtitled A Requiem after the Death of a Close Person (Eli requiem läheisen kuoltua); sung in Finnish; in this version, the three interludes are for violin and guitar are omitted (see Op. 89) |
Behold the North Sky (N) (fi: Katso pohjoista taivasta)
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Chamber & voice | 109 | 12 mins. |
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Song cycle (3 numbers) Soloists, pf |
H. Juvonen (lyricist) |
Sung in Finnish |
Songs from the Sea (N)
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Chorus a cappella | 33 | 9 mins. |
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Song cycle (4 numbers) Children's choir |
Various sources | Sung in Finnish; text for Nos. 1–2 from poems by Sallinen's sons; text for No. 3 from Laulupuu & for No. 4 from the Kanteletar; No. 4 features a child soloist |
The Beaufort Scale (N)
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Chorus a cappella | 56 | 6 mins. |
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Song Mixed choir |
A. Sallinen (lyricist) |
Humoresque sung in English and based on the wind velocity scale |
Hold Fast Your Dreams (N)
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Chorus a cappella | 73 | 5 mins. |
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Song Children's (or mixed) choir |
L. Driscoll (lyricist) |
Sung in English; commission from the Northern Encounters Festival, Toronto |
Song Around a Song (N)
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Chorus a cappella | 50 | 8 mins. |
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Song cycle (4 numbers) Children's choir |
Various sources | No. 1 sung in Italian; No. 2 sung in Japanese; No. 3 sung in Finnish; No. 4 sung in English |
The Birth of Ale (N) (fi: Oluen synty)
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Chorus a cappella | 77 | 11 mins. |
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Cantata Mixed choir |
? ? (lyricist) |
Sung in Finnish; commission from the Suomen Laulu in celebration of its 100th anniversary |
Notes, references, and sources
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Anderson (2003), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 13–14
- ^ Anderson (2005a), p. 11
- ^ a b Weitzman (1991), p. 3
- ^ Anderson (2008), p. 11
- ^ Anderson (2005a), p. 10
- ^ Anderson (2008), p. 13
- ^ Anderson (2009), p. 13–14
- ^ Weitzman (1991), p. 5
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 14–15
- ^ a b c Sallinen (2003), p. 12
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 14
- ^ Hako (2006), p. 9–10
- ^ a b Anderson (2005b), p. 13
- ^ Hako (1992), p. 12–13
- ^ Hako (2006), p. 10
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 15
- ^ Anderson (2009), p. 12
- ^ a b Anderson (2005a), p. 12
- ^ a b Hermans (1998), p. 3
- ^ a b c Anderson (2006), p. 13
- ^ a b c Kaipainen (2015), p. 9–10
- ^ Anderson (2006), p. 12
- ^ Kaipainen (2015), p. 8–9
- ^ a b Anderson (2006), p. 11–12
- ^ Anderson (2006), p. 13–14
- ^ a b Kaipainen (2015), p. 10
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 13–14
- ^ a b Kaipainen (2015), p. 10–11
- ^ Kaipainen (2015), p. 12
- ^ Marklund (1995), p. 6–7
- ^ Marklund (1995), p. 5–6
- ^ a b Hermans (1996), p. 3
- ^ Anderson (2005b), p. 15–16
- ^ Anderson (2003), p. 15
- ^ Anderson (2014), p. 16
- ^ Hermans (1998), p. 2–3
- ^ a b Hermans (1998), p. 2
Sources
editCD 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.
- Anderson, Martin (2014). Aulis Sallinen: Chamber Music (booklet). Elina Vähälä; Arto Noras; Ralf Gothóni. Germany: CPO. p. 13–16. CPO 777814-2.
- Hako, Pekka (English translation: William Moore) (1992). Aulis Sallinen: Kullervo, Opera in Two Acts (booklet). Ulf Söderblom & Finnish National Opera Orchestra & Chorus. Helsinki: Ondine. p. 12–14. ODE 1258-2T.
- Hako, Pekka (English translation: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi) (2006). Aulis Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France, Opera in Three Acts (booklet). Okko Kamu & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Helsinki: Ondine. p. 9–11. ODE 1066-2D.
- Hermans, Ralf (1996). Aulis Sallinen: Complete Works for String Orchestra (booklet). Okko Kamu & Finnish Chamber Orchestra. Naxos. p. 2–4. 8.553747.
- Hermans, Ralf (English translation: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi & Diana Tullberg) (1998). Aulis Sallinen: Complete Works for Violin, Cello, Double Bass and Piano (booklet). Jaakko Kuusisto, Mats Rondin, Saara Hakkila, & Ilkka Paananen. Naxos. p. 2–3. 8.553759.
- Kaipainen, Jouni (English translation: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi) (2015). Aulis Sallinen: Chamber Music I–VIII (booklet). Arto Noras, Alexis Roman, Meta4, Ville Matvegeff, Jyväskylä Sinfonia & Wind Quintet, & Ralf Gothóni. Helsinki: Ondine. p. 4–12. ODE 1256-2D.
- 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.
- Marklund, Kenneth (English translation: Timothy Binham) (1995). Aulis Sallinen: Songs of Life and Death; The Iron Age Suite (booklet). Okko Kamu, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Hynninen, & Opera Festival Chorus. Helsinki: Ondine. p. 5–9. ODE 844-2.
- Sallinen, Aulis (2003). Composer's Preface (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 11–12. CPO 999918-2.
- Weitzman, Ronald (1991). Aulis Sallinen: Sunrise Serenade; Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 6 ('From a New Zealand Diary') (booklet). Okko Kamu & Malmö Symphony Orchestra. Hamburg, Germany: BIS. p. 3–6. BIS CD-511.
- 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.