His music has been variously described as remorselessly harsh, a beautifully crafted amalgam of several 20thcentury styles, and neoromantic. Sallinen studied at the sibelius academy, where his teachers included joonas kokkonen. Its a curious opera in that the central character, the king, makes only one appearance. This page lists all recordings of the palace rhapsody, op. This concert also includes o magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen, the palace rhapsody, op. Wfsu music the university wind orchestra september 28. Aulis sallinen jaakko kuusisto, staatsphilharmonie rheinlandpfalz, ari rasilainen. The palace rhapsody 1996, based on themes from the opera, was commissioned by the royal northern. Aulis sallinen news newspapers books scholar jstor february. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Woodwind ensemble classical composed by aulis sallinen 1935. Since then i have purchased several other sallinen discs and have yet to be as impressed by the pieces on those as i was with this. Despite his highly modern compositional idiom, he reached for a much more melodic approach for lear. A strong tonal stamp, simple thematic formulas, clarity of formal construction, and above all a use of repetition which pervades every level of the music these are sallinen s main stylistic traits in a nutshell, writes mikko heinio.
Savonlinnas contribution to the centenary has been to commission a new work from the countrys senior operatic composer, aulis sallinen. The following is a list of works by aulis sallinen b. Concertos in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Indeed, youd be forgiven for thinking that this is a longforgotten. Complete works for violin, cello, double bass and piano, an album by aulis sallinen on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Aulis sallinen jaakko kuusisto, staatsphilharmonie. Shadows has its origin in the king goes forth while the palace rhapsody s operatic sources are selfevident. Rhapsody in books weblog books, history, and life in general. The horseman, his first, was premiered at the savonlinna festival, on the stage in the medieval castle at olavinlinna, which actually features in the opera. On the run from an old romantic interest who wont take no for an answer, rhapsody literally bumps into a couple of shady characters.
Sallinen has viewed this new work in the vein of the harmonie arrangements of 18th century opera and based the piece on his very successful opera the palace, deriving the composition, in rhapsodic form, from some of the main themes of the opera. There is a suppressed, almost wry, though somewhat serious humor in other parts of sallinens symphonic work. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Woodwind ensemble sheet music book by aulis sallinen 1935. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Many pieces by sallinen are offshoots of larger ones. Aulis sallinen born 9 april 1935 is a finnish contemporary classical music composer. Sallinen, who himself eschewed opera as not a pure musical form until 1973, changed his mind when he created his first opera the horseman, which is still performed. Aulis sallinen long biography wise music classical. David rosenfelt is the author of a popular series of humorous detective and triallawyer novels with dogoriented side issues, many of which feature new jersey attorney andy carpenter.
The palace rhapsody the staff band of the norwegian armed forces ole kristian ruud aulis sallinen a tribute to the northern winds. Aulis sallinen is a respected maestro whose successful composing career has already spanned half a century. While his lyric writing shows a strong sibelius influence, there is also a certain acerbic touch in both his subject matter and his music that is strongly reminiscent of prokofiev, shostakovich, and weill. The palace rhapsody aulis sallinen wise music classical. A powerful tribute in memory of september 11, the symphony is cast in a dark, passionate style, quite reminiscent of shostakovichs late elegiac symphonies. Rhapsody is a woman, a singer of some talent, who is swept up into events of worldshattering import. Since 2001, aulis sallinen has concentrated on writing works featuring solo instruments. Concert band sheet music book by aulis sallinen 1935. B orn in 1935, aulis sallinen is the most prominent composer to ride a resurgent wave in finnish opera that.
Camille saintsaens 19351921 orient et occident maecenas robert saxton b. Aulis sallinen sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Aulis sallinen, einojuhani rautavaara, kalevi aho, tuomas kantelinen, elias seppala, raine ampuja, guards band ghosts. Symphony 8, violin concerto, shadows, palace rhapsody by aulis sallinen, ari rasilainen, rheinlandpfalz state philharmonic orchestra from amazons classical music store. Aulis sallinen composer buy recordings presto classical. Aulis sallinen can be justly regarded as the natural successor to the greatest finnish composer jean sibelius. Aulis sallinen is a finnish contemporary classical music composer. Aulis sallinen the classical composers database musicalics. Finnish composer aulis sallinens reputation rests on his operas, particularly the first two the red line and the horseman which, together with kokkonens the last temptations, at one stroke put the finnish national opera on the world musical map and also offered composers a fruitful territory to exploreone that had not already been covered by sibelius. The horseman 1975, the red line 1978, the king goes forth to france 1983, the palace 199, kullervo 1988 and king lear 1999.
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