B orn in 1935, aulis sallinen is the most prominent composer to ride a resurgent wave in finnish opera that began in the mid1970s. Aulis sallinen, einojuhani rautavaara, kalevi aho, tuomas kantelinen, elias seppala, raine ampuja, guards band ghosts. Through gradually tightening avenues i felt the ecstasy of. While its not blazingly original or distinctive in its voice, its an attractive, accessible piece with the directness to appeal to broad audiences, even those who. The palace rhapsody 1996, based on themes from the opera, was commissioned by the royal northern. Concert band sheet music book by aulis sallinen 1935.
I discovered the music of aulis sallinen in the 1970s via some wonderful lps on finlandia, bis, and a couple of other labels. Aulis sallinen born 9 april 1935 is a finnish contemporary classical music composer. Aulis sallinen the classical composers database musicalics. 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. Aulis sallinen, ari rasilainen, norrkoping symphony. Browse over 22 pictures of the pool, spa, fitness on board the royal caribbean rhapsody of the seas cruise ship. The horseman 1975, the red line 1978, the king goes forth to france 1983, the palace 199, kullervo 1988 and king lear 1999. Aulis sallinen is a finnish contemporary classical music composer. Aulis sallinen the palace palatsi 1993 music sales. Aulis sallinen sheet music, music books, scores and more.
Piano or keyboard aulis sallinen novello and co piano book only. Symphony 8, violin concerto, shadows, palace rhapsody by aulis sallinen, ari rasilainen, rheinlandpfalz state philharmonic orchestra from amazons classical music store. Shadows has its origin in the king goes forth while the palace rhapsody s. Mar 05, 2009 b orn in 1935, aulis sallinen is the most prominent composer to ride a resurgent wave in finnish opera that began in the mid1970s and saw several works enjoy international success. Tim reynish raids the archives for comments on contemporary music and the role of wind music in the 21st century, with contributions from lady astor, mrs pat campbell and sir simon rattle, frank battisti, warren benson, philip kennicott, richard franko goldman, percy grainger, michael haithcock, geoffrey norris, gunther schuller, leonard slatkin, john phillip sousa and sir. Violin concertorasilainen by victor carr jr on june 21, 2005 in cpos new aulis sallinen disc opens with the dark and dramatic shadows, where the composers skill at moodsetting and cinematic s. Looking for royal caribbean rhapsody of the seas cruises to transatlantic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Savonlinnas contribution to the centenary has been to commission a new work from the countrys senior operatic composer, aulis sallinen. Click a category to see all compositions of aulis sallinen in that category. Yet verdi struggled for most of his composing career with il re lear and finally gave up without completing the opera. His music has been variously described as remorselessly harsh, a beautifully crafted amalgam of several 20thcentury styles, and neoromantic. Royal caribbean rhapsody of the seas pool, spa, fitness. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
This page lists all recordings of the palace rhapsody, op. There is a suppressed, almost wry, though somewhat serious humor in other parts of sallinens symphonic work. Woodwind ensemble classical composed by aulis sallinen 1935. 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 sallinens main stylistic traits in a nutshell, writes mikko heinio. Sallinen studied at the sibelius academy, where his teachers included joonas kokkonen. While its not blazingly original or distinctive in its voice, its an attractive, accessible piece with the directness to appeal to broad audiences, even those who wouldnt call themselves fans of new. It was up to the contemporary finnish composer aulis sallinen to give us a full musical account of the cursed kings story.
The notes to this excellent new release point out that his embrace of tonality in the 1970s was a radical step for a composer in his position, but its not surprising given that his music largely disdains traditional counterpoint and lives on coloristic and above. This manifests itself as the kind of spontaneity which is so well conveyed by the vibrant and precise playing of both orchestras on this set. However, the program is framed by two satellite works of less significance. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Provided to youtube by naxos of america the palace rhapsody, op. Aulis sallinen, ari rasilainen, norrkoping symphony orchestra. This big collection five discs also contains a few of sallinen s smaller, more unusual orchestral works including the palace rhapsody with its elaborate wind writing and taken from sections of his opera, the king goes forth from france or the early mauermusik wall music in reference to a man shot to death at the berlin wall with its. Intermediate level piece for the piano duo event with the national federation of music clubs nfmc festivals bulletin 200820092010. Aulis sallinen studied at the sibelius academy with aarre merikanto and joonas kokkonen. Symphonies 3, 5 by rheinlandpfalz state philharmonic orchestra, aulis sallinen, ari rasilainen from amazons classical music store.
Symphony 8, violin concerto, shadows, palace rhapsody. The following is a list of works by aulis sallinen b. It is good to hear and grateful to sing, and draws fullblooded performances from the cast what the palace need is a graham vick production at glyndebourne, or maybe a richard jones at opera north. Finnish composer aulis sallinen born 1935 wrote his sixth symphony in 1990 on commission from the new zealand symphony orchestra, and it is subtitled from a new zealand diary. What i like about the opera is that although it is not a science fiction story it feels like one. Just as the dramatic king lear comes to us in many versions, sallinen, who also wrote the libretto, chose to blind the earl of gloucester, leaving king lear with his eyesight intact, yet emotionally blinded to the true. Aulis sallinen is one of the most prominent figures in finnish music, and his music often focuses on figures from finnish history. Aulis sallinen is a respected maestro whose successful composing career has already spanned half a century.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Find and plan your next royal caribbean rhapsody of the seas cruise to transatlantic on cruise critic. National youth wind orchestra of wales the riverfront. Complete works for violin, cello, double bass and piano, an album by aulis sallinen on spotify. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the palace rhapsody the staff band of the norwegian armed forces ole kristian ruud aulis sallinen a tribute to the northern winds. He has also served as the administrator of the finnish radio symphony orchestra and has been recognized by the government of finland several times including receiving the nordic council music prize in 1978. The horseman, his first, was premiered at the savonlinna festival, on the stage in the medieval castle. 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. This page was last edited on 15 october 2019, at 10. Royal caribbean rhapsody of the seas pool, spa, fitness photos.
Aulis sallinen, einojuhani rautavaara, kalevi aho, tuomas. World association for symphonic bands and ensembles wasbe is the only international organization of wind band conductors, composers, performers, publishers, teachers, instrument makers and friends of wind music. Shadows has its origin in the king goes forth while the palace rhapsody s operatic sources are selfevident. 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. A powerful tribute in memory of september 11, the symphony is cast in a dark, passionate style, quite reminiscent of shostakovichs late elegiac. Click a composition title to see more detailed information. World association for symphonic bands and ensembles wasbe. Also for that 1975 anniversary of olavinlinna, the finnish poet lassi nummi 19282012 wrote the castle in the water, a short text that was later expanded into a book length collection of poetry, from which sallinen has now chosen a selection to make up the libretto of his latest work, his chronicle of the same title. Sallinen had an opera performed at covent garden in the 1980s, while rautavaaras breakthrough work, his seventh symphony, angel of light, came in 1994. The most devoted fans of finnish composer aulis sallinen born in 1935 may well already have the five previously released discs collected in this set, but anyone just discovering the composer is likely to want to hear this compilation of his eight symphonies, plus several concertos, and a handful of orchestral works. Aulis sallinen the palace rhapsody frank ticheli symphony no. 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. Aulis sallinen and his slightly older contemporary einojuhani rautavaara b. Preeminent among finnish composers, aulis sallinen has also made a major contribution to modern opera with his five examples of the genre.
The palace rhapsody aulis sallinen wise music classical. The king goes forth to france 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Sallinens orchestral music, on the other hand, is something of a mixed bag. There is a suppressed, almost wry, though somewhat serious humor in other parts of sallinen s symphonic work.
Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Martin orraryd, percussion, janerik gustafsson, violoncelle. 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. Aulis sallinen news newspapers books scholar jstor february. Staatsphilharmonie rheinlandpfalz diretta da ari rasilainen. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. 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. Aulis sallinen, ari rasilainen, norrkoping symphony orchestra, deutsche.
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