Aulis Sallinen

Varjoista laulujen vanhain is a 10 minute rhapsodic work written for a quintet of flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. Based on four of Sallinen’s compositions from the 1950s–1970s, the music ref...

Variazioni Per Organo is a work by Aulis Sallinen for Solo Organ, commissioned by the Crusell Music Festival, where the premiere took place. The piece lasts around 9 minutes.

Aulis Sallinen's Sunrise Serenade for two Trumpets and Organ. Duration: 9 minutes.

The subtitle provides a clue that this work has some relationship to Sallinen's chamber cantata Barabbas Dialogues; however, that work was completed somewhat later than this one. Barabbas Variations i...

Humoresque for unaccompanied mixed choir. Duration 5-6 minutes.

Arranged for unaccompanied choir, SATB. Words by Elmer Diktonius.

A cantata for unaccompanied mixed choir from the Finnish texts, The Kalevala and Kanteletar. Commissioned by Suomen Laulu for the centenary celebrations of the choir in November 2000.

Aulis Sallinen's Barabbas Dialogues was commissioned by Naantali Music Festival. It received its first performance on 11 June 2004 at Naantali Church (part of the Naantali Music Festival) with Mari P...

Published for the first time in 2022, Aulis Sallinen's Serenade for two wind quartets was composed in 1963.

Sallinen's Sonata For Cello And Piano Op. 86 was commissioned by the Naantali Music Festival, Finland in 2004. It was first performed by Arto Noras and Rolf Gothoni at Naantali Church on 10th June 200...

Piano reduction of Orchestral part.

Aulis Sallinen's powerful opera Ratsumies (The Horseman, 1972) to the libretto by Paavo Haavikko is the origin of the orchestral songs "Neljä laulua unesta" (Four Dream Songs). The composer arranged t...

The Dance Music Suite was premiered 8th September 201 7 at the Loviisa Sibelius Festival in Finland, performed by Mika Vayrynen (Accordion), Elina Va. ha. la (Violin), Jan-Eric Gustafsson (Violoncello...