Sallinen: Complete Works for Violin, Cello, Double Bass and Piano
6/30/1999, 13 Tracks, 1:05:37
Featuring
Saara Hakkila
Ilkka Paananen
Jaakko Kuusisto
Mats Rondin
Aulis Sallinen
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Composer Biography
Aulis Sallinen is one of the best-known Finnish composers internationally, second only to Jean Sibelius.
Performer Biography
Jaakko Kuusisto, the violinist on this album, plays a Matteo Goffriller violin from 1702, acquired with financial assistance from the Sampo Group.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sallinen believes that the difficulty in writing chamber music lies in its 'naked and concentrated' nature.
Composer Biography
Aulis Sallinen, born in 1935, initially studied to be a primary school teacher before pursuing composition at the Sibelius Academy.
Performer Biography
Saara Hakkila, the double bassist, began her music studies on piano before switching to the double bass at age fifteen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Aulis Sallinen's music is rooted in tonality and melody, leading some younger Modernist composers to label him 'old-fashioned'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Aulis Sallinen defines composition as 'emotion controlled by logical thinking' or 'logical thinking operating with musical material, controlled by emotion'.
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