The Voces Intimae String Quartet, founded in 1970, won a prize at the International Competition for String Quartets in Liège in 1972 and first prize in the Finnish Radio competition in 1974.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Aulis Sallinen's personal musical language, which emerged after he liberated himself from the musical styles of the 1950s and 60s, is often regarded as neoromantic.
Performer Biography
Paavo Berglund (b. 1929), conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, played first violin in the Finnish Radio Orchestra from 1949-58 before dedicating himself entirely to conducting.
Performer Biography
Okko Kamu (b. 1946), conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, won the internationally recognized Karajan conducting competition in Berlin in 1969 at the age of 23.
Composer Biography
Aulis Sallinen has held many important positions in Finnish musical life, including membership of the council of the Finnish Composers' Association and the board of the Finnish National Opera.
Performer Biography
Frans Helmerson (b. 1945), the cellist on this recording, won top prizes in the 1971 Cassadó Competition (Florence), the 1971 Geneva Competition, and the 1973 Munich Competition.
Composer Biography
Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) studied at the Sibelius Academy under Aarre Merikanto and Joonas Kokkonen, receiving his diploma in composition in 1960.
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