Sallinen: Variations for Orchesta, Op. 8 / Violin Concerto, Op. 18

Featuring

Osmo Vänskä
Eeva Koskinen
Torleif Thedéen
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Aulis Sallinen

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Compositional Technique

The folk tune used in 'Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March' was rediscovered in the 1950s and was originally thought to be played at wedding breakfasts, not as a funeral march.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Aulis Sallinen described 'The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juanquixote' as 'light-hearted dances' but emphasized their nocturnal character.

Performer Biography

Eeva Koskinen, the violinist, studied at the Sibelius Academy and Utrecht Conservatory, and won numerous international prizes, including second prize at the Tibor Varga Competition in Switzerland.

Composition History

The original String Quartet No. 3, 'Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March', was commissioned by the Swedish Rikskonserter organization.

Composer Biography

By age thirty, Aulis Sallinen, the composer, had consciously chosen to move beyond both Schoenberg's twelve-note system and the Darmstadt avant-garde doctrines.

Performer Biography

Torleif Thedéen, the cellist, made his international breakthrough in 1985 by winning three major prizes: the Hammer-Rostropovitch prize, the Pablo Casals Competition, and the EBU's International Tribune for Young Performers.

Performer Biography

Osmo Vänskä, the conductor, is also an active clarinettist, having been principal clarinettist of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and assistant principal of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.