Aulis Sallinen’s (b. 1935) opera The Horseman (Der Reitersmann / Ratsumies) is on stage at the Finnish National Opera on 9-28 May, 50 years after its world premiere. Composed to a...

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...

Erä vuoden 1979 painosta Aulis Sallisen Ratsumies-oopperan pianopartituuria erikoishintaan! Alunperin Olavinlinnan 500-vuotisjuhlaan syntynyt Ratsumiehen kantaesitys oli merkkitapaus: moderni mutta helposti omaksuttava sävelkieli yhdistettynä Paavo Haavikon monisyiseen librettoon johti suomalaista oopperaa...

Aulis Sallinen's Serenade for two wind quartets (fl-ob-cl-fg, tr-cor-trb-tb) was composed in 1963. It is now published for the first time. Duration of the piece is ca. 13 minutes. Buy...

Two Mythical Scenes for orchestra was completed in 1956 when Sallinen was Aarre Merikanto’s composition student. The work received its first performance only after a good deal of pressure from...

Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) was still seeking to establish a style of his own in his early instrumental works. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in the late 1950s, first...