Symphony No. 1 (Sallinen)

The Symphony No. 1 (originally titled: Sinfonia), Op. 24, is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen, who began writing the piece in 1970 when the City of Helsinki announced a composers' competition to mark the inauguration of Finlandia Hall. Completing the symphony in 1971, Sallinen was awarded First Prize in the contest; the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, Jorma Panula, premiered the work at Finlandia Hall during the 2 December inaugural festivities.

Symphony No. 1
by Aulis Sallinen
Opus24
Composed1970 (1970)–71
DurationApprox. 16 minutes
Movements1
Premiere
Date2 December 1971 (1971-12-02)
LocationFinlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
ConductorJorma Panula
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Instrumentation

According to the publisher, Novello & Co, Symphony No. 1 is scored for the following:

Finlandia Hall, at which the HPO premiered Sallinen's First Symphony

Recordings

To date, Symphony No. 1 has received two recordings, the first of which is from 1972 with Okko Kamu conducting the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra on the BIS label. Finnish conductor Ari Rasilainen has also recorded the symphony as part of cpo's compendium of Sallinen's orchestral works. The First Symphony joins the Seventh (Op. 71, 1996), Chorali (Op. 22, 1970), and A Solemn Overture (Op. 75, 1997) on the first volume of the cpo series.

Conductor Orchestra Year Recording venue Duration Label (Available on)
Okko Kamu Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1972 Finlandia Hall (Helsinki) 16:42 BIS (41)
Ari Rasilainen Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz 2002 Philharmonie (Ludwigshafen) 14:11 cpo (999918-2)

Notes, references, and sources

Notes

    References

      Sources

      Books

      • Howell, Tim (2006). After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-075-4651-77-2.
      • Korhonen, Kimmo (2007). Inventing Finnish Music: Contemporary Composers from Medieval to Modern. Finnish Music Information Center (FIMIC). ISBN 978-952-5076-61-5.

      CD liner notes

      • Anderson, Martin (2003). Aulis Sallinen: Symphonies 1 & 7 (booklet). Ari Rasilainen & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany: CPO. p. 13–14. CPO 999918-2.
      • Kamu, Okko (English translation: William Jewson) (1987). Aulis Sallinen: Sinfonia — Chorali — Sinfonia III (booklet). Okko Kamu & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Hamburg, Germany: BIS. BIS CD-41.

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