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Symphony No. 4 (Sallinen)

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{{Short description|Symphony in three movements by Aulis Sallinen}}

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Symphony No. 4

| type =

| composer = {{nowrap|Aulis Sallinen}}

| image =

| caption =

| movements = 3

| dedication =

| key =

| opus = 49

| composed = {{start date|1978}}–79

| duration = Approx. 23 minutes

| premiere_date = {{start date|1979|08|09|df=y}}

| premiere_location = Turku, Finland

| premiere_conductor = Pertti Pekkanen

| premiere_performers = Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

}}

The Symphony No. 4, Op. 49, is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen, who wrote the piece from 1978–79 for a commission from the City of Turku, to celebrate its 750th anniversary. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work on 9 August 1979, under the direction of its principal conductor, Pertti Pekkanen.

Structure

The symphony is in three movements:

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|Andante poco giocoso

|Dona nobis pacem (attacca)

|Finale}}

Instrumentation

According to the publisher, [http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/7938 Novello & Co], Symphony No. 4 is scored for the following:

Recordings

To date, Symphony No. 4 has received three recordings, the first of which is from 1984 with Okko Kamu conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic on the Finlandia label. Finnish conductor Ari Rasilainen has also recorded the symphony as part of cpo's compendium of Sallinen's orchestral works. The Fourth Symphony joins the Second (Op. 29, 1972), the Horn Concerto (Op. 82, 2002), and Mauermusik (Op. 7, 1963) on the third volume of the cpo series.

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" | Conductor

! scope="col" | Orchestra

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Recording venue

! scope="col" | Duration

! scope="col" | Label (Available on)

{{sort|Kamu|Okko Kamu}}

| Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

| 1984

| Kulttuuritalo (Helsinki)

| 24:55

| Finlandia ([https://www.discogs.com/Aulis-Sallinen-Helsinki-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Okko-Kamu-Arto-Noras-Symphony-No-4-Cello-Concerto-Sha/release/3324198 346])

{{sort|DePreist|James DePreist}}

| Malmö Symphony Orchestra

| 1993

| Malmö Concert Hall (Malmö)

| 23:38

| BIS ([http://bis.se/composer/sallinen-aulis/sallinen-symphonies 607])

{{sort|Rasilainen|Ari Rasilainen}}

| Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

| 2003

| De Geerhallen (Norrköping)

| 23:05

| cpo ([https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CX%209969 999969-2])

Notes, references, and sources

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Books

  • {{cite book|last1=Korhonen|first1=Kimmo|year=2007|title=Inventing Finnish Music: Contemporary Composers from Medieval to Modern|publisher=Finnish Music Information Center (FIMIC)|isbn=978-952-5076-61-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/inventingfinnish0000korh}}

CD liner notes

  • {{Cite AV media notes|title=Aulis Sallinen: Symphonies 2 & 4; Horn Concerto; Mauermusik|others=Ari Rasilainen & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra|year=2003|first=Martin|last=Anderson|page=10–13|type=booklet|publisher=CPO|id=CPO 999970-2|location=Germany}}
  • {{Cite AV media notes|title=Aulis Sallinen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 49; Shadows, Op. 52; Symphony No. 5, 'Washington Mosaics', Op. 57|others=James DePreist & Malmö Symphony Orchestra|year=1993|first=Ronald|last=Weitzman|page=3–4|type=booklet|publisher=BIS|id=BIS CD-607|location=Hamburg, Germany}}

Journal articles

  • {{cite journal|last=Scott|first=Phillip|date=2009|title=Classical Recordings—Sallinen|journal=Fanfare|volume=32|issue=5|pages=227–29}} {{Subscription required}}
  • {{cite journal|last=Weitzman|first=Ronald|date=1997|title=Sallinen's Seven Symphonies|journal=Tempo|publisher=Cambridge University Press|volume=New Series|issue=202|pages=8–15}} {{Subscription required}}

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