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        Written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Kansallis-Osake Pankki

        • 2tpt/pf/str
        • 2tpt/org
        • 6 min

        Programme Note

        The title Sunrise Serenade is equivocal. Sallinen had just completed his fourth opera, Kullervo, which explores the themes of decision-making, incest and suicide. There have been frequent occasions when Sallinen's trust in his creative gifts has been numbed, as he found himself contemplating the amount of cruelty that man can inflict and the depths of unhappiness that can be reached. But then he will glimpse a chink of light peeping through the darkness, and the beckoning to compose resurfaces.

        Notwithstanding its unquestionable melancholy, the haunting, echoing spirit permeating the Sunrise Serenade is healing in its effect. Trumpet two, offstage, states the main motive. Strings and solo piano then establish the work's subdued atmosphere. From the body of the orchestra, trumpet one restates the theme, before its unfolding and overlapping get under way; the plucked strings midstream are a self-quote from Nocturnal Dances of Don Juanquixote (Chamber Music III).

        © Ronald Weitzman

        Media

        Sunrise Serenade, Op. 63

        Scores

        Features

        • Catalogue Classics: Jean Sibelius - Symphony No 5
          • Catalogue Classics: Jean Sibelius - Symphony No 5
          • The fifth symphony by Jean Sibelius serves as a powerful foundation for any concert programme, offering a rich tapestry of themes that can be beautifully enhanced by a wide range of complementary orchestral works. Be inspired by music from the Wise Music catalogue to craft a well-rounded and cohesive concert programme around exploration of nature, nationalism, or resilience.

        Discography

        Aulis Sallinen Orchestral Works

        Aulis Sallinen Orchestral Works
        • Label
          Finlandia
        • Catalogue Number
          8573 81972 2
        • Conductor
          Osmo Vänskä / Okko Kamu / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
        • Ensemble
          Avanti! Chamber Orchestra / Finlandia Sinfonietta / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
        • Soloist
          Arto Noras, cello; Jouko Harjanne, Aki Välimäki, bass trumpet
        • Released
          2000

        Sallinen: Works for String Orchestra

        Sallinen: Works for String Orchestra
        • Label
          Naxos
        • Catalogue Number
          8 5537 47
        • Conductor
          Okko Kamu
        • Ensemble
          Finnish Chamber Orchestra
        • Soloist
          Hanna Juutilainen, flute; Mats Rondin, cello
        • Released
          1997
        Title Unavailable
        • Label
          BIS
        • Catalogue Number
          CD 511
        • Conductor
          Okko Kamu
        • Ensemble
          Malmö Symphony Orchestra
        • Soloist
          Gert Mortensen, percussion
        • Released
          1992