Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is not only an internationally celebrated conductor but also a significant composer. Being a conductor, he has excellent command of writing for both large and small orchestra in a way that is gratifying for the musicians. His orchestral works include his greatest successes. He began his composing career under the auspices of European Modernism, but his relocation to Los Angeles in the 1990s brought new, more relaxed tones to his idiom – “rich sonorities, energetic dancelike rhythms and an almost Neo-Romantic melodic flow,” as Kimmo Korhonen wrote of LA Variations (1996/1997). Salonen moves effortlessly between idioms and has been compared to composers as diverse as Stravinsky, Lutoslawski and John Adams.
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- Esa-Pekka Salonen's website
- Read more about Esa-Pekka Salonen on Wise Music Classical website
- Esa-Pekka Salonen honored with 2024 Polar Music Prize
- Listen to LA Variations, perfomed by Los Angeles Philharmonic & Esa-Pekka Salonen, on Spotify
- Listen to Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Los Angeles Philarmonic & Esa-Pekka Salonen, on Spotify
- Article by Vesa Sirén: The maestro who recomposed his life (FMQ)
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arabesques for Olly | vlc, electr | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Chester Music |
Aubades | str, fl solo, vln solo | 1980 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Baalal | tape | 1982 | Electro-acoustic Works | 23:00 | |
Castor | 3333 4331 25 1, str | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Catch & Release | cl, bsn, trp, trb, vibr, perc, vln, db | 2006 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Chester Music |
Cello Concerto | 3333 4220 13 1, pno+cel, str, electr, vlc solo [pic, afl, ehn, ebcl, bcl, cbcl, cbsn] | 2016 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 38:00 | Chester Music |
Concert Étude | hn | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Chester Music |
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra | 2222 4331 04 1, pno+cel, str, asax solo [1pic, 1ehn, 1bcl] | 1981 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 20:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Dichotomie | pno | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 17:00 | Chester Music |
Dona nobis pacem | chc (SSAA) | 2010 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Chester Music |
Five Images After Sappho | 1111 2000 01 1, pno+cel, 2vln, vla, vlc, db, voc [fl+pic, ob+ehn, cl+bcl, fag+cfag] | 1999 | Vocal and Choral Works | 20:00 | Chester Music |
Floof | sopr, cl+dbcl, vlc, pno, perc, synth | 1990 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Fog | 1111 1000 01 1, pno, str (11111) [pic, ehn, bcl] | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Chester Music |
Foreign Bodies | 4444 6331 14 2, pno+cel, str [3.fl+pic, pic+afl, ehn, 3.cl+cl in Es, bcl, dbsn, pno+cel+org ad lib] | 1999 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | Chester Music |
Gambit | 3333 4331 13 1, pno, str [fl+pic, cl in Es+bcl+cbcl, fag+cfag] | 1998 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Chester Music |
Gemini | 4333 4331 25 1, pno, str | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 23:00 | Chester Music |
Giro | 2222 2220 01 1, pno, str [ehn] | 1981 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Goodbye | vln, guit | 1979 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Helix | 3323 4331 15 1, str | 2005 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Chester Music |
Homunculus | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2008 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Insomnia | 3333 4331 14 1, 4wtba, pno+cel, str [pic, afl, ehn, Eb cl, 2bcl, cbsn, wtba=wagner tuba] | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Chester Music |
Invenzione and Chorale | piano | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:00 | Chester Music |
Iri da iri | chx | 2014 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Chester Music |
Karawane | 3343 4331 14 1, pno+cel, str, chx [pic, afl, ehn, bcl, cbcl, cbsn] | 2014 | Vocal and Choral Works | 28:00 | Chester Music |
Kínēma | str, cl solo | 2021 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 28:00 | Chester Music |
knock, breathe, shine | vlc | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Lachen verlernt | vln | 2002 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Chester Music |
Laila | 3sopr, 3alto, 3ten, 4basso, 6perc | 2020 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | Chester Music |
LA Variations | 3343 4331 13 1, synth, cel, str [pic, afl, ehn, Eb cl, bcl, cbcl, cfag] | 1996 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 19:00 | Chester Music |
Mania | 1111 1110 01 1, pno, 2vln, vla, db, vlc solo [pic, ehn, bcl] | 2000 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 17:00 | Chester Music |
Meeting | cl, cemb | 1982 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Memoria | afl, ehn, cl, bsn, hn | 2003 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Mimo I | wind quintet | Chamber Works | 00:00 | ||
Mimo II | 2121 2111 01 1, cel, str, ob solo [afl, pic, ehn, cl in Eb, bcl, cfag.] | 1992 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 11:20 | Chester Music |
Mirage | 2010 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | Chester Music | |
Nachtlieder | cl, pno | 1978 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nachtlieder | fl, cl, tsax, perc, vln, vla, vlc, db | 1978 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nainen ja apina |
| Works for the Stage | 00:00 | ||
Nyx | 4444 4331 13 1, pno+cel, str [pic, ehn, ebcl, bcl, cbsn] | 2011 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 17:00 | Chester Music |
Objets Trouvés | vla | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:30 | Chester Music |
Piano Concerto | 3353 3220 14 1, cel, str, pno solo | 2007 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 33:00 | Chester Music |
Pollux | 4444 4331 14 1, pno+cel, str [2pic, 2afl, ehn, ebcl, bcl, cbcl, cbsn, pictrp] | 2018 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Chester Music |
Prologue | ob, vln, vlc, perc | 1979 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Saltat sobrius: Fantasy upon Sederunt Principes | hp / 3vla, 3vlc, 3db | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Chester Music |
Second Meeting | ob, pno | 1992 | Chamber Works | 10:30 | Chester Music |
Sinfonia concertante for organ and orchestra | 3322 4331 13 1, cel, str, org solo (pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn) | 2022 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 30:00 | Chester Music |
Sisar | pno | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Chester Music |
Stockholm Diary | str | 2004 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Chester Music |
SYK Fanfare | horn | 2006 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Chester Music |
Three preludes | piano | 2005 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Chester Music |
Tiu | 4333 4331 13 1, cel, org, str | 2023 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Two Songs | chx | 2000 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Viesti RSO:lle / Message for the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 3333 4331 13 1, cel, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Chester Music |
Violin Concerto | 3 flutes (2nd = alto, 3rd=piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, percussion (bass drum, drum set, glockenspiel, tuned gongs, log drum, marimba, tom toms, vibraphone), harp, celesta, strings, and solo violin | 2009 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 30:00 | Chester Music |
Wing on Wing | 4444 4431 14 2, cel, keyb. 2sopr, str [2pic, afl, bfl, ehn, Eb cl, bcl, cbcl, cbsn, keyb=midi keyb] | 2003 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 27:00 | Chester Music |
Yta I | afl | 1982 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Yta II | pno | 1985 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Yta IIb | cemb | 1985 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Chester Music |
Yta III | vlc | 1986 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:30 | Chester Music |
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