Mikko Nisula
Mikko Nisula studied musicology at Helsinki University and composition at Saint-Petersburg Conservatory with professor Boris Tischenko. Later he completed his studies in a master-class with the Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans. Since 2007, he has been working on the critical edition of Fredrik Pacius’s (1809-1891) Complete Works of Musical Drama.
As a composer, Nisula can be characterized as a neoromantic, who has also absorbed into his music various other stylistic influences, according to the mood and subject of the each composition. Among his central works are the opera Tähtisilmä (Starry-eyed girl) (2010-17), Piano Concerto (2018), Sinfonia concertante (2009), a cantata Myrsky (The Storm) (2006) and 5 orchestral fantasies, of which the most well known is Vellamon neidot (Vellamo's Maidens) (2016). Worth of mentioning are also 3 chamber concertos, 5 song cycles with different instrumental combinations and 4 sonatas for accordion.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballade & Jägarkör | 6acc | 2021 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Belorussian fantasy | pno | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Concerto No. 3 | fl, ob, cl, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2008 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Danse macabre Op. 15 | flute, cello and piano | 2003 | Chamber Works | 03:00 | |
Elegia Op. 9 | piano | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | |
Estrellita | 1111 1000 00, str, acc solo (bandoneon) | 2020 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 09:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Iloiset bogatyrit | 2fl, 2cl, bsn, xyl, str | 2014 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Inspiraatio | chx [SATB div] | 2013 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | Sulasol |
Ishtar | cl, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2012 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Jousikvartetto | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2002 | Chamber Works | 16:00 | Music Finland |
Kalevala-sinfonia | 3332 4330 12 1, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2022 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 23:00 | Music Finland |
Kamarikonsertto No. 2 | 1121 1100 02 0, pno, str [str = solo players or small string orchestra] | 2004 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Kamarikonsertto nro 1 | fl, cl, bsn, str | 2001 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Kangastuksia | sopr, pno | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Klarinettikvintetto Op. 1 | clarinet and string quartet | 1994 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | |
Kukkiva maa Op. 2 | solo soprano + 3222/4230/03/1, strings | 1995 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | |
La brise d'été | fl, vlc, hp | 2021 | Chamber Works | 05:30 | Music Finland |
Lappalainen capriccio | 2222 2200 01 0, str | 2011 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Les Rêveries | chx | 2020 | Vocal and Choral Works | 09:00 | Sulasol |
Lumikuningatar | 3222 4330 10 1, str [pic] | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Maisema | chx (SSAATTBB) | 2016 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Métamorphoses for Violin and Piano | vln, pno | 2003 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Métamorphoses II | cl, pno | 2006 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Metropolit | sopr, fl, vlc, pno | 2016 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:00 | Music Finland |
Midsommarscener | vln | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Mithras | fl, ob+ehn, pno | 2011 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Myrsky | 2111 0100 01 0, str, chx [SSAATTBB] | 2005 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Oodi illalle Op. 7 | solo alto + flute, clarinet, har (or piano), 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass | Vocal and Choral Works | 13:00 | ||
Piano Concerto | 2222 4230 11 0, str, pno solo | 2018 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 20:00 | Music Finland |
Poésies lutéciennes | chx | 2023 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | |
Pushkinin kellot | guit | 2003 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Salaperäisiä unia | str, pno, sopr | 2005 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Seppelöity Athene | 2222 2200 12 0, str [pic] | 2010 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Serenades | 2222 2210 11 0, str | 2000 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Sinfonia concertante | 2222 2200 11 0, pno, str, cl solo | 2007 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Sonata for piano | pno | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Sulasol |
Sonata no. 1 | acc | 2003 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Sonata No. 2 | acc | 2006 | Works for Solo Instrument | 16:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Sonata No. 3 | acc | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Sonata No. 4 | acc | 2018 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Songs of Orpheus | fl+pic, cl+bcl, perc, acc, voc | 2019 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Stjärnan | chx | 2018 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | Music Finland |
Sudenmorsian Op. 4 | 3222/4330/05/1, strings | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | ||
Symphony Op. 8 | 3332/4331/03/1, strings | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | ||
Tähtisilmä | 2222 4230 11 1, str, 2sopr, alto, ten, baryt | 2017 | Works for the Stage | 01:00:00 | Music Finland |
Toccata interrotto Op. 6 | bassoon and accordion | 1998 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | |
Trio concertante | 3acc | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Trois poèmes de la nuit Op. 3 | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | 1996 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | |
Väinämöisen paluu | chm | 2019 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | Sulasol |
Valon juhla | voc, pno | 2021 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Vellamon neidot | 2222 2200 11 0, str [pic, ehn, bcl] | 2016 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Viisi koraalifantasiaa | baryt, cl, pno | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 18:00 | Sulasol |
Yön enkeli | sopr, pno | 2017 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Music Finland |