Osmo Tapio Räihälä
Osmo Tapio Räihälä writes music with dramatic effects and sudden contrasts, almost all of it instrumental music. A synaesthetic, he describes his music as extremely pictorial. “In my music you can perceive a strong pulse, a lot of energy, whole-tone harmonies, fragmentary melodies, rich instrumental colours. And overall, there's a certain playfulness.”
He is also known as an author, Finlandia awarded for his book on contemporary music, and for his activities on television and radio.
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| 16 April 2026 | Read more |
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
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4 kpl | cl, hn, vlc, pno | 1999 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 05:00 | Association of Finnish Music Schools |
Aflao Highway | pno | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 13:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
A Love Surplus | fl, vlc, pno | 2010 | Chamber Works | 11:30 | Sikorski |
Ardbeg | 2222 2211 11, str [pic, ehn] | 2003 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 17:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
A Sensuous Encounter in the Eastern Garden | 2222 2200 02, str, 2vln solo | 2023 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 32:00 | Sikorski |
Ataraxy-Apathy-Autarchy | violin and piano | 2002 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Auf den Beinen | 3232 4220 13 1, cel, str, sopr solo [cbsn] | 2019 | Vocal and Choral Works | 30:00 | Sikorski |
Barlinnie Nine | 3333 4331 12 1, str [pic+tin whistle, ehn, bcl, cbsn, str min: 87654] | 1999 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:30 | Sikorski |
Biohajoava suudelma | fl, perc | 2024 | Chamber Works | 13:30 | Sikorski |
Capture I | cl+bcl, acc | 2021 | Chamber Works | 07:30 | Sikorski |
Capture II | kantele | 2021 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:30 | Sikorski |
Chadwick Drive | 5perc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 00:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Claroscuro | bcl solo, perc, str (min. 54442) | 2019 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 28:00 | Sikorski |
Conatus | fl, cl, perc, pno, vln, vla, vlc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Concerto for French Horn | 2222 2200 01 0, str, hn solo | 2013 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 25:00 | Sikorski |
Concerto for Mallet Instruments and Sinfonietta | 1111 1110 11 0, str, mar solo+vibr solo+xyl solo [ob+ehn, cl+bcl] | 1999 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 19:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra | str, ob solo [str: min 65432] | 2010 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 23:00 | Sikorski |
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra | 2222 2200 11 0, str, vlc solo [pic, ehn, bcl] | 2006 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 24:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Corpi celesti | fl+afl, vla, hp | 2020 | Chamber Works | 14:00 | Sikorski |
Damballa | fl, ob, cl, vln | 2000 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
De-cadenza | acc, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2004 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Dentalation | eight (4x2) electric toothbrush, grand piano and gong | 1988 | Chamber Works | 04:00 | |
Deus ex machina | str | 1990 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:45 | |
Dorean Dumble Dorean | guit | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Epitafi | fl, pno | 2005 | Chamber Works | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Five Characters | fl+afl | 1993 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Freefoot | fl, cl, vln, vlc, pno | 2006 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Garden Wind | vln | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:30 | Sikorski |
(G)astronomia | vln, speaker | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:30 | Sikorski |
Håkan Belgiassa | 1111 1110 01 0, str, vla solo | 2002 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Harmattan | 3333 4331 13 1, pno+cel, str | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:00 | Sikorski |
Hellä jättiläinen | kantele, vibr | 2004 | Chamber Works | 08:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Hinchcliffe Thumper - tha' bloody intermezzo | 2222 4221 12 1, str [cl+ssax] | 1993 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 04:30 | Music Finland |
Insolenza | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2021 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Sikorski |
Joys | chx [SATB] | 2020 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Sikorski |
Kaleidoscope | fl, cl | 1989 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | |
Kalliokirskuja | guit | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 02:30 | Sikorski |
Kausikortti 3 | 3332 4331 13 0, str [pic, ehn, bcl, btrb) | 2006 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Kirkasvetinen | vln, vla, vlc, db, pno | 2018 | Chamber Works | 06:20 | Sikorski |
Kuusi uusinta biisiä sooloviululle | vln | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company | |
Kylpevät kielet | 2fl, vlc | 2000 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
La trace de Karo | vln | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Sikorski |
Les Oréades | vln, vla, vlc, pno | 2014 | Chamber Works | 13:15 | Sikorski |
L'homme à la licorne | ssax, pno | 2011 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Sikorski |
Living Water | sopr, fl, vin, vlc | 2024 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Sikorski |
Loppurumpu 4 | 2332 4331 12 1, str [ehn, bcl, btrb] | 2006 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Lumottu metsä | guit, kantele, cemb, electr | 2022 | Chamber Works | 12:10 | Sikorski |
Lyckselen kuningas | vlc | 2002 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Mäntä | pno4ms / 2pno | 2009 | Chamber Works | 10:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Motherlode | vlc, fl, cl, hp, pno, live electr | 2016 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Sikorski |
Mural | 1111 1110 00 1, pno, str (11111) | 2017 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Sikorski |
Myriad | 3343 4331 13 10 1, str, chx | 2015 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Sikorski |
Pragma | fl, cl, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2020 | Chamber Works | 10:30 | Sikorski |
Rajat | sopr, hn, vln, pno | 2021 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:00 | Sikorski |
Rampant | 2vln | 1997 | Chamber Works | 06:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Rande Rantakäärme lilluu laiturilla | pno | 2009 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 01:20 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Rautasade | 4333 4331 13 1, cel, str | 2008 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Sikorski |
Roihu | 6vlc | 2014 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Sikorski |
Ryysyranta-rapsodia | 1111 1110 01, str, voc | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | ||
Saatana muuttaa Espoohon | vln, vlc, pno | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Saatana saapuu Turkuun | fl+afl, perc, pno, vln, vlc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Sammakot - myyttinen kaupunkimaisema | chx | 1990 | Vocal and Choral Works | 01:00:00 | |
Sarment | mar+vibr, hp | 1993 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Sellokonsertto | 2222 2200 11, str, vlc solo [pic, ehn, bcl, str min 66432) | 2006 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 24:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Seurat I | kantele, vln, live electr | 2012 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Sikorski |
Soliloque 1: Étoffé | cl | 2011 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:30 | Sikorski |
Soliloque 2: La tornade | hn | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Sikorski |
Soliloque 3: Avant-midi d'un satyre | ob | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:30 | Sikorski |
Soliloque 4: Ondulé | mar | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:45 | Sikorski |
Soliloque 5: Épicentre | guit | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Sikorski |
Soliloque 6: Baisers volés | sopr | 2013 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:20 | Sikorski |
Spinozan verkko | cl, hn, vln | 1996 | Chamber Works | 06:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Stoa Trilogy | vln, pno | 2002 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Stream | str | 2017 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:30 | Sikorski |
String Quartet | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1992 | Chamber Works | 18:00 | Music Finland |
String Quartet No. 2 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2000 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Suprematisse | 1110 0110 01 0, str str: 1-1-1-1-1 | 2009 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:30 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Swarm | 4vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db | 2020 | Chamber Works | 16:00 | Sikorski |
Swerve | 2222 2200 10 0, str | 2022 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Sikorski |
Temptations | vln, vlc, pno | 2017 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Sikorski |
The Black Watch | ob, bsn, 2perc, vln, vlc | 1996 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | |
Three Newest Pieces for Solo Violin | violin (pedagogical) | 2002 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Three Sketches for Stephan Dill | vln, pno | 2014 | Chamber Works | 15:30 | Sikorski |
Tremor | fl, cl, pno | 2015 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 06:00 | Sikorski |
Työnhakuskeidaa | mixed chamber choir | 2010 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | |
Työnhakuskeidaa! | chx [SATB] | 2010 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Värikallio | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2003 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Verve | 2222 4331 01 0, str [pic] | 2022 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:00 | Sikorski |
Vuokin keisari | vln | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Uusinta Publishing Company |
Zen | sopr, fl, cl, vln, vlc | 2011 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Sikorski |
Zénith | fl, cl, trp, vln, vlc | 2011 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Sikorski |