Tomi RÄISÄNEN

composer

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  PIANO CONCERTO (2010)

  • solo piano + orchestra: 3333/4331/13/0, strings
  • duration: ca 35'
  • fp: Sami Väänänen, solo piano, Orquestra Sinfônica do Recife, Osman Gioia, cond., Recife (Brazil), October, 2010

  LAAVLÂ (2010)

  • solo soprano, wind orchestra, electronics/tape
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  • fp: Kaisa Ranta, sopr., Lapin Sotilassoittokunta, Sami Hannula, cond., Rovaniemi (Finland), January 29, 2010
  LÖYLY (2009)
  • alto flute, clarinet, percussion, tape
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: In Extensio: MariEve Lauzon, alto flute • Louise Campbell, clarinet • Barah Héon-Morissette, percussion • Montréal (Canada), August 13, 2009

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2009)

  • version J: 5 pieces for recorder trio
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  • fp: Nordicblock: Anna Saunamäki, Pernille Petersen, Eero Saunamäki, Hólar (Iceland), July 21, 2009

  FORTUNA FAVORIS (2009)

  • solo soprano, mixed choir, orchestra: 3222/4331/13/0, strings
  • duration: ca 6'
  • text in Latin
  • fp: Arianna Ballotta, sopr., Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Osman Gioia, cond., Bologna (Italy), August 2, 2009

  A NIGHT at the PARK GÜELL (2009)

  • baryton (viola da gamba), viola and violoncello
  • duration: ca 18'
  • fp: The Finnish Barytontrio: Markus Kuikka, baryton, Markus Sarantola, viola, Jussi Seppänen, cello, The International Baryton Symposium 2009, Helsinki (Finland), May 23, 2009

  HORROR VACUI (2008)

  • orchestra: 2222/2210/02/0, strings
  • duration: ca 30'
  • on the list of recommended works of the 2nd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition 2009

  GRUS (2008)

  • cello and accordion with tape
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: Duo AZAK: Anikó Zeke, cello, Andrea Carola Kiefer, accordion, Würzburg (Germany), November 6, 2008

  INSIDE a MECHANICAL CLOCK (2008)

  • double bass and accordion
  • duration: 6'30"
  • fp: John Eckhardt, double bass, Eva Zöllner, accordion, Lübeck (Germany), September 27, 2008

  INTERLUDIUM INTIMUM (2008)

  • brass quintet: horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba
  • duration: ca 4'30"
  • fp: Helsinki Brass Quintet: Tommi Hyytinen, horn, Janne Ovaskainen, trumpet, Ilkka Helanterä, trumpet, Sami Hannula, trombone, Miika Jämsä, tuba, Constanta (Romania), April 8, 2008

  MAGUS MAGNUS (2008)

  • orchestra: 1111/2220/02/0, strings
  • duration: ca 8'
  • fp: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Dmitri Slobodeniouk, cond., Porvoo Summer Sounds Festival, Porvoo (Finland), June 27, 2008

  KYYNELKETJU (2007)

  • solo tenor recorder with (falsetto) voice
  • duration: ca 6'30"
  • fp: Erik Bosgraaf, recorder, Alkmaar (The Netherlands), January 19, 2008

  BROKEN FLOWER (2007)

  • flute, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin, viola, cello
  • duration: ca 8'30"
  • fp: Curious Chamber Players, Rei Munakata, cond., Stockholm (Sweden), April 8, 2007

  The CITY LISTENS (2007)   

  • mixed choir a cappella
  • duration: ca 9'
  • fp: The Sibelius Academy Vocal Ensemble, Saara Perkola, cond., Helsinki (Finland), March 9, 2007

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2007)

  • version I: 3 Pieces for harpsichord and accordion
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  • fp: Duo Diagonal: Anka Zlateva, harpsichord, Adam Ørvad, accordion, Sofia (Bulgaria), April 4, 2007

  LIQUID MOSAIC (2007)

  • 2 guitars and tape
  • duration: ca 10'
  • fp: Helsinki Guitar Duo: Mikko Ikäheimo, guitar, Rody van Gemert, guitar, Musica nova Helsinki (Finland), March 12, 2007 

  PRAEAMBULUM DURUM (2006)

  • brass quintet: horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba
  • duration: ca 4'30"
  • fp: Helsinki Brass Quintet: Tommi Hyytinen, horn, Janne Ovaskainen, trumpet, Ilkka Helanterä, trumpet, Sami Hannula, trombone, Miika Jämsä, tuba, London (UK), November 30, 2007

  ALMTRAUM (2006)

  • oboe, trombone, cello and piano
  • duration: ca 9'30"
  • fp: Mariuz Pedzialek, oboe, Mato Santek, trombone, Rohan de Saram, cello, Marlies Nussbaumer, piano, avantgarde tirol - Festival for New Music and Audio-Art, Seefeld (Austria), September 1, 2006

  STHENO (2006)   

  • recorder tubes, prepared guitar and tape
  • duration: ca 7'30"
  • fp: Erik Bosgraaf recorder, Itzhar Elias guitar, Suite Muziekweek Festival, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), November 17, 2006
  • winner (shared 1st prize) of the international Irino Prize 2007 (Tokyo, Japan)

  DREAMGATE (2006)

  • toy pianos and tape
  • duration: ca 5'30”
  • fp: Isabel Ettenauer, toy pianos, Ravello Festival (Italy), July 12, 2006

  GIANT BUTTERFLY (2006)

  • solo double bass + 1111/1111/01/1, piano, string quartet
  • duration: ca 2'20”
  • fp: Timo Ahtinen, solo double bass, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Juha Nikkola, cond., Porvoo Summer Sounds Festival, Porvoo (Finland), June 30, 2006

  DELIRIUM NOCTURNUM (2006)

  • orchestra: 2222/2111/02/1, strings
  • duration: ca 14'
  • fp: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, cond., Porvoo Summer Sounds Festival, Porvoo (Finland), June 29, 2006
  • on the list of recommended works of the International Uuno Klami Composition Competition 2004

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2006)

  • version H: 5 Pieces for flute, alto flute, clarinet and bass clarine
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  • fp (version H): Tapiola Sinfonietta: Heljä Räty, flute, Hanna Juutilainen, alto flute, Harri Mäki, clarinet, Asko Heiskanen, bass clarinet, Musica nova Helsinki (Finland), March 5, 2006

  ...UNTIL the CIRCLE CLOSES (2006)

  • chamber orchestra: 1111/1110/01/0, piano, string quintet
  • duration: ca 10'
  • fp: Fusions Ensemble, Paolo Bellomia, cond., Ottawa (Canada), March 26, 2006

  ABEYANCE (2005)

  • chamber orchestra: 1121/1210/02/0, piano, string quintet
  • duration: ca 11'
  • fp: Ensemble Modern, John Hedges, cond., Frankfurt (Germany), December 16, 2005

  REFORGED (2005)

  • bass clarinet and piano
  • duration: ca 6'30"
  • fp: Tamás Paraczky, bass clarinet, Marko Hilpo, piano, Kaustinen Chamber Music Festival, Kaustinen (Finland),  January 31, 2007

  SEA of TRANQUILITY (2005)   

  • chamber Concerto for solo guitar + alto flute, baritone/alto saxophones, percussion (1 player), violin, viola and cello
  • duration: ca 24'
  • fp: Mikko Ikäheimo, solo guitar, Hanna Kinnunen, alto flute, Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, saxophones, Tuomo Huhdanpää, percussion, Anna Hohti, violin, Hanna Korkeakoski, viola, Markus Hohti, cello, Helsinki (Finland), November 1, 2005

  VARIATION on MENDELSSOHN'S WEDDING MARCH (2005)

  • orchestra: 2222/2221/11/0, strings
  • duration: ca 2'30”
  • fp: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Magnus Lindberg, cond., Porvoo Summer Sounds Festival, Porvoo (Finland), June 30, 2005

  PIANO QUINTET (2005)   

  • piano and string quartet
  • duration: ca 13'
  • fp: Armen Vardanyan, I violin, Kim Sargsyan, II violin, Hasmik Karapetyan, viola, Aram Talalyan, cello, Artur Avanesov, piano, Yerevan (Armenia), March 25, 2005

  AULOS at the DIONYSIAN FEAST (2005)

  • version B: 2 recorders, bass clarinet and percussion
  • duration: ca 11'
  • fp: Ann-Katrin Seifert, recorder, Anna Petrini, recorder, Ainhoa Miranda, bass clarinet, Margarita Kourtparasidou, percussion, (Detmold) Germany, February 2005

  FORGED (2004)   

  • solo guitar
  • duration: ca 6'30”
  • fp: Mikko Ikäheimo, solo guitar, London (UK), May 24, 2005

  AULOS at the DIONYSIAN FEAST (2004)

  • version A: 2 recorders and guitar
  • duration: ca 11'
  • fp: Ensemble Arbus: Eero Saunamäki, recorder, Anna Lehto, recorder, Nelli Kettunen guitar, Helsinki (Finland), January 29, 2005

  ...AROUND the CIRCLE... (2004)

  • version B: flute/alto flute, viola and piano
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: Anne Beer, flute, Laura Traub, viola, Matthias Lassen, piano, Lübeck (Germany), November 7, 2008

  ...AROUND the CIRCLE... (2004)

  • version A: sopranino/soprano/alto/tenor/bass recorders, viola and piano
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: Tosiya Suzuki, recorders, Ensemble Recherche: Barbara Maurer, viola, Klaus Steffes-Holländer, piano, Takefu International Musik Festival (Japan), June 12, 2004

  LACRIMOSA (2004)

  • 4 voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone) and ensemble of 14 players: 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 soprano sax, 1 alto sax, 1 trumpet, 2 horns, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 electric guitar, 1 electric bass guitar, piano and percussion
  • text in Latin
  • duration: ca 3'
  • fp: Mary Hubbell, soprano, Michaela Riener, mezzo-soprano, Remco Nitschelm, tenor, Matthew Acuff, baritone, Orchestra 'de ereprijs', Wim Boerman, cond., Apeldoorn (The Netherlands), February 27, 2004

  TRIQUAD (2004)

  • horn, trombone, tuba and harp
  • duration: ca 4'
  • fp: Avanti!: Jukka Harju, horn, Valtteri Malmivirta, trombone, Petri Keskitalo, tuba, Reija Bister, harp, Porvoo Summer Sounds Festival, Porvoo (Finland), July 1, 2004

  EURYALE (2004)   

  • clarinet, alto saxophone and piano
  • duration: ca 9'
  • fp: Thelema Trio: Marco Antonio Mazzini, clarinet, Peter Verdonck, alto saxophone, Ward de Vleeschhouwer, piano, II Contemporary Music Festival, Lima (Peru), November 2, 2004

  DUO CONCERTANTE (2004)   

  • solo clarinet/bass clarinet and solo accordion + flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
  • duration: ca 17'
  • fp: Gareth Davis solo, clarinet/bass clarinet, Elsbeth Moser, solo accordion, Concorde Ensemble: Ríona O Duinnín, flute, Paul Roe, clarinet, Elaine Clark, violin, Annette Cleary, cello, Jane O'Leary, piano, Richard O'Donnell, percussion, Dermot Dunne, cond., Dublin (Ireland), January 16, 2005

  INSIDERS (2004)

  • grand piano played by three musicians
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: Joonas Ahonen, Henrik Järvi, Tuomas Nikkanen, Vilnius (Lithuania), September 21, 2004

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2004)

  • version G: 5 pieces for recorder quartet
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  • fp (version G): Eero Saunamäki, soprano recorder, Anna Lehto, treble recorder, Riikka Holopainen, tenor recorder, Reetta Varjonen, bass recorder, Helsinki (Finland), August 26, 2004
  • finalist in MOECK Australian Composition Competition 2005

  GATEKEEPERS (2003)   

  • sheng and accordion
  • duration: ca 8'
  • fp: Wu Wei, sheng, Pascal Contet, accordion, Voix Nouvelles Festival, L'Abbaye de Royaumont (France), October 4, 2003

  FOLLOW the CIRCLE... (2003)

  • clarinet, violin, cello and piano
  • duration: ca 6'30''
  • fp: UMZE Ensemble: Péter Várda, clarinet, Szilvia Szigeti, violin, Balázs Kántor, cello, Judit Varga, piano, Bartók Festival, Szombathely (Hungary), July 18, 2003

  ELEVATOR MUSIC on MARS (2003/2009)

  • alto/soprano saxophone, electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion and tape
  • duration: 7'15''
  • fp (original version): Simone Santini, saxophones, Giacomo Cristini, electric guitar, Fabrizio Festa, synthesizer, Federico Poli, percussion, Emilia Romagna Festival (Italy), July 10, 2003
  • fp (revised 2009-version): Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Chicago (USA), May 19, 2010

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2003)

  • version F: 4 Pieces for guitar duo (arranged by Kimmo Rahunen)
  • duration: ca 8'30"
  • fp: Kimmo Rahunen, guitar, Otto-Ville Nyyssönen, guitar, Turku (Finland), March 11, 2003

  TIME LABYRINTH (2003)

  • solo violoncello
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: Benjamin Carat, violoncello, Montréal (Canada), November 28, 2003
  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2003)
  • version E: 6 Pieces for wind orchestra: 3 flutes (1st doubling piccolo), oboe, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 baritones, 2 tubas, double bass, timpani, percussion (1 player)
  • duration: ca 12'30''
  • fp: Academic Wind Orchestra, Sami Hannula, cond., Helsinki (Finland), November 18, 2003

  L'HOMME ARMÉ (2003)   

  • alto saxophone and percussion (1 player)
  • duration: ca 12'
  • fp: Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, alto saxophone, Aki Virtanen, percussion, Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari (Finland), July 5, 2003

  PEILISALI (2002)  

  • solo accordion
  • duration: ca 8'
  • fp: Veli Kujala, solo accordion, Sata-Häme Soi festival, Ikaalinen (Finland), July 4, 2002

  DIABOLIC DIALOGUE (2002)  

  • version B: clarinet and cello
  • duration: ca 5'
  • fp (version B): Gjertrud Pedersen, clarinet, Tanja Orning, cello, Ung Nordisk Musik Festival (UNM), Oslo (Norway), September 2, 2003

  TWO GARDENS (2002)

  • version B: clarinet, cello and piano
  • duration: ca 12'30''

  NOMAD (2002)

  • solo violin + orchestra: 1111/2110/12/0, strings
  • duration: ca 10'
  • fp: Barbara Doll, solo violin, Symphony Orchestra of the Arturo Toscanini Foundation, Antonino Pierpaolo Fogliani, cond., Final concert of the International Composition Competition "2 Agosto", Bologna (Italy), August 2, 2002
  • 2nd prize in the International Composition Competition "2 Agosto" 2002
  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2002)
  • version D: 5 Pieces for string orchestra (minimum: 4-3-2-2-1)
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2002)
  • version C: 6 Pieces for orchestra: 2222/2220/11/0,strings
  • duration: ca 12'30''
  • fp: Ensemble Orchestral de Montréal, Samy Moussa, cond., Montréal (Canada), December 1, 2005

  BATTAGLIA (2002)

  • big band: 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, 1 baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 3 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone, drum set, piano and double bass
  • duration: ca 6'
  • fp: UMO Jazz Orchestra, Kirmo Lintinen, cond., Musica nova Helsinki (Finland), March 9, 2002

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2001)

  • version B: 5 Pieces for sinfonietta ensemble (18 players): 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, horn, 2 trumpets, tenor trombone, tuba, accordion, percussion (1 player), 2 violins and 3 cellos
  • duration: ca 10'30''
  • fp: Luxembourg Sinfonietta, Marcel Wengler, cond., Luxembourg, November 30, 2003

  UNDER the APPLE TREE (2001)

  • version A: 7 Pieces for solo piano
  • duration: ca 13'30''
  • fp: Elisa Järvi, solo piano, Helsinki (Finland), February 25, 2002

  DIABOLIC DIALOGUE (2001)  

  • version A: oboe and cello
  • duration: ca 5'
  • fp (version A): Panu Sivonen, oboe, Jaakko Rajamäki, cello, IV Soi! festival, Jyväskylä, March 16, 2002

  TWO GARDENS (2000)

  • version A: flute, cello and piano
  • duration: ca 12'30''
  • fp: Annaleena Puhto, flute, Jaakko Rajamäki, cello, Elisa Järvi, piano, Helsinki (Finland), May 27, 2001

  NOM - MOЙ - NOW - WON (2000)

  • string orchestra
  • duration: ca 8'
  • fp: Mikkeli City Orchestra, Ari Angervo, cond., Helsinki (Finland), April 4, 2000

  NEXUSISSIMO (2000)

  • solo flute
  • duration: ca 3'
  • fp: Anne Beer, flute, Ahrenshoop (Germany), September 27, 2008

  NEXUS (2000)

  • mixed choir, flute and piano
  • text by István Fábián (in Hungarian)
  • duration: ca 15'
  • fp: HYMS Chamber Choir, Sari Alakulppi, cond., Annaleena Puhto, flute, Marika Haapanen, piano, Helsinki (Finland), April 4, 2000

  NÉMULAT (1999)

  • baryton, piano and violin
  • text by István Fábián (in Hungarian)
  • duration: ca 6'30''
  • fp: Osmo Vartiainen, tenor, Mia Muona, piano, Elina Roms, violin, Helsinki (Finland), April 20, 1999

  A WALK THROUGH the FIELDS of SYMMETRY (1996)

  • 2222/0000/00/0, strings (9-6-4-4-4)
  • duration: ca 9'
  • honorary mention in the composition competition in Kuopio 1997