Ulf Söderblom
Ulf Arne Söderblom (5 February 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a Finnish conductor and music professor. He was the principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera from 1973 to 1993 and was a key figure in the revival of the Savonlinna Opera Festival. A champion of Finnish music, he has conducted the world premieres of several works by Finnish composers including Kokkonen's The Last Temptations and Sallinen's Kullervo and The Horseman.
Genre: opera, requiem
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Top Tracks
- Lenskin aaria: Oi minne, minne (Jevgeni Onegin, 2. näytös)
- Pirtissani pimenee (My Room is Growing Darker), Op. 33, No. 2 (arr. K. Olli for voice and orchestra)
- Lahdettyas (After You Went Away) (arr. K. Olli for voice and orchestra)
- Mina laulan sun iltasi tahtihin (I Sing for Your Evening the Starlight) (arr. for voice and orchestra)
- Lintu sininen (Bluebird), Op. 68, No. 5 (version for baritone and orchestra)
- Englund : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra : III Finale [Allegro molto]
- Englund : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra : II Moderato
- Englund : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra : I Allegro moderato
- Jouluyo (Tyyni on ilta jaapuvussaan) (arr. H. Ahmas)
- Tuo armon valkokyyhky (Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming) (arr. P. Kostiainen)
- Tervehtii jo meita (Nu sa kommer julen, Now is Christmas Coming), Op. 1, No. 2 (arr. I. Kuusisto)
- Heininen : Piano Concerto No.2 Op.15 : Ricercata
- Heininen : Piano Concerto No.2 Op.15 : Notturno
- Heininen : Piano Concerto No.2 Op.15 : Sonata
- Heininen : Symphony No.2 Op.9, 'Petite symphonie joyeuse' : IV Allegro
- Heininen : Symphony No.2 Op.9, 'Petite symphonie joyeuse' : III Andante
- Heininen : Symphony No.2 Op.9, 'Petite symphonie joyeuse' : II Allegretto
- Heininen : Symphony No.2 Op.9, 'Petite symphonie joyeuse' : I Allegro
- Heininen : Arioso Op.16
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 20: Symphony No. 3, Op. 20: Allegro moderato
Albums (40)
- Pacius: Princess of Cyprus (The) - Incidental Music To the Play by Zacharias Topelius (2004-09-28)
- Tanssiinkutsu: Invitation a la Valse (2013-11-01)
- Sallinen, A.: Kullervo [Opera] (1992-01-01)
- Peace - Music For Reflection And Consolation (2001-10-26)
- Vocal Recital: Hynninen, Jorma - Turunen, M. / Merikanto, O. / Madetoja, L. / Hannikainen, I. (Mina Laulan Sun Iltasi Tahtihin, Summer Moods) (1997-01-01)
- Finland 100 Years: Classical Music (2018-05-23)
- Melartin: Aino (2002-02-01)
- Det sjungande tradet, Op. 110 (The Singing Tree) (2013-11-01)
- Beethoven / Mozart / Wagner / Mussorgsky: Opera Scenes (1987-01-31)
- Seasons Of Finnish Lifestyle (2009-01-01)
- Nordic Classical Composers (2019-05-31)
- Meriläinen : Concerto No.2 For Piano And Orchestra, Symphony No.3, Concerto For Double Bass And Percussion (2011-05-16)
- Heinio: the Knight and the Dragon (2001-11-01)
- Land of the Midnight Sun - Music and Images From Finland (2006-01-01)
- Paavo Heininen : Arioso, Piano Concerto No.2, Symphony No.2 (1989-06-30)
- Paavo Heininen: Symphony No. 3 & ... Floral view with maidens singing .... (1989-04-01)
- Hindemith / Sallinen / Merikanto (1988)
- Vocal Recital: Paasikivi, Lilli - Maasalo, A. / Sibelius, J. / Hannikainen, P. / Palmgren, S. / Collan, K. / Turunen, M. / Melartin, E. (2003-01-01)
- Joulun tähdet (2013-11-01)
- Englund : Symphony No.1, 'War' & Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1991-08-15)
- Meet The Composer - Einar Englund (2011-11-21)
- Classical Images from Finland (2013-11-01)
- Finland 100: A Century of Finnish Classics (2016-11-11)
- Songs and Arias 1962-1982 (2014)
- Minä laulan sun iltasi tähtihin (2019)
- A Portrait - Recordings 1954 - 1970 (2017-01-01)
- Kokkonen: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 / Requiem (1996-11-30)
- Kokkonen: Complete Kokkonen Edition, Vol. 5 (1991-11-30)
- Kokkonen: Complete Kokkonen Edition, Vol. 4 (1991-10-31)
- Kokkonen: Complete Kokkonen Edition, Vol. 2 (1991-01-31)
- Symphonies 2, 3 & 4 (2018-01-01)
- Einar Englund : Concerto for 12 Cellos, Suite for Cello, Sonata for Cello and Piano (1989-12-15)
- Great Swedish Singers: Gösta Winbergh (1971-1987) (2012-04-01)
- Peterson-Berger: Domedagsprofeterna (2006-01-01)
- Palmgren : Selim Palmgren : Daniel Hjort - Opera in Six Tableaux (1996)
- Aarre Merikanto : Violin Concertos 2 & 4 (1991-04-25)
- Merikanto, A.: Concerto for Violin, Clarinet, Horn and String Sextet / Nonet / Works for Male Chorus (1986-01-01)
- Nordgren and Englund : Violin Concertos (1986-04-10)
- Aulis Sallinen: Highlights (2025-03-07)
- Live at the Opera 1959 - 1962 (2014-01-01)
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