# Aulis Sallinen: Songs of Life and Death · The Iron Age Suite

> Aulis Sallinen: Songs of Life and Death · The Iron Age Suite – Jorma Hynninen, Opera Festival Chorus…. Ondine ODE 844-2, CD, released May 1995.

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- **Composer:** Aulis Sallinen
- **Work(s):** Songs of Life and Death · The Iron Age Suite
- **Performers:** Jorma Hynninen, baritone; Opera Festival Chorus; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 844-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 May 1995
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195084427
- **Tracks:** 15, total 75:15
- **Genres:** Choral, Finnish contemporary, Orchestral, Vocal

## Track listing

**Aulis Sallinen**

- *Elämän ja kuoleman lauluja (Songs of Life and Death)*
1. I. Kuin tulvavesi elämäni päivät  (Like Floodwaters the Days of My Life) (3:08)
2. II. Me vaellamme täällä  (We Wander Here) (5:39)
3. III. Minä, syntymätön  (I, Unborn) (5:08)
4. IV. Tuba mirum (7:57)
5. V. Voin ajatella sinun lähteneen  (I Can Think You Departed) (6:45)
6. VI. Dies irae (5:17)
7. VII. Kun vielä olet tällä rannalla  (While You Are Still on This Shore) (8:02)
8. VIII. Elää täyttä elämää (Live a Full Life) (4:59)
- *Rauta-aika -sarja (The Iron Age Suite)*
9. I. Ilmarin ja Kultanaisen hääkulkue  (The Wedding Procession of Ilmari and the Golden Woman) (1:56)
10. II. Ainon laulu (The Song of Aino) (4:52)
11. III. Lemminki Pohjolassa (Lemminki in Pohjola) (3:26)
12. IV. Lemminki hiihtää Hiiden hirven (Lemminki Hunts the Devil's Elk) (3:32)
13. V. Lemminki Tuonelassa  (Lemminki in Tuonela) (5:00)
14. VI. Väinön soitto (Väinö's Song) (2:33)
15. VII. Lemminki ja Saaren neidot  (Lemminki and the Maidens of the Island) (7:01)

## Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish and the sung texts in the original Finnish and in English

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## Related pages

- [Aulis Sallinen (1935-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/sallinen-aulis.md)
- [Jorma Hynninen, baritone](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/hynninen-jorma.md)
- [Opera Festival Chorus, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/opera-festival-chorus.md)
- [Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/helsinki-philharmonic-orchestra.md)
- [Okko Kamu, Conductor](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/kamu-okko.md)

## Also recommended

- [Aulis Sallinen: The Red Line - Opera in Two Acts](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/odv-4008.md): Jorma Hynninen, topi · Päivi Nisula, riika · Finnish National Opera Chorus · Finnish National Opera Orchestra · Mikko Franck, conductor (ODV 4008, 2010)
- [Aulis Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France - Opera in Three Acts](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1066-2d.md): Tommi Hakala, baritone · Jyrki Korhonen, bass · Riikka Rantanen, mezzo-soprano · Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano · Mari Palo, soprano · Laura Nykänen, contralto · Jyrki Anttila, tenor · Herman Wallén, baritone · Santeri Kinnunen, spoken role · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra · Okko Kamu, conductor (ODE 1066-2D, 2006)
- [Aulis Sallinen: Kullervo - Opera in Two Acts](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1258-2t.md): Jorma Hynninen, kullervo · Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, mother · Matti Salminen, kalervo · Jorma Silvasti, kimmo · Finnish National Opera Chorus · Finnish National Opera Orchestra · Ulf Söderblom, conductor · (Previously released as ODE 780-3T) (ODE 1258-2T, 2014)