Help needed for: Unsung violin concertos 1894-..

[Marcus]

Hello Tobias,
I am listing a few unrecorded Violin Concertos from Finland, sourced from books (Dictionary of Music & Musicians from Finland,(Hillila), Thompson's Cyclopedia, Groves, etc), and the Finnish Music Information Centre. In some instances, I have only been able to establish that violin concerto(s) were written, with no further details available, but better some info than none, & your resources will fill in the details. Dates  & approx. timings are given where known.
Errki Aaltonen (1910-90) Violin Concerto 1966 (serial technique)
Harri Ahmas (b1957) 3 Mvts Violin & wind band 2005 22'
Adina Dumitrescu (b1964) J'ai Trouve L'histoire Concertante work for Violin, Piano & String Quartet
Erik Fordell (1917-81) wrote 2 Concertos
Nils-Erik Fougstedt (1910-61) Concerto 1937
Gottfried Grasbeck (b1927) Chamber Concerto Violin & String Orchestra 1998 18' Violin Concerto 1976
Vaino Haapalainen Jnr (1916-77) Concerto no1 1944 no2 1954
Paavo Heininen (b1938) Concerto op75 1999 38'
Mikko Heinio (b1948) Concerto Alla Madre for Violin, Harp & Strings 30-35'
Mauri Hongista (b1921) Concert op13 1954

Teppo Hauta-Aho (b1941 Concertino for improvising soloist & Orchestra 1974 12',Concertino Violin & Viikares & strings 1980 5', Concerto 2 Violins (or Violin/Viola, Violin/Cello) & String orchestra 1981,Triple Concerto 2 Violins & Cello & string Orchestra,Viikaripolska 2 Violins,Cello & String Orchestra 1982,Rapsodi 2 Viloins, Cello & String Orchestra 1983 10', Concertino 2 Violin & Strings 1985 10', Triple Concerto Grosso 2 Violins, Cello & Strings 1985, Concertino Piccolo IV Jazz, 2 Violins, Dbl bass, Viola, Cello 1984.

Ahti Karjalainen (1907-86) Violin Concerto no1 1952, #2 1975
Eero Kesti (b1959) Serenade Violin & 12 Strings  8'
Oliver Kohlenberg (b1957) Quintuple Concerto op6 2 Violins, Viola, 2 cellos,with  Piano, Cembalo & strings 15'
Olli Koskelin (b1955) Circles Within for 19 Solo strings (10-4-3-2) 1999 14'30"
Pekka Kostiainen (b1944) Concerto 1978 22', Concerto Grosso 3 violins, 2 Cellos & strings 1989 18'
Timo-Juhani Kyllonen (b1955) Kajalainen Suite op3 Violin & Strings 8', Concerto grosso Solo violin & strings 2002 16'
Tapani Lansio (b1953) Taikaviulu  - Violin, Harpsichord, 2 Percussionists & reciter 1991
Armas Launas (1884-1959) Suite Nordique Violin & Orchestra
Herbet Lindholm (b1946) Concertino Carelia op64 Violin & Strings 8'
Jaako Linjama (1909-83) Concerto Brevis Violin & Strings 1954
Jyrki Linjama (b1962) Elegia 8 violins, 4 Violas 3 cellos 1987 17'
Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola (b1911) Violin Suite
Usko Merilainen (1930-2004) Chmaber Concerto Solo Violin & Percussion (2 Players) & Double String orchestra 1962 18',Concerto per 13 7 Violins,3 violas, 2 cellos DblBass 1971 15
Kai Niemainen (b1953) Concerto 2005 30'
Per Nordgren (b1944) 4 Violin Concertos 2nd 1977, 3rd 1981, 4th 1993
Jorma Panula (b1930) Concerto 1954
E.Pingoud (1887-1942) Violin Concerto unfinished
Pentti Raitio (b1930) "13" 13 Strings (6-4-2-1) 1964 10'
Lauri Saikkola (1906-95) wrote Violin Concertos
Errki Salmenharara (b1941) Concerto for 2 Violins, amplifiers & loudspeakers 1963, Poema-  Solo violin & String Orchestra 1975 7'
Leif Segerstam (b1944) has written 13 violin concertos
Esko Syinki (b1943) Concerto op18 (1990-92) 19'50"
Ari Vakkilainen (b1959) Violin Concerto no2 1992
Matthew Whittall (b1975) Nuit blanche Solo violin & orchestra (2004-5 15'
Aki Yli-Salomaki (b1972) Concerto  Violin & String Orchestra, 2002 18'
Kosti Vehanen (1887-1957) Violin & Cello Fantasy

Cheers !

Marcus

[violinconcerto]

Hello Marcus,

that is an impressive list! Thanks for it!
I am still looking forward to research the fimic.fi site (what I did sometime in the past, but not really seriously), but you already made most of the work! Thanks a lot!

Best,
Tobias

[Marcus]

Hello Tobias,
I was happy to resource that information for you, as I am reitred now.  My three main interests in life, (apart from family), are Classical music, Astronomy, Cricket, & Aussie Rules Football.(in that order). I have had a few health problems lately, and this forum is  perfect relaxation for me, and often entertaining. You probably already know this, but I mention it anyway. Music Information Centre web-sites are available on most country web-sites.  Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic & Estonian are particularly good sites, but even Australia & New Zealand have their sites.
You ask about Sounz NZ membership - I was a member a few years back, and have purchased most of my CDs of NZ music from them. Their service is always prompt & very professional. It is also an excellent site for scores of NZ music.
Keep searching for those new listings, and I will keep looking also. Good luck !
Cheers !
Marcus.

[chill319]

The score to Violin Concerto No.1, Op.11 by Młynarski, Emil is available on IMSLP. I believe it is not included in either your recorded or unrecorded lists.

[Marcus]

HelloTobias,
Just to mention a Violin Concerto by Dr Tommy Tycho AO MBE. His is a name not known to most outside Australia.
He was born in Hungary in 1928, and as a boy was imprisoned by the Nazis in a concentration camp for three years. As a child prodigy, at age 10, he played piano in a concert with the Budapest Philharmonic, and took up a position after the war in Iran, as the Shah's musician/pianist. In 1951 he moved to Australia, and conducted a very successful career as composer (TV & film music), conductor/ arranger & pianist. He suffered a stroke in 2008, and is paralysed on his left side, but he continues to write & compose, and was in the audience at the premiere of his VC at the Randwick (Sydney) Town Hall . He has written 1500 scores for film & TV music, plus many popular arrangements of other works.
Late in life, he has turned his hand to music of a more serious type, and has composed concertos for Violin, Piano & Trumpet, plus three orchestral overtures.
The Violin Concerto , although written in 2000, was not premiered until 10/4/2010, by the Lurline Symphony Orchestra, and was broadcast on Radio 2MBS-FM. It was described in a review as being "infused with middle-eastern flavours".
I have written to the Lurline orchestra who have advised that a DVD & CD of the VC has been produced, will be issued soon. They will advise me when it becomes available, so I will let you know.
But if you wish to investigate further yourself, Tommy Tycho has his own web-site: tommytycho.com.au, and the Lurline Orchestra's web-site lurlineco.com.au
Marcus.

[ahinton]

Roslavets's first one was pretty much unsung until Alina Ibragimova's splendid recording of it on Hyperion; his second was very much unsung until the same artist's equally splendid world première recording of it on the same disc following its relatively recent discovery.

Now for a really unsung violin concerto, how about the one by the pianist Ronald Smith (1922-2004)?...

[M. Henriksen]

Apparently this one is not on your list so far:

Apolinary Szeluto (1884 - 1966), Polish composer and one of the founders of the "Young Poland" group together with Szymanowski, Fitelberg and Rózycki. Szeluto composed one Violin Concerto in A major in 1942, his op. 98.
I have no information on any recording of this work.

Short biography and worklist can be found here: http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_szeluto_apolinary

Good luck with your work!

Morten

[violinconcerto]

Thank you all for the new names!
I will add Tycho, R. Smith and Szeluto in the next weeks on my website.

Thanks and best,
Tobias