Discography

Matti Salminen, bass

Matti Salminen is one of the leading basses of our time. Born in Turku (Finland) in 1945, he was educated in his home town, at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki, as well as in Italy and Germany. From 1972-1980 he was engaged at the Cologne opera. In 1972 he appeared for the first time as a guest in Zurich as Sarastro. Following his Gremin with Götz Friedrich and Gerd Albrecht at the beginning of Drese's era, Matti Salminen regularly returns to Zurich as a guest and has been an ensemble member since 1984-85. Matti Salminen appeared regularly at the Bayreuth Festival from 1976-1988 and at the Savonlinna Festival from 1967-1998. Apart from that, he is a guest at all important opera houses all over the world. In 2000, he sang the title role of Aulis Sallinen's opera Lear in Helsinki and in 2003 sang the title part in Rasputin by Einojuhani Rautavaara. In 2005, Matti Salminen was Gurnemanz in a new Parsifal staging by Harry Kupfer. Further engagements include Parsifal and Tristan in Vienna, Fidelio, Parsifal, Don Carlo and Die Meistersinger at the Bavarian State Opera Munich, Fidelio in Helsinki and Valencia as well as Don Carlo in Zurich and Vienna.


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Finland 100

A Century of Finnish Classics

5 CD collection celebrating 100 years of Finland's independence

Orchestral Works I & II

Concertos

Vocal Works

Chamber Music


Various Finnish artist, orchestras and conductors

ODE 1300-2Q

 



Released 11/2016

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Aulis Sallinen
King Lear
Opera in Two Acts
DVD video


Matti Salminen
Lilli Paasikivi, Taina Piira, Satu Vihavainen, Jorma Hynninen, Sauli Tiilikainen, Jorma Silvasti, Aki alamikkotervo, Hannu Forsberg
ODV 4010



Released 04/2015

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Aulis Sallinen
Kullervo - Opera in Two Acts


Jorma Hynninen, Kullervo
Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, Mother
Matti Salminen, Kalervo
Jorma Silvasti, Kimmo
Finnish National Opera Chorus
Finnish National Opera Orchestra
Ulf Söderblom, conductor
ODE 1258-2T (3CD)
(Previously released as ODE 780-3T)



Released 04/2014

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Matti Salminen
Elämäni lauluja. A Finnish Songbook


Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
ODE 1135-2



Released 10/2008

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