Erkki Salmenhaara studied composition at the Sibelius Academy with Joonas Kokkonen (diploma 1963) and in Vienna with György Ligeti in the early 1960's. Salmenhaara began his career as an avant-grade composer but discovered his personal style with a return to tonality. Salmenhaara was also a distinguished music historician. He worked as a professor in musicology at the Helsinki University.
Adagietto (1981)
La fille en mini-jupe (1967)
Le bateau ivre (1965/66)
Sonatine for two violins (1972)
Suomi-Finland (1966)
Erkki Salmenhaara
Suomi-Finland
La Fille en mini-jupe
Adagietto
Le Bateau ivre
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Eri Klas, conductor
ODE 1031-2
Released 05/2004