Teodor Nicolau - composer

TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “Poème Concertante” for violin and orchestra, op. 12

First mondial audition
 Orchestra Națională TeleRadio Moldova

Solist: Ion Moșneagă, violin Cconductor Gheorghe Mustea
Recorded in concert on 11.04.2023 at Chișinău, Rep. Moldova
With thanks to the Jenny & Antti Wihuri Foundation (Finland) for the grant awarded to this project.





TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “MIORITIC ROOTS”  op. 12 c


 Kymi Sinfonietta Orchestra - dir. Jasuo Shinozaki
Recorded in concert on 15.11.2015 Kotka - Finland (excerpt: bars 191-248, dur. 3')

Awarded with the Audience Prize & Kouvola Town Prize at the 3rd
"Uuno Klami International Composition Competition" in Kotka - Finland - 2014



With thanks to & with the permission of Kymi Sinfonietta   &Jasuo Shinozaki


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “BACCHANALE”  OP. 9 for full orchestra

Helsinki  Philharmonia  Orchestra ,  conducted  by  Leif Segerstam

Recorded in concert on 10 of juin 2002 - Finlandia Talo - Helsinki.


With thanks to & with the permission of Helsinki Philharmonia Orchestra and Leif Segerstam


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “LES CRÉPUSCULE DES PENSÉES" for small ensemble

AdHoc Ensemble of ANMGD Cluj , Romania,  conducted  by  Teodor Nicolau

Recorded in concert on 15.11.2022 at the Concert Hall of ANMGD Cluj

With thanks to & with the permission of AdHoc Ensemble members


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “FAIRY TALE FOR A DUO”  op. 13, for two violins
Awarded with the 6th Prize at the 1st Crossover International Composition Competition, Mannheim - Germany, 2009
Recorded in August 2013 at Künstlerhof Berlin-Buch


With the permission of "The Twiolins" duo: Marie-Luise & Christoph Dingler / www.thetwiolins.de


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “PARAGRAPHS FROM A DIARY”  op. 27, for bass clarinet, vibraphone & violoncello

Recorded in concert on 8 of april 2017 at Helsinki City Hall. World premiere.


With the permission of Heikki Nikula - bass clarinet, Kazutaka Morita - vibraphone and Samuli Peltonen - violoncello.



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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “LOINTAINS ÈCHOS - DISTANT ECHOES - KAUKAISET KAIUT”  op. 24 for string quartet

Recorded in concert on 8 of april 2017 at Helsinki City Hall.
Commissioned by l'asociation de culture "Terre de Culture" - Prats de Carlux - France.



With the permission of Erkki Palola - 1st violin, Kari Olamaa - 2nd violin,
Heikki Vehmanen - viola and Samuli Peltonen - violoncello.

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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -    “TWO FUGITIVE IMAGES”  op. 20b for solo flute and sting orchestra + harp

Recorded in concert, on 8 of april 2017 at Helsinki City Hall.


With the permission of the Crusell wind quintet:
flute - Päivi Korhonen, oboe - Hannu Perttilä, clarinet - Osmo Linkola, bassoon - Markus Tuukkanen, french-horn - Mika Paajanen.



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 TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “MUSIC FOR 7 PAINTINGS”  op. 11 for 7 players

 Recorded in concert on 21 of october 2006 at Atheneum Museum in Helsinki.
Paintings by Tutte Nicolau.
1. Ruohon läpi - 2. Torso 3.Kytyräselkäinen lintu
4. Riitta en Corse 5. Peto 6. AD 7. Ajaccio


With the permission of: Aale Lingrén - oboe, Jukka Untamala - violin,
Heikki Vehmanen - viola, Samuli Peltonen - violoncello, Anni Kuusimäki - harp,
Tommi Wikström - percussion, Johannes Niskanen - harmonika.



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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “INTRADA II”  op. 19b for bass clarinet in Bb

Recorded in concert, on 8 of april 2017 at Helsinki City Hall. World premiere.


With the permission of Heikki Nikula - bass clarinet.

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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “FAIRY TALE FOR A DUO”  op. 13, for two violins
Awarded with the 6th Prize at the 1st Crossover International Composition Competition, Mannheim - Germany, 2009
Recorded in concert on 15.11.2022 at Concert Hall of ANMGD Cluj, Romania


With thanks to ^ with the permission of Diana Man & Melinda Bereș *AdHoc Ensemble of ANMGD Cluj, Romania

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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “MISSISSAUGA - SUITE”  op. 5

 Solo flute: Matti Helin. Estonia Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Teodor Nicolau
(From the “CARBONARA” CD - 1994)


With thanks to & with the permission of: Matti Helin   & Matit Flutebrothers Inc.



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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “HORN - SUITE”  op. 6 for french horn quartet

The Horn - Quartet of the Helsinki Philharmonia Orchestra
Recorded in concert on 28 of October 1995 in Helsinki. World premiere


With the permission of Timo Ronkainen, Tommi Viertonen, Miska Miettunen and Eino Tuoreniemi.


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   - “17 CHAMBER  MUSIC  MINIATURES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS”  op. 8 b for string orchestra

FINLANDIA  SINFONIETTA conductor Teodor Nicolau
(february 3, 2002 in Myyrmäki Church - first audition of op. 8b)

Excerpts: no.7. Childrens play - no.8. Childrens barble - no.9. Transylvanian theme
no.10 Joc - no.13. Little song - no.14. Valse


With thanks to & with the permission of: Finlandia Sinfonietta


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “LOINTAINS ÈCHOS - DISTANT ECHOES - KAUKAISET KAIUT”  op. 24 for string quartet

Recorded in concert on 15.11.2022 at Concert Hall of ANMGD Cluj, Romania


With the permission of Diana Man - 1st violin, Melinda Bereș- 2nd violin,
Ovidiu-Dan Costea - viola and Vlad—Adrian Rațiu violoncello
members of the AdHoc Ensemble of the ANMGD Cluj, Romania

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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -   “GIPSY SONG”  op. 7c for two violins and piano
Recorded in concert on 17 of March 2013 at Helsinki City Hall.


With the permission of: Janni Lehtonen & Petri Päivärinne - violins and Timo Koskinen - piano.


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “FAIRY TALE FOR A DUO”  op. 13, for two violins
Recorded in concert on 8 of april 2017 at Helsinki City Hall.
Awarded with the 6th prize at the Crossover International Composition Competition in Mannheim - Germany in 2009.


With the permission of Erkki Palola and Petri Päivärinne.



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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “GONE WITH THE WIND / PE ARIPILE VÂNTULUI / TUULEN VIEMÄÄ”  for solo violoncello
Dedicated to & premiered by Mirel Iancovici at "Zutphen International Cello Festival" in august of 2015.
15 composers writen 1' of silence (but not soundless) for Mirel Iancovici to be performed as "Fifteen minutes of Fame"



With the permission of Mirel Iancovici


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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “FAIRY TALE ABOUT A SMALL VIOLINE”  op. 10 for mezzo-soprano / narrator and small orchestra
Recorded in concert on 16 of Nov. 2001 at "Atheneum Auditorium" - Helsinki.
Soloist: Marjatta Airas, mezzo-soprano & narrator. Helsinki Philharmonie Orchestra players, conductor Teodor Nicolau



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TEODOR  NICOLAU   -  “LOINTAINS ÈCHOS - DISTANT ECHOES - KAUKAISET KAIUT”  op. 24 for string quartet, excerpt

 The Villiers Quartet, New Works Competition 2016


With the permission of The Villiers Quartet

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