# Erkki Melartin: The Complete Symphonies

> Erkki Melartin: The Complete Symphonies – Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonid Grin. Ondine ODE 931-2T, CD, released May 1999.

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- **Composer:** Erkki Melartin
- **Work(s):** The Complete Symphonies
- **Performers:** Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonid Grin, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 931-2T
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 May 1999
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195093
- **Tracks:** 24, total 197:30
- **Genres:** Vocal, Orchestral

## Track listing

### CD 1

**Erkki Melartin**

- *Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 30/1 (1902)*
1. I. Adagio - Allegro molto moderato ed energico (8:51)
2. II. Adagio (4:39)
3. III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) (5:12)
4. IV. Finale (Allegro  vivace) (6:55)
- *Symphony No. 3. In F major, Op. 40 (1907)*
5. I. Allegro moderato (8:55)
6. II. Andante (9:06)
7. III. Scherzo (Vivacissimo) (10:09)
8. IV. Largo (6:30)

### CD 2

**Erkki Melartin**

- *Symphony No. 2 (1904)*
1. I. Andante tranquillo - Allegro - (6:44)
2. II. Andante (8:16)
3. III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) (5:41)
4. IV. Finale (Vivace) (7:25)
- *Symphony No. 4, Op. 80,  "Summer Symphony" (1912)*
5. I. Allegro moderato (10:26)
6. II. Scherzo (Vivace) (5:56)
7. III. Andante (14:40)
8. IV. Rondo-Finale (10:18)

### CD 3

**Erkki Melartin**

- *Symphony No. 5, Op. 90, "Sinfonia Brevis" (1916)*
1. I. Moderato (12:23)
2. II. Andante (7:20)
3. III. Intermezzo (Allegro moderato) (6:01)
4. IV. Finale (7:00)
- *Symphony No. 6, Op. 100 (1925)*
5. I. Andante (13:36)
6. II. Andante (5:28)
7. III. Allegro (5:43)
8. IV. Finale (10:16)

## About this recording

This triple CD contains the six symponies by Erkki Melartin, performed by the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Leonid Grin. Soprano Pia Freund, mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi and contralto Laura Nykänen are featured in the Andante to the popular Fourth Symphony ("Summer Symphony").

Erkki Melartin, whose birthdate and year of death coincide exactly with those of Maurice Ravel, regarded the symphony as holding the central place in his oeuvre. He composed his six symphonies more or less in parallel with Sibelius, although the works rather bear the stamp of Gustav Mahler - as a conductor, Melartin lead the first performances of Mahler's music in the Nordic countries. Melartin was also influenced by impressionism and expressionism.

## Features

3 CDs; booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish

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## Related pages

- [Erkki Melartin (1875-1937)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/melartin-erkki.md)
- [Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/tampere-philharmonic-orchestra.md)
- [Leonid Grin, Conductor](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/grin-leonid.md)

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- [Erkki Melartin: Violin Concerto · Sleeping Beauty Suite · Lyric Suite No. 3](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-923-2.md): John Storgårds, violin · Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra · Leif Segerstam, conductor (ODE 923-2, 1999)