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Erkki Melartin

Composer

Erkki Melartin

1875-1937

Equally renowned as a composer and as a conductor, Melartin was responsible in the early decades of this century for introducing Finnish audiences to the music of Mahler, Strauss, and other moderns. His own music - crowned by the six symphonies - reveals his complete familiarity with the late Romantic style, while maintaining a richly individual voice.

Biography Works Discography

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Works

  • String Trio, Op. 133
  • Scherzo (from Symphony No. 1, Op. 30/1)
  • Perhosvalssi (Butterfly Waltz)
  • Minuet
  • Marian kehtolaulu
  • Intermezzo (from Symphony No. 5, Op. 90)
  • Juhlamarssi näytelmästä Prinsessa Ruusunen (Festive March)
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 60
  • Symphony No. 6, Op. 100 (1925)
  • Symphony No. 2 (1904)
  • Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 30/1 (1902)
  • Pastorale (from Suite Lyrique No. 3)
  • Kerjäläislapsen kehtolaulu (Lullaby for a Beggar Boy)
  • Sade (Rain), from Surullinen puutarha (The Melancholy Garden), O
  • 600 Hyvyyden voiman ihmeelliseen suojaan
  • Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 40 (1907)
  • Symphony No. 4, Op. 80 "Summer Symphony" (1912)
  • Symphony No. 5, Op. 90 "Sinfonia Brevis" (1916)
  • Suite lyrique No. 3 "Impressions de Belgique"
  • Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 8
  • The Melancholy Garden, Op. 52
  • Noli me tangere, Op. 87
  • Legends, Op. 98
  • Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 111 "Fantasia Apocaliptica"
  • Minä metsän polkuja kuljen (Along forest paths I wander)
  • Prinsessa Ruusunen (Sleeping Beauty Suite), Op. 22
  • Lapin joulu
  • Traumgesicht
  • Marjatta, Op. 79
  • The Blue Pearl

Discography (extract)

Full discography (30)

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