"Suite and Overture. These pieces were sold to Fazer in 1899, and the rest of the pieces that were yet to be printed, ended up in the hands of Breitkopf & Härtel in 1905. The Overture and Suite, at Sibelius' request, was published as Op. 10 & 11, respectively. The score was at some point left in the possession of Robert Kajanus, and in 1936, Robert's wife Ella, returned it back to Sibelius. It is thought that Sibelius burned his along with his eighth symphony along with most of the Karelia Music in August 1945. Only the 1st and 7th"
"Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius (; ), born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 186520 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia. The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are ""Finlandia"", the ""Karelia Suite"", ""Valse triste"","
"the press. On 13 November 1893, the full version of ""Karelia"" was premiered at a student association gala at the Seurahuone in Viipuri with the collaboration of the artist Axel Gallén and the sculptor Emil Wikström who had been brought in to design the stage sets. While the first performance was difficult to appreciate over the background noise of the talkative audience, a second performance on 18 November was more successful. Furthermore, on the 19th and 23rd Sibelius presented an extended suite of the work in Helsinki, conducting the orchestra of the Philharmonic Society. Sibelius's music was increasingly presented in"
"catalogue includes a large number of works in the field of chamber music, including a string quintet and a string quartet. He also composed a symphony (1897), two overtures, a concert piece for piano and orchestra as well as one for violin and orchestra, the ""Finnish Suite"", and two major vocal works in the German language. Mielck faced disappointment in his home country for the lack—with the exception of the Finnish Suite—of nationalistic (political) tendencies; his interest in the culture of his ancestral Germany made him rather a foreigner in the Finnish music scene. It was in Germany, shortly before"
"Suite on Finnish Themes The Suite on Finnish Themes or Seven Arrangements of Finnish Folk Songs (Russian ""Семь обработок финских народных песен (Сюита на финские темы)"") is a suite composed in 1939 for soloists (soprano and tenor) and chamber ensemble in seven movements by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–75). The suite does not have an opus number. In 1939, before the Soviet forces were to invade Finland, the Party Secretary of Leningrad Andrei Zhdanov commissioned a celebratory piece from Shostakovich, a theme to be performed as the marching bands of the Red Army would be parading through the Finnish"
"Lemminkäinen Suite The Suite (also called the Four Legends, or Four Legends from the ), Op. 22, is a work written by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in the 1890s and subsequently revised by him decades later. Originally conceived as a mythological opera, """" (""The Building of the Boat""), on a scale matching those by Richard Wagner, Sibelius later changed his musical goals and the work became an orchestral piece in four movements. The suite is based on the character Lemminkäinen from the Finnish national epic, the . The piece can also be considered a collection of symphonic poems. The"
"in 1894. Premiered in April 1895 in Helsinki with Sibelius conducting, it is inspired by the Swedish poet Viktor Rydberg's work of the same name. Organizationally, it consists of four informal sections, each corresponding to one of the poem's four stanzas and evoking the mood of a particular episode: first, heroic vigour; second, frenetic activity; third, sensual love; and fourth, inconsolable grief. Despite the music's beauty, many critics have faulted Sibelius for his ""over-reliance"" on the source material's narrative structure. The ""Lemminkäinen Suite"" was composed in the early 1890s. Originally conceived as a mythological opera, ""Veneen luominen"" (""The Building of"
"Kimmo Hakola Kimmo Hannu Tapio Hakola (born July 27, 1958) is a Finnish composer. Born in Jyväskylä, he studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara and Magnus Lindberg at Sibelius Academy. He first came to prominence with his First String Quartet, which won the Unesco Composers' Rostrum in 1987. Among his best-known works are his Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto (1996), Violin Concerto (2012) and Guitar Concerto. Apart from concertos he has written several orchestral works, chamber music and solo pieces for different instruments. He has also composed operas including the cartoon opera ""Mastersingers of Mars"" (2000), the family opera ""Mara and Katti"""
"he was granted a small lifetime income from the government. In 1959 he was made a member of the Finnish Academy (one of Finland's highest honors). The energetic ""Karelian Rhapsody"" was the first Finnish orchestral work to be published in Finland, and a long-time favourite in radio concert programs. Klami died of a heart attack in Virolahti at age 60 while sailing his favorite boat ""Miina"". Uuno Klami Uuno (Kalervo) Klami (20 September 1900 – 29 May 1961) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Virolahti. Many of his works are related to the Kalevala. He was influenced by"
"Uuno Klami Uuno (Kalervo) Klami (20 September 1900 – 29 May 1961) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Virolahti. Many of his works are related to the Kalevala. He was influenced by French and Spanish music, and especially by Maurice Ravel, for whom he had a particular esteem. He participated in five armed conflicts, including two wars in Karelia, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War of 1939-40 and the Continuation War of 1941-44. Klami studied music in Helsinki with Erkki Melartin and later in Paris and Vienna. His main works include the ""Kalevala Suite"" and the unfinished"
"tableaux were spared from the fire. The viola, cello and double bass parts are also missing from the 1st and 7th tableaux, and the flutes are completely missing from the 7th tableau. The original movements are as follows: The suite is in three movements: Most of the music was reconstructed from the original parts that survived by Kalevi Kuosa in 1965. The parts that didn't survive were those of the violas, cellos, and double basses. Based on Kuosa's transcription, the Finnish composers Kalevi Aho and Jouni Kaipainen have individually reconstructed the complete music to ""Karelia"". A recording of Kalevi Aho's"
"Florida Suite The Florida Suite is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius. He composed the work in 1887 at Leipzig, after his time as manager of an orange grove in Florida, inspired by its landscape and culture, mainly centred on the St. Johns River. During this time, Delius also studied music with an organist in Jacksonville. This suite is one of the composer's more popular works. The ""Daybreak"" movement includes a version of the tune ""La Calinda"", which Delius later used in his opera ""Koanga"". Hans Sitt led the first performance of the work in 1888 in Leipzig."
"of his death in 1918. He was born in the Vehkakoski village of the Alavus town and registered as a native in the city of Vaasa (then Nikolainkaupunki), when Finland still was a Grand Duchy under Russian rule. He is known as a colorful and passionate portrayer of Finnish nature and people. Kuula became Jean Sibelius's first composition student. He is best remembered for his large output of melodic choir and vocal works. His instrumental works include two ""Ostrobothnian Suites"" for orchestra, a violin sonata, a piano trio, and an unfinished Symphony. Kuula's major choral work is often considered the"
"result of a quarrel that happened at the Hotel Seurahuone in conjunction with the first victory celebration of the White victory in the Civil War of Finland. Kuula is buried in Hietaniemi cemetery, Helsinki. A simplified works list (by Joel Valkila) on the basis of Tero Tommila's Catalogue of Works: + Six Posthumous Piano Pieces (Two unfinished) + Six Posthumous Orchestral Pieces (Two unfinished) + Twenty-Two Posthumous Chamber Pieces (Five unfinished) + Fourteen Songs (Three unfinished) + One Posthumous Cantata Toivo Kuula Toivo Timoteus Kuula (7 July 1883, Vaasa – 18 May 1918, Viipuri) was a Finnish composer and conductor"
"stimulus to serious music by Finnish composers. In the 1880s, new institutions, especially the Helsinki Music Institute (since 1939 called the Sibelius Academy), the Institute of Music of Helsinki University and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, integrated Finland into the mainstream of European music. By far the most influential composer was Jean Sibelius (1865–1957); he composed nearly all his music before 1930. In April 1892 Sibelius presented his new symphony 'Kullervo' in Helsinki. It featured poetry from the ""Kalevala,"" and was celebrated by critics as truly Finnish music. Upper and upper middle class women took the lead in the deaconess movement"
"Elegia (Madetoja) Elegia (In English: Elegy; occasionally with the Finnish subtitle """", or ""Sadness""), Op. 4/1, is a composition for string orchestra by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja, who wrote the piece in 1909 during his student years. On 10 January 1910, Robert Kajanus, chief conductor of the Helsinki Orchestral Society, premiered the ""Elegia"" to great acclaim, with the piece described as the ""first master work"" of a budding ""natural orchestral composer"". Madetoja subsequently designated the ""Elegia"" as the first number in his four-movement ""Sinfoninen sarja"" (""Symphonic Suite""), Op. 4, which the Helsinki Orchestral Society performed in its entirety under"
"Karelian culture is perceived as the purest expression of the Finnic myths and beliefs, less influenced by Germanic influence than the Nordic folk dance music that largely replaced the kalevaic tradition. Finnish folk music has undergone a roots revival in recent decades, and has become a part of popular music. The people of northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway, the Sami, are known primarily for highly spiritual songs called joik. The same word sometimes refers to lavlu or vuelie songs, though this is technically incorrect. The first Finnish opera was written by the German-born composer Fredrik Pacius in 1852. Pacius also"
"on 23 November consisting of the overture and the three movements, which were published as Op. 11, the ""Karelia Suite"". It remains one of Sibelius's most popular pieces. ""Valse triste"" is a short orchestral work that was originally part of the incidental music Sibelius composed for his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt's 1903 play ""Kuolema"". It is now far better known as a separate concert piece. Sibelius wrote six pieces for the 2 December 1903 production of ""Kuolema"" (meaning death). The waltz accompanied a sequence in which a woman rises from her deathbed to dance with ghosts. In 1904, Sibelius revised the"
"Symphony No. 1 (Sallinen) The Symphony No. 1 (originally titled: Sinfonia), Op. 24, is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen, who began writing the piece in 1970 when the City of Helsinki announced a composers' competition to mark the inauguration of Finlandia Hall. Completing the symphony in 1971, Sallinen was awarded First Prize in the contest; the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, Jorma Panula, premiered the work at Finlandia Hall during the 2 December inaugural festivities. According to the publisher, Novello & Co, Symphony No. 1 is scored for the following: To date, Symphony No."
"(2011) and the monologue opera ""Akseli"" (2012). His opera ""La Fenice"" was performed at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2012. Kimmo Hakola Kimmo Hannu Tapio Hakola (born July 27, 1958) is a Finnish composer. Born in Jyväskylä, he studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara and Magnus Lindberg at Sibelius Academy. He first came to prominence with his First String Quartet, which won the Unesco Composers' Rostrum in 1987. Among his best-known works are his Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto (1996), Violin Concerto (2012) and Guitar Concerto. Apart from concertos he has written several orchestral works, chamber music and solo pieces for different"
"En saga En saga (in Finnish: ; sometimes translated to English as A Fairy Tale, A Saga, or A Legend), Op. 9, is a single-movement tone poem for orchestra written in by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece, which likely began as a septet or octet for flute, clarinet, and string ensemble before evolving into an orchestral tone poem, premiered on 16 February 1893 in Helsinki, Finland with Sibelius conducting. A decade later, in 1902, Sibelius substantially revised ""En saga"" in response to an invitation from Ferruccio Busoni to conduct the piece in Berlin; the tone poem thus stands"
"but ""dominated by melodic and harmonic elements"". The work was first performed in Helsinki on 20 October 1900, with the Orchestra of the Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by Robert Kajanus. The occasion was a lottery to finance a tour of the orchestra to Paris. An unsigned review in the newspaper Päivälehti noted: Later Sibelius composed the last movement on a different text, Volter Kilpi's ""Ylistys taiteelle"". This version was first performed on 9 April 1902. ""Snöfrid"" is the title of a 2001 recording of this work along with other music by Sibelius, including the Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas"
"Toivo Kuula Toivo Timoteus Kuula (7 July 1883, Vaasa – 18 May 1918, Viipuri) was a Finnish composer and conductor of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods, who emerged in the wake of Jean Sibelius, under whom he studied privately from 1906 to 1908. The core of Kuula's oeuvre are his many works for voice and orchestra, in particular the ""Stabat mater"" (1914–18; completed by Madetoja), ""The Sea-Bathing Maidens"" (1910), ""Son of a Slave"" (1910), and ""The Maiden and the Boyar's Son"" (1912). In addition he also composed two ""Ostrobothnian Suites"" for orchestra and left an unfinished symphony at the time"
"Joonas Kokkonen Joonas Kokkonen () (November 13, 1921 – October 2, 1996) was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius; his opera ""The Last Temptations"" has received over 500 performances worldwide, and is considered by many to be Finland's most distinguished national opera. Joonas was born in Iisalmi, Finland, but spent the latter part of his life in Järvenpää at his home, which was known as ""Villa Kokkonen"", designed by Alvar Aalto and finished in 1969. He served in the Finnish army during World War II with great"
"a ""definite candidate for Classic FM"" based upon its ""beauty"" and ""restraint"". Books CD liner notes Journal articles Websites Elegia (Madetoja) Elegia (In English: Elegy; occasionally with the Finnish subtitle """", or ""Sadness""), Op. 4/1, is a composition for string orchestra by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja, who wrote the piece in 1909 during his student years. On 10 January 1910, Robert Kajanus, chief conductor of the Helsinki Orchestral Society, premiered the ""Elegia"" to great acclaim, with the piece described as the ""first master work"" of a budding ""natural orchestral composer"". Madetoja subsequently designated the ""Elegia"" as the first number"
"and composer Georg Kajanus, who was famous for a while in Great Britain with his band Sailor which enjoyed chart success in the mid-1970s. Kajanus composed over 200 works, of which ""Aino"" and the ""Finnish Rhapsodies"" are enduringly popular. He also orchestrated the Finnish national anthem, ""Maamme"" (""Our Country"") and Christian Fredric Kress's ""Porilaisten marssi"" (""March of the People of Pori""), the honor march of the ""Suomen puolustusvoimat"" (Finnish Defense Forces) and thus, effectively, the Finnish presidential march. Kajanus had a decisive impact upon the development of the career of Jean Sibelius. He was considered an authority on the interpretation"
"Grieg Norwegian Dances Op. 72 Ballade in G minor Op. 24 Debussy Images Book I L’Ile joyeuse Janacêk Sonate I.X.1905 “In the mist” Manuel de Falla Fantasía Baética Bartók Danses populaires roumaines Erkki Melartin Der traurige Garten David Monrad Johansen Nordlandsbilleder Danish composers: N. W. Gade (1817–1890) Aquarelles Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) Three Piano Pieces Op. 59 Five Piano Pieces Op. 3 Chaconne Tage Nielsen (born 1929) Two Nocturnes Per Nørgaard (born 1932) “Turn” Erik Nordby (born 1936) 'Passacaglia' A Nordentoft (born 1956) 'Behind' P.E. Lange-Müller Dæmpede melodier Thomas Blachman Star Music Opus 1 Christian Skeel Klavermusik Katrine Gislinge Katrine Gislinge"
"one of Sibelius' most popular and enduring works, ""En Saga"", following the success of ""Kullervo"". ""Pohjola's Daughter"" was dedicated to Kajanus. When Kajanus took the Helsinki Orchestra on a tour of Europe in 1900 both he and Sibelius conducted, including what proved to be the first performances of Sibelius's music outside of Finland. This ensured the spread of the young composer's reputation far beyond the borders of his homeland, the first Finnish composer to receive such attention. Kajanus was the first to make recordings of Sibelius's First, Second, Third and Fifth symphonies and Tapiola. They were recorded in the early"
"Palatsi (opera) Palatsi (""The Palace"") is an opera in three acts, Op. 68, composed by Aulis Sallinen, on a libretto by Irene Dische and Hans Magnus Enzensberger. The translation of the libretto into Finnish was by the composer. The opera was commissioned by the Savonlinna Opera Festival and composed between 1991 and 1993. ""Palatsi"" was first performed on 26 July 1995 at the Savonlinna Opera Festival. It was recorded and issued on CD by Koch Classics, and a performance of the opera was filmed by Ondine and issued as a DVD which included interviews with the composer, librettists, conductor and"
"Helsinki's concert halls. In the 1894–95 season, works such as ""En saga"", ""Karelia"" and ""Vårsång"" (composed in 1894) were included in at least 16 concerts in the capital, not to mention those in Turku. When performed in a revised version on 17 April 1895, the composer Oskar Merikanto welcomed ""Vårsång"" (Spring Song) as ""the fairest flower among Sibelius's orchestral pieces"". For a considerable period, Sibelius worked on an opera, ""Veneen luominen"" (The Building of the Boat), again based on the ""Kalevala"". To some extent, he had come under the influence of Wagner, but subsequently turned to Liszt's tone poems as"
"Erik Tulindberg Erik Eriksson Tulindberg (February 22, 1761 – September 1, 1814) was the first known Finnish composer of classical music. Tulindberg was born in Vähäkyrö in Western Finland. He studied in Turku and then worked as a civil servant in Oulu from 1784 to 1809 and thereafter in Turku. He played the violin and cello and was appointed a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1797. He died in Turku at the age of 53. From his compositions only a violin concerto in B-flat major, six string quartets, and a polonoise with five variations for solo"
"Karolju Karolju is a suite of original Christmas carols for choir and orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The work was commissioned in 1989 by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with support from the philanthropist Randolph Rothschild and the Barlow Endowment. It was completed in November 1990 and first performed on November 7, 1991 by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by David Zinman. The piece is dedicated to Rouse's daughter Alexandra. Rouse first conceived ""Karolju"" in the early 1980s as a collection of Christmas carols in a form modeled after the cantata ""Carmina Burana"" by the German composer"
"composer and Gunilla Hemming, based on the 1979 film by Ingmar Bergman was premiered at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki conducted by John Storgårds with Anne Sofie von Otter created the principal role of Charlotte. Sebastian Fagerlund Otto Eric Sebastian Fagerlund (born 6 December 1972, Parainen, Finland) is a Finnish composer. He is described as “a post-modern impressionist whose sound landscapes can be heard as ecstatic nature images which, however, are always inner images, landscapes of the mind”. Echoes of Western culture, Oriental music and heavy metal may, for example, all be detected under the same Sky in the"