Usko Meriläinen (b 1930) -
Piano Concerto (1955)Rhondda Gillespie, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Walter Süsskind
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?we6i559mr7ckli4from lp Philips 802 854 LY (from the late 60s)
This was Meriläinen's first work for piano & orchestra at the time the sleeve note was written.
It was brought to us by Philips as part of their Contemporary Music Series, in which 3 lp's with fairly unknown Finnish composers, let alone their works. Paavo Johannes Heininen (b 1938) -
Adagio; a Concerto for Orchestra 'in forma di variazioni' (1966).The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Walter Süsskind, conductor
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hgk96sj4wf3s0x1http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x2azwvc14zud3vbATTN Splitted rar-files. After download, unpack rar file .part1 only! This will unfold the rest automaticallyfrom lp: Philips 802 854 LY
Heininen, born in Helsinki, had his musical training there at the Sibelius Academy. He had his diploma for piano and composition.
Among his teachers are Aarre Merikanto, Einar Englund, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Usko Meriläinen and Jonas Kokkonen. Later he studied in Cologne (Staatliche Musik Hochschule -with Rudolf Petold and Bernd-Alois Zimmermann-) and in New York (Juilliard School of Music - with Vincent Persichetti and Edward Steuermann-).
After his studies he became a member of the teaching staff of the Sibelius Academy.
His compositions are extremely concentrated and complex music.