Elroel
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« on: October 06, 2017, 11:18:32 am » |
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Aarre Merikanto was after WW II one of Finland's leading modern composers. In the 1960s and 70s, work of him came on Philips LP's, in the series Modern Music. His musical output differs very much from Sibelius's. Of course, Merikanto wrote music through all of his life, where Sibelius skipped composing in earlier years of his.
I find Merikanto's 2nd symphony ('War Symphony') a very moving piece, although his 3td was more often performed (and recorded). His opera 'Juha' from his younger years brought him fame (at least in Finland). In his latest years (in 1956) he wrote "Genesis" (for soprano,choir & orch). His "Andante religioso" is a fine work and has been broadcasted several times and came on Next to his piano concertos there are also at least 4 violin concertos. Nrs. 2 & 4 were recorded and sit in my collection, but I must look for the source if I can upload them in our forum.
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