More Finnished Business #1748
…in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence (December 6, 1917), we highlight Finnish composers and performers.
Hour 1
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA: Wedding March (1984) –Jan Lehtola (1930 Kangasala-2005 Virtanen/St. Paul’s Church, Helsinki) Alba 265
JAAKKO LINJAMA: Wedding March (1947) –Jan Lehtola (1940 Kangsala/Taulumäki Church, Jyväskylä) Fuga 9319
ERKKI MELARTIN: Festive Prelude –Folke Forsman (1980 Virtanen/Turku Cathedral) Finlandia 700
OSKAR MERIKANTO: Concert Fantasia –Jan Lehtola (1916 Walcker/Martinikerk, Doesburg, Netherlands) Ondine 973
VELI KUJALA: Vision, fr Triptychos –Susanne Kujala (1967 Marcussen/Helsinki Cathedral) Fuga 9265
JEAN SIBELIUS: Intrada & Funeral Music, Op. 111a/b –Eero Annala (1993 Paschen/Kereva Church) Jubal 11
AULIS SALLINEN: Preludes & Fugues, Op. 95b (2012) –Kalevi Kiviniemi (2003 Heintz/Hämeenlinna Church) Fuga 9390
Hour 2
KALEVI AHO: Song of the Earth (2002) –Kaija Saarikettu, violin; Anna-Kaisa Pippuri, oboe; Jan Lehtola (1930 Kangasala-2005 Virtanen/St. Paul’s Church, Helsinki) BIS 1966
VELI KUJALA: Um, fr CybOrgan (2012)–Uusinta Ensemble & Tampere; Veli Kujala, live electronics; Susanne Kujala (1982 Kangasala/Leppävaara Church) Alba 393
JOUKO LINJAMA: Interlude & Postludium, fr Concerto for Organ, Marimba, Vibraphone & Winds, Op. 50a (1981) –Lahti Chamber Ensemble; Jan Lehtonen (1993 Paschen/Keravara Church) Fuga 9227
JEAN SIBELIUS: 4 Songs (The Diamond on the March Snow, Op. 36, no. 6; Serenade; Hymn to Thais; The Song of the Spider, Op. 27, no. 4) –Jorma Hynninen, baritone; Laura Hynninen, harp; Kalevi Kiviniemi (Leppävirta Church) Fuga 9264
JEAN SIBELIUS: Valse triste, Op. 44 –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1998 Mauch/St. Matthew’s Church, Stuttgart) Fuga 9207
JEAN SIBELIUS: Finlandia, Op. 26 –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1938 Kangasala/1988 Porthan/Lapua Cathedral) ArtInn 102
An informative article on the history of organ music in Finland is available from the Sibelius Academy. The Finnish Contemporary Classical Music Scene has its own website. And there is a Finland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists!
