Erkki Melartin

Erkki Melartin (February 2 1875–February 14 1937) was a Finnish composer and pupil of Robert Fuchs.

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February 2 - 1875 - February 14 - 1937 - Finnish - Robert Fuchs

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He wrote six symphonies (1902–1924) which show among other things his receptiveness; the fifth is a Sinfonia brevis ending in a fugue and chorale, while the sixth, harmonically more advanced than the other five, advances stepwise from a C minor first movement — with evocations of Mahler's seventh symphony — to a E-flat major finale. The fourth symphony uses a vocalise like that of Carl Nielsen's Sinfonia Espansiva. His musical output also includes an opera, Aino, four string quartets, a violin concerto and many piano pieces.

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Symphonies - C minor - Mahler's - Seventh symphony - E-flat major - Vocalise - Carl Nielsen's - Sinfonia Espansiva - String quartet - Violin concerto

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He conducted the first performance of Mahler's music in Scandinavia, a movement of the Resurrection symphony in 1909 (see the Finnish Music Information Centre link, http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&9615945EFB623137C2256D7B003620A8.)

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