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Symphonies 5 & 6

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Details

Composer
Erkki Melartin
Artist
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
CPO
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
555558-2
UPC
761203555826

About

As the founding father of Finnish music, Jean Sibelius is the measure of all things to such an extent that an outside observer may easily miss the abundance of talented masters who also practiced the art of composition quite successfully in the land of a thousand lakes. One of them was Erkki Melartin. Not ten years younger than the composer of Finlandia, he also left us a significant oeuvre that repeatedly begs a comparison to his older colleague - of course, it is a comparison whose results are subject to debate. To be fair, we can discover a phrase here or there that reminds us of Sibelius; occasionally, some of Mahler's vocabulary may have sneaked in as well; but the persona whose legacy is six mighty symphonies has blazed his own independent trail away from the Romantic tradition, leading us relentlessly to an unheard cosmos.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 12:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    12:24
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  2. 2 II. Andante 06:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  3. 3 III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato 05:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  4. 4 IV. Finale 08:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  5. 5 I. Andante - Allegro moderato 13:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:29
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  6. 6 II. Andante 04:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  7. 7 III. Allegro 06:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen
  8. 8 IV. Finale 10:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ari Rasilainen