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Helvi Leiviskä
12+ albums
finnishcontemporary classicalcomposerClassicalSibelius Academy
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Helvi Lemmikki Leiviskä (25 May 1902 — 12 August 1982) was a Finnish composer, writer, music educator and librarian at the Sibelius Academy. Helvi Leiviskä was born in Helsinki, Finland, and in 1927 graduated in composition from the Helsinki Music Institute (Sibelius Academy) where she studied with Erkki Melartin. She continued her studies in Vienna, and then returned to Finland where she studied with Leevi Madetoja. She began work as a composer with a debut in 1935 and also worked as a music teacher. In 1933 she took a position as librarian at the Sibelius Academy. After World War II, Leiviskä furthered her studies with Leo Funtek and began to write reviews for periodicals including Ilta Sanomat. She died in Helsinki. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 11: III. Kehtolaulu (Lullaby)
1402Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 11: III. Kehtolaulu. Andante semplice
1113Sinfonia brevis, Op. 30
504Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 11: I. Kevään tulo. Allegro molto e cantabile
475Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro moderato - Tempo di valse
376Violin Sonata in G Minor, op. 21: I. Allegro risoluto
357Symphony No. 2, Op. 27: II. Allegro molto
348Symphony No. 2, Op. 27: I. Andantino quasi allegretto - Più animato e ritmico
319Symphony No. 2, Op. 27: III. Andante cantabile
3010Violin Sonata in G Minor, op. 21: II. Larghetto con anima
25albums
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Helvi Leiviskä: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
Leiviskä: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Violin Sonata - Piano Quartet - Symphony No. 3
Leiviskä: Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7 & Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major
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Hevi Leiviskä - Symphonie No.1 - Scherzo. Vivace
An Anthology of Finnish Piano Music, Vol. 5
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Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
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Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, Symphony no 3
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Violin Sonata / Piano Quartet / Symphony #3
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Symphony No. 1
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Orchestral Works Vol. 1
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