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Uuno Klami
12+ albums
finnishClassicalcomposerfinlandcontemporary classical
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Uuno Klami (20 September 1900 – 29 May 1961) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Virolahti. Many of his works are related to the Kalevala. He was also influenced by French music, in particularly by Maurice Ravel and the group Les Six. Klami is probably the only composer who has participated in five armed conflicts (2 wars in Karelia, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War of 1939-40 and the Continunation War of 1941-44). Klami studied music in Helsinki with Melartin and later in Paris and Vienna. His main works include the Kalevala Suite and the unfinished ballet Whirls. The oratorio Psalmus (1936) has a unique place in Finnish sacred music and is one of the greatest works by a Finn not named Sibelius. Klami also experimented with the symphonic form in his two Symphonies (1938 and 1945) and Symphonie enfantine (1927), and the concerto form in his two Piano Concertos (No. 1 Une nuit à Montmartre and No.2 for Piano and Strings) and the Violin Concerto (1943). Being a master of miniature orchestral works, the orchestral suite Sea Pictures should also be regarded as one of his greatest achievements. With the recommendation of Sibelius he was granted a small lifetime income from the government. In 1959 he was made a member of the Finnish Academy (one of Finland's highest honors). The energetic Karelian Rhapsody was the first Finnish orchestral work to be published in Finland, and a long-time favourite in radio concert programs. Klami died of a heart attack in Virolahti at age
top songs
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Sea Pictures: IV. Nocturne (Song of the Watch)
8382Sea Pictures: IV. Song of the Watch
3473Kalevala Suite, Op. 23: V. The Forging of the Sampo: Allegro moderato
1884Kalevala Suite, Op. 23: III. Terhenniemi
1745Kalevala Suite, Op. 23: I. The Creation Of The Earth
1386A Foggy Morning
1317Suomenlinna Overture, Op. 30
1208Sea Pictures: IV. Nocturne "Song of the Watch"
1159Sea Pictures: I. A Foggy Morning
11010Kalevala Suite, Op. 23: V. The Forging Of The Sampo
106albums
Klami: Kalevala Suite & Sea Pictures
KLAMI: Kalevala Suite / Sea Pictures
Klami, U.: Kalevala Suite / Aurora borealis / Cheremis Fantasia
Klami: Kalevala Suite
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Uuno Klami: Kalevala Suite / Sea Pictures
Klami : All'ouverture, Sea Pictures, Kalevala Suite
Landscape: Pianistinen laajakuva
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Klami / Aho: Pyorteita / Klami: Violin Concerto
Klami: Symphonie Enfantine / Hommage A Handel / Suite for Strings / Suite for Small Orchestra
Klami: Whirls / Song of Lake Kuujarvi
Klami: Kalevala Suite / Sea Pictures / Karelian Rhapsody
Klami, U.: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie Enfantine