Erkki Melartin
Finnish conductor and composer (1875-1937) · Finland · On the map · Musicians · Died at 62
Erkki Gustaf Melartin was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods.
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Melartin is generally considered to be one of Finland's most significant national Romantic composers, although his music - then and now - largely has been overshadowed by that of his contemporary, Jean Sibelius, the country's most famous composer. The core of Melartin's oeuvre consists of a set of six (completed) symphonies, as well as is his opera, Aino, based on a story from the Kalevala, Finland's national epic, but nevertheless in the style of Richard Wagner.
