Leevi Antti Madetoja (Composer)
Born: 17th February 1887, Oulu, Finland
Died: 6th October 1947, Helsinki, Finland
Nationality: Finnish
Leevi Antti Madetoja was a Finnish composer, music critic, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as one of the most significant Finnish contemporaries of Jean Sibelius, under whom he studied privately from 1908–10.
The core of Madetoja's oeuvre consists of a set of three symphonies (1916, 1918, and 1926), arguably the finest early-twentieth century additions to the symphonic canon of any Finnish composer, Sibelius excepted. As central to Madetoja's legacy is Pohjalaisia (The Ostrobothnians, 1923), proclaimed Finland's "national opera" following its successful 1924 premiere and, even today, a stalwart of the country's repertoire. Other notable works include an Elegia for strings (1909); Kuoleman puutarha (The Garden of Death, 1918–21), a three-movement suite for solo piano; the Japanisme ballet-pantomime, Okon Fuoko (1927); and, a second opera, Juha (1935).
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Popular Works: Madetoja
- Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä (8)
- Enkelien joululaulu (Ylistäkää Jumalaa, taivas ja maa) (2)
- Festive March, Op. 5 No. 1 (1)
- Four Small Pieces for Piano, Op. 31 (1)
- Freedom March, Op. 42 No. 41 (1)
- Geisha, Op. 9/5 (1)
- Heijaa, heijaa! Op. 60 No. 1 (Swing, Swing!) (Text: L. Onerva) (2)
- Huvinaytelmaalkusoitto (Comedy Overture), Op. 53 (3)
- Hymyi Hypnos (Hypnos Smiled), Op. 9/2 (2)
- Itkisit joskus illoin (If you'd sometimes weep at evening), Op. 25/5 (3)
- Juha - Opera in Six Tableaux (1)
- Kotihin mielin (I Want to Go Home), Op. 71/1 (2)
- Kullervo (2)
- Lähdettyäs Op. 2 No. 1 (Since You Left Me) (Text: V.A. Koskenniemi) (2)
- Lintu sininen (Bluebird) (2)
- Luulit, ma katselin sua ... Op. 68 No. 3 (You Thought I was Watching You ...) (Text: L. Onerva) (4)
- Miniatures for Piano, Op. 21 (1)
- Okon Fuoko, Op. 58 (2)
- Piano Pieces, Op. 65 - Lullaby (1)
- Rukous (Prayer), Op. 9/4 (1)
- Seimeen syntynyt (1)
- Shakkipeli (Chess), Op. 5 (2)
- Sinfoninen sarja (Symphonic Suite), Op. 4 (6)
- Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 (1)
- Suite from 'The Ostrobothnians', Op. 52 (2)
- Suite No. 1 from 'Okon Fuoko', Op. 58 (3)
- Suite pastorale, Op. 34 (2)
- Syksy-sarja (autumn song cycle), Op. 68 (4)
- Symphonic Suite, Op. 4 (2)
- Symphonic Suite, Op. 4: Elegy for Strings (4)
- Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 29 (4)
- Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 35 (5)
- Symphony No. 3 in A major, Op. 55 (4)
- Talvikuutamolla (By winter moonlight), Op. 26/5 (4)
- The Garden of Death, Op. 41 (2)
- The Prisoner's Song (1)
- Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 17 (1)
- Tule kanssani Op. 9 No. 3 (Come with me) (Text: L. Onerva) (3)
- Tuulinen sää (Windy Weather), Op. 25/3 (2)
- Yrtit tummat Op. 9 No. 1 (Dark Herbs) (Text: L. Onerva) (4)
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