Selim Palmgren
Born: 16th February 1878, Pori, Finland
Died: 13th December 1951, Helsinki, Finland
Nationality: Finnish
Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren was born in Pori, Finland, February 16, 1878. He studied at the Conservatory in Helsinki from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Ansorge, Berger and Busoni. He conducted choral and orchestral societies in his own country and made several very successful concert tours as a pianist in the principal cities of Finland and Scandinavia, appearing also as a visiting conductor. In 1921, he went to the United States, where he taught composition at the Eastman School of Music, later returning to Finland, where he died in Helsinki, aged 73.
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Further Reading: Palmgren
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Scenes from Finland with Rumon Gamba and the Oulu Sinfonia
14th Aug 2026
Rumon Gamba and his North Finnish musicians return, this time taking us on a whirlwind tour of some characterful and colourful music written by Finnish composers for stage and screen.
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Rumon Gamba conducts overtures from Finland
11th Aug 2023
The Oulu Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor offer a treasure trove of rarely-recorded orchestral gems by Finnish composers contemporary with Sibelius.
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Popular Works: Palmgren
- Aamun autereessa, Op. 106, No. 2 (1)
- Barcarolle, Op. 47 (1)
- Bird Song (2)
- En latmansmelodi (1)
- En route (10)
- En sällsam fagel Op. 95 (1)
- Feux-follets op. 35 No. 3 (1)
- Finnish Dance, Op. 31 (3)
- Hosiannah! (2)
- Improvisation, Op. 67b No. 5 (1)
- Intermezzo for the left hand (2)
- Ja neitsyt pikku poijuttansa (The Virgin Rocks Her Baby Boy) (6)
- Juhannus (Midsummer) (2)
- Laiskurin Laulu (The Song Of An Idler) (1)
- May Night, Op. 27 No. 4 (4)
- Miilunpolttaja (the charcoal burner) (1)
- Nocturne in 3 Scenes, Op. 72 (4)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 (2)
- Pictures from Finland Suite (1)
- Postludium (2)
- Preludes (24), Op. 17 (2)
- Rauhanruhtinas (2)
- Refrain de Berceau (4)
- Rekimatka (1)
- Rococo, Op. 47 No. 5 (2)
- Ruohikossa (in the rushes) (1)
- Snowflakes, Op. 57 No. 2 (2)
- Sonata in D minor, Op. 11 (3)
- Sonatine in F major, Op. 93 (2)
- Sonnet, Op. 4 No. 3 (1)
- Spring Dreams & Sleigh Ride (1)
- Spring, Op. 47 (5)
- Suvinen saari (summer island) (2)
- Tarantella (1)
- The Sea (5)
- The Swan, Op. 28 No. 5 (3)
- Toukokuu, Op. 27 (5)
- Tuutulaulu, SP 312 (2)
- Two Preludes (2)
- West Finnish Dance, Op. 31 No. 5 (3)
Recent Best Sellers: Palmgren
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New. Scenes From Finland
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Special offer. Overtures From Finland
Oulu Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th August 2023
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Philip Martin (piano)
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