Aarre Merikanto Finland

Biography

Aarre Merikanto (Helsinki, june 29, 1893 - Helsinki, september 29, 1958) was a Finnish composer who studied in Leipzig under Max Reger and under Sergei Vasilenko in Moscow. His early compositions are in a modernistic and expressionistic style, his later ones are more neo-classical and conventional. He is most famous for his modernistic orchestral works from the twenties and his opera Juha from 1922.

Popular Songs

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  Lemminkäinen

  Pan: Works for Orchestra

  136 BPM
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  Piano Concerto no. 2: 1. Tranquillo

  Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3

  128 BPM
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  Two Studies for Small Orchestra: 1. Tranquillo

  Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3

  64 BPM
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  Two Pieces for Orchestra: 2. Allegro ritmico

  Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3

  106 BPM
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  Juha: Act III, Scene 2: Finale: Shemeikka, Marja, Juha and Anja

  Juha: Opera in Three Acts

  66 BPM

Discography

Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3

1998

Pan: Works for Orchestra

1998

Juha: Opera in Three Acts

1996