Oskar Merikanto
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Oskar Merikanto (pronounced [ˈoskɑr ˈmeriˌkɑnto] ; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868 – 17 February 1924) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist.
As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and his extensive œuvre includes songs and piano pieces (he wrote over 100 of each). Of the latter, he is best remembered for: Summer Evening Waltz (Kesäillan valssi, Op. 1), Romance (Romanssi, Op. 12), Summer Evening Idyll (Kesäillan idylli, Op. 16/2), Valse lente (Op. 33), and Idyll (Idylli, Op. 73/1). Merikanto also wrote three operas: The Maiden of the North (Pohjan neiti, 1898), which retains a degree of historical significance as the first opera composed to a Finnish libretto; The Death of Elina (Elinan surma, 1910); and Regina von Emmeritz (1920). However, Merikanto's operas have entered neither the domestic nor the international repertoires.
As a music critic, Merikanto was associated with the Finnish-language, liberal, nationalist newspaper Päivälehti.
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- No. 5 in G Major: Moderato - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 2, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [After J.S. Bach's BWV 645] - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 15 in A Major (1867 Version) - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H 37 - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Aria - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 14, Zart und singend - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- II. Adagio: Con espressione e ben legato - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- XIII. Le Cygne (the Swan) [arr. For piano solo] - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 1 - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 1, Tähdet tuikkivat - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 1, Arietta - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 4, Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. P. Breiner for Piano) - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Una mattina (From "The Intouchables") - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Iskim - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Love Ballad - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Blumenleben, Op. 19: No. 5, Rose - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- To a Wild Flower - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- II. Intermezzo (Live) - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 3: Nocturne in A-Flat Major - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 2, Berceuse - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Cantabile in B-flat Major - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- II. Tempo di minuetto con espressione e andante - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- II. Adagio cantabile - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 1 in F Major - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 4, Barcarolle - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Canco en la solitud - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- A Little Snowflake - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 2, Quite Slow and Thoughtful - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Marriage Measures - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 1: To a Wild Rose - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- VI. I Do Love You! - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- II. Air, "Air on a G String" (arr. P. Froeding for piano) - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Schluss - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 4, Nocturne in B-Flat Major - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Au Chateau et dans le Parc: III. Toto deguise en Suisse d'eglise - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- III. Clair de lune - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- V. Menuet - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 6, Internmezzo-Serenata - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Le songe d'une nuit d'été, Op. 9 - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Valse Lente, Op. 33 - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 3, Rustle of Spring - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Fur Anna Maria - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Prelude in F Major-A Minor, VL 188 - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- It's Not All Bad, After All - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 6, Quarter Note = 54 - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- X. Berceuse - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- No. 3, Andante moderato - Relaxing Piano - Oskar Merikanto
- Oi puhalla tuuli - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Kevätlinnuille etelässä, Op. 10: Nro. 1 - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Minä astun vehreään metsään - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Tuonne taakse metsämaan - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Kesäilta - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Roineen rannalla - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Mun kaunis kotimaani - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Kuku, kuku minun käköseni - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Elegia - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Täällä kantele kaihoin soi - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Maisema - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Muistellessa, Op. 11: Nro. 2 - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- 6 kappaletta, Op. 13: Nro. 3, Katson virran kalvohon - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- On suuri sun rantas autius - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Lohdutus, Op. 32: Nro. 1, Consolation - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Vesi väsyy lumen alle - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Revontulten leikki - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Tunturilauluja, Op. 52: Nro. 3, Laululle - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Hiljainen ilta - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- 6 helppoa kappaletta, Op. 121: Nro. 3, Kehtolaulu (Berceuse) - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Tunturitiellä - Maisema - Reisjärvi opistosarja 21 - Oskar Merikanto
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 8 Etudes: No. 17 in D Major, Op. 35 - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Valse Lente, Op. 33 - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Turkish Suite: II. Song - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 3 romances sans paroles, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major (Arr. P. Gouin for Cello & Piano) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Cantabile in B-flat Major - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 5 Lieder, Op. 105 (Excerpts Arr. K.H. Schütz for Flute & Piano): No. 1, Wie Melodien zieht es mir - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: No. 6: To a Water-lily - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 4 Mazurkas: No. 3, Marieta - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 3 Romanzen, Op. 94 (Arr. G. Schwabe for Cello & Piano): No. 1, Nicht schnell - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Evermore - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 24 Pensées musicales, Op. 75 "Les soirées de Pausilippe": No. 9 in D Major, Andantino con moto - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Dreams - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 3, Larghetto "Van Dieman's Land" - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- La lisonjera, Op. 50 - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- And Everything Is Still... (Version for Saxophone & Piano) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H 37 - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- The Old New York Nostalgia: II. Lazy Morning (2002 orchestral Version) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 3 Romances, Op. 11: III. Moderato - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Serie Americana: Preludio - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- A Woodland Story: VI. I Do Love You! - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Prelude in B Major, VL 186 (Arr. J. Daunytė for Harp) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- El último café juntos - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Le bal, Op. 14: No. 5, Intermezzo - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Marta - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Danze della mia bambola, Op. 8: No. 2, Hésitation - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Triakontameron: No. 11, Alt-Wien (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin & Piano) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 2 Waltzes, Op. 153: No. 2, Allegretto - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 3 Film Scores for String Orchestra: No. 3, Face of Another: Waltz - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Country Pageant: III. There Was a Most Beautiful Lady - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. R. MacDonald & T.A. Smith for 2 Guitars) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 5 in G Major: Moderato - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Here Beneath a Northern Star: Wedding Waltz of Akseli & Elina - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Piano Album I: A Sarabande for the Only Jim in the World - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Homenaje a Antonio de Cabezon: III. Glosa - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1 - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: No. 19, Balcony Scene - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 8 Nocturnes, Op. 368: No. 2, Andantino animato - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 4 Short Pieces for Violin & Piano, H. 104: No. 2, Spring Song (Version for Cello & Piano) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Salut d'amour, Op. 12 - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Julia Florida: Barcarola - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Days Go By (Arr. A. Suleiman for Cello & Piano) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: Lieder ohne Worte (Song without Words) No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 19, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied" [Venetian Gondola Song] - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Liebesleid - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet: No. 3, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes. Andante cantabile - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Love Ballad - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan (version for violin and piano) - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
- Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3: Nocturne in A-Flat Major - Classical Dinner Party - Oskar Merikanto
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