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Classical Conditioning
2015-06-02 21:30:12
Suggested Listening: "Berceuse" by Armas Järnefelt
[…] Armas Järnefelt was the first Finn to conduct Wagner’s operas in Finland. As his success and fame grew, he received job offers at the Finnish National Theater, Stockholm Royal Theater, and even his alma mater, the Helsinki Institute of Music, where he served as Director from 1906-1907. (Another Finnish favorite of mine, Leevi Madetoja , was a student there during Järnefelt’s tenure.) Divorced in 1908, Järnefelt’s second marriage was to another opera singer, Olivia Edström of Sweden. (Incidentally, Maikki Pakarinen’s second marriage was to another composer, Selim Palmgrem , known as “the Finnish Chopin” and who taught for several years at my own alma mater .) The rest of Järnefelt’s career was spent in his new wife’s homeland, where he acquired Swedish citizenship and conducted the Stockholm Royal Opera until his death in 1958. But let’s rewind several decades — back to 1889, when Armas was studying in Helsinki. […]
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