Violin, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-466-1
Composed by Armas
Jarnefelt. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-466-1.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-466-1).
ISBN
9790550114661.
Arma
s Jarnefelt (1869-1958)
was a Finnish composer
and conductor. Jarnefelt
studied in Berlin in
1890-91 with Albert
Becker as his teacher. In
addition to composing
studies, Jarnefelt fully
enjoyed the life that a
bustling metropolis could
offer to a young man -
concerts, operas, cafe
life etc. Romanze,
composed for Geraldine
Morgan, was premiered in
Helsinki in February
1892. According to
critics (notably Bis
Wasenius) the work was
un-Finnish, perhaps
echoing the continental
winds Jarnefelt had
experienced in Berlin.
That aside, Jarnefelt's
future brother-in-law,
Jean Sibelius, analyzed
the Romanze in a letter
to his fiancee, Aino,
sister of Armas: I think
Romanze is a fine
technical accomplishment,
even the structure works
well, given the theme as
it is. But Armas
certainly can do better
than this, he should not
waste his efforts in
small-scale [salon]
music. - Armas will find
his own way and will be
hailed as the greatest
musician of this
country..
