Organ
SKU:
FG.55011-448-7
Uuno Klamin
savellyksia
urkusovituksina.
Composed by Uuno Klami.
Edited by Esa Ylonen.
Score. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-448-7. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-448-7).
ISBN
9790550114487.
Uuno
Klami (1900-1961) was
born in Virolahti and
studied in Helsinki,
Paris and Vienna. While
living in the capital
city Helsinki, he always
spent his summers in the
original homestead in
Virolahti.
Klami is
most known for his
colourful orchestral
works, but works for
piano frame the different
times of the composer's
life nicely. The piano
works are so joyous that
transcribing from for
organ is firmly based.
Surumarssi
(Trauermarsch) Op. 8 was
composed when Klami was
16 years old, most likely
in memory of his late
mother. Pastoral A-flat
major was composed in
December 1919; I find it
contains the feeling of
Christmas. Barcarole Op.
5 is a French-influenced
work. I often find myself
thinking of a boat
bobbing on waves, while I
play this work.
I
believe these organ
transcriptions bring many
joyful moments in
concerts as well as in
other congregational use.
And not only that: they
can be used as pedagogic
material as well.
