Organ
SKU:
FG.55011-409-8
Kootut urkuteokset
(Urtext). Composed by
Oskar Merikanto. Edited
by Jan Lehtola. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-409-8.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-409-8).
ISBN
9790550114098.
Oska
r Merikanto (1868-1924)
was Finland's first
Finnish-speaking organ
virtuoso and the founder
of the Finnish organ
school. His compositions
for organ remain at the
core of Finnish organ
repertoire, besides being
an integral part of our
cultural history: some of
them reflect important
events in Finnish music
or society at large.
Merikanto was an
innovator. His organ
works were the earliest
extensive concert pieces
written in Finland that
demanded high technical
proficiency and made use
of the most recent
developments in organ
building. This critical
edition of works for
organ by Oskar Merikanto
was edited by Jan Lehtola
D.Mus., organist and
Merikanto scholar.