Oskar Merikanto
Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oskar Merikanto (pronounced [ˈoskɑr ˈmeriˌkɑnto] ⓘ; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868, Helsinki – 17 February 1924, Hausjärvi-Oitti) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist.[1][2][3]
As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and his extensive œuvre [fi] includes songs and piano pieces (he wrote over 100 of each).[4]: 55 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).[4]: 56 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.[4]: 56
As a music critic, Merikanto was associated with the Finnish-language, liberal, nationalist newspaper Päivälehti.[citation needed]