Madetojas piano works are often characterized by an intimate, unaffected melancholy. One of his most frequently performed pieces is Kansanlaulu (Volkslied) dating from 1912 which is included in this opus...

This Madetoja opus 21 includes five piano miniatures which all are different in character (Iltatähti - Valsette - Nocturne - Leikki - Lasten marssi). Although Madetoja is not often regarded as a composer of piano music, he has composed fine pieces that...

Odotettu, kaksiosainen kokoelma Madetojan yksinlauluja on ilmestynyt! Tämä Kimmo Tammivaaran toimittama kriittinen editio on todellinen laulajan aarre: se sisältää kaikki Madetojan konserttikäyttöön soveltuvat laulut ja mm...

Odotettu, kaksiosainen kokoelma Madetojan yksinlauluja on ilmestynyt! Tämä Kimmo Tammivaaran toimittama kriittinen editio on todellinen laulajan aarre: se sisältää kaikki Madetojan konserttikäyttöön soveltuvat laulut ja mm...

Although Madetoja is not often regarded as a composer of piano music, he has composed several fine pieces that represent his intimate, melancholy Late Romantic style. The Pastoral Suite dating from 1916 is made up of four movements, the best-known of them being A Legend (Legenda)...

Although Madetoja is not often regarded as a composer of piano music, he has composed several fine pieces that represent his intimate, melancholy Late Romantic style. In this opus there is e.g. the vivacious, delicate Prélude and A Little Tale, which is an easy performing piece...

The Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja wrote his three symphonies (between 1915 and 1926) in the wake of Sibelius. According to the Gramophone critic Ivan March, you have only to sample the opening movement of the First to discover how compellingly attractive...

The Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja wrote his three symphonies (between 1915 and 1926) in the wake of Sibelius. According to the Gramophone critic Ivan March, the Third Symphony is lighter in feeling and texture than Madetoja's earlier symphonies and is more ecclectic in its influences...