Väinö Raitio
Väinö Eerikki Raitio (born April 15, 1891 in Sortavala , Grand Duchy of Finland , † September 10, 1945 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish composer.
Raitio studied at the Helsinki Music Institute (now the Sibelius Academy) with Erkki Melartin and Erik Furuhjelm and completed postgraduate studies at the Moscow Conservatory from 1916–17 . He completed his training in Berlin (1921) and in Paris (1925-26), where he got to know the music of Alexander Scriabin and Claude Debussy .
From 1926 to 1932 he was a composition teacher in Viipuri , after which he lived in Helsinki. In addition to several symphonic poems, Raitio u. a. Operas and ballets, chamber music and numerous choral works and songs.
Works
- Karkelokuva for orchestra, 1910
- Danse macabre for orchestra, 1912
- Piano Concerto in C minor, 1914
- Runoelma (Poème) , 1915
- Sinfoninen balladi (symphonic ballad), 1916
- Fantastinen tanssi (fantastic dance) for orchestra, 1916
- Symphony in G minor, 1918-19
- Kolme laulua , melodrama, 1920
- Fantasia estatica for orchestra, 1921
- Antigone , 1921-22
- Kuutamo Jupiterissa (Moonlight on Jupiter), Andante fantastico, 1922–23
- Fantasia poetica for orchestra, 1923
- Pyramidi (The Pyramid), 1924-25
- Puistokuja , 1926
- Jeftan tytär (Jephta's daughter), lyric drama, 1929
- Vesipatsas (The Waterspout), Ballet Intermezzo, 1929
- Prinsessa Cecilia , musical drama, 1933
- Väinämöisen kosinta , Opera, 1934–36
- Kesäkuvia (Hämeestä) (Summer Scenes ), 1935
- Metsäidyllejä ( Forest Idylls ), 1935
- Felis domestica , Scherzo, 1935
- Alkusoitto ja välisoittoja kuunnelmaan Antigone (Prelude and interludes to the radio play Antigone ), 1936
- Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, 1936
- Lyydian kuningas (The King of Lydia), opera, 1937
- Musiikkia Näytelmään Asaria ( incidental music for Asaria ), 1937
- Kaksi kuningatarta (The Two Queens), Opera, 1937–40
- Notturno for violin and orchestra, 1938
- Fantasy for cello, harp and orchestra, 1941
- Lauluja Näytelmään Keinumorsian , Opera, 1942
- Le ballet grotesque , 1943
literature
- Hanna Isolammi: Väinö Raitio - The bourgeois modernist. In: Finnish Music Quarterly. March 14, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2018 .
Web links
- Raitio, Väinö in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- answers.com - Väinö Raitio
- Finnish Music Information Center - Works
- Klassika - Väinö Raitio
- Väinö Raitio Society Helsinki
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tomi Mäkelä: Raitio, Väinö. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raitio, Väinö |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raitio, Väinö Eerikki |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sortavala |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1945 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |