Symphonie enfantine (Klami)

Symphonie enfantine
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Opus17
Composed1928 (1928)
PublisherMusic Finland (MF6275)
DurationApprox. 17 minutes
Movements3
Premiere
Date14 December 1931 (1931-12-14)
LocationHelsinki, Finland
ConductorToivo Haapanen
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphonie enfantine (in Finnish: Lapsisinfonia; English translation: 'Children's Symphony') is a three-movement composition for chamber orchestra by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece in 1928 (and possibly into 1929).[a][1][2] Toivo Haapanen and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work at the University of Helsinki on 14 December 1931, during Klami's "highly-acclaimed" second composition concert.[3] Symphonic in name rather than in technique,[4] the Symphonie enfantine is the first of Klami's three symphonies and the only of the series to not receive a number: the First Symphony arrived subsequently in 1938 and the Second Symphony (Op. 35) in 1945.

History

During its premiere it shared the program with the Tšeremissiläinen fantasia (Cheremissian Fantasy), a concertante piece for cello and orchestra (Op. 19, 1931; cellist Ossian Fohström), as well as 3 Bf from the orchestral suite Merikuvia (Sea Pictures) (then still in progress; 1930–32) and the concert waltz Opernredoute (Op. 20, 1929).[3]

Orchestration

The Symphonie enfantine is scored for a "petit orchestra" that includes the following instruments:

Structure

The Finnish conductor Toivo Haapanen conducted the premiere of the Symphonie enfantine in 1931.

The Symphonie enfantine is in three movements. They are as follows:[5]

  1. Poco agitato
  2. Berceuse: Andante
  3. Molto vivo

Discography

The sortable table below lists the three commercially available recordings of the Symphonie enfantine:

Conductor Orchestra Year Runtime Venue Label Ref.
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 14:37 Tampere Hall Ondine (ODE 858–2) [1]
Jean-Jacques Kantorow Tapiola Sinfonietta 1996 16:04 Tapiola Concert Hall BIS (CD–806) [2]
Juha Nikkola Kymi Sinfonietta 2001 16:28 Kuusaukoski Hall Alba (ABCD 171) [3]

Notes, references, and sources

Notes

  1. ^ The score lists 1928 as the date of composition.

References

  1. ^ H. Poroila 2012, p. 18.
  2. ^ K. Aho (BIS–CD–806) 1997, p. 4.
  3. ^ a b The Uuno Klami Society 2009.
  4. ^ H. Dolk (ABCD–171) 2002.
  5. ^ H. Poroila 2012, p. 178.

Sources

  • Aho, Kalevi (1997). Uuno Klami: Symphonie enfantine / Hommage à Haendel / Suite for Strings / Suite for Small Orchestra (CD booklet). Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Tapiola Sinfonietta. BIS. CD–806. OCLC 39797823
  • Hannele, Dolk (2002). Klami: Rhapsodie (CD booklet). Juha Nikkola & Kymi Sinfonietta. Alba. ABCD–171. OCLC 56115468
  • Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). ISBN 978-952-5363-30-2.
  • Tyrväinen, Helena (1996). Uuno Klami: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie enfantine (CD booklet). Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Ondine. ODE 858-2. OCLC 36076789
  • "Uuno Klami: Years, Compositions: 1930–1940". uunoklami.fi/en. The Uuno Klami Society. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2021.