Erkki Melartin - Violin Concerto in D-minor, Op.60 (1913)

[@mv_5878]

Melartin is sadly disregarded even in Finland and left in the shadow of Sibelius. His 4th symphony, "Summer Symphony" is just fantastic work.

[@klop4228]

One of the most beautiful Romantic symphonies, imo. I always spend half the finale getting over the third lol

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

This stands up as a masterpiece just like all the other popular violin concertos that are being played today.

[@1lekhine]

KZbin is amazing ,so many years waiting to listen this kind of composers. Is great to hear new Music, and you can make comparisons or notice that are "more" composers that really have to tell us something new and power. This concert really impress me. I've listen so many Concerts of minor composers, but this one is above most of them. What happen with this forgotten one? It's marketing? Something else? Bravo Erkki , your lenguage is amazing , solid with a clear ideas and full of technics , conterpoints and classical orquestration, but its in your planet when the magic arrive . Your own planet. The word Minor composer is subjective when you creat such a concert. Bravo and Danke!!!

[@rkentburke]

Sources say this work premiered almost simultaneously with the Sibelius and was more highly received.

[@jorgesavarino7430]

Muy lindo concierto..No lo conocía..Me gusto mucho el andante del segundo movimiento.Gracias. From Argentina

[@gerardbegni2806]

I discoverd this composer through his impressive second symphony dated 1904, and I am eager to explore his creations. His language is classical, but he has a quite personal style;often close to drama.

[@erik.gullman]

Melartin was occultist, Member of TS and Finnish Rosy-Croix and follower of Valentin Zeileis

[@rkentburke]

Thank you---isn't enough. This magnificent work MUST be heard!

[@grahamlea2160]

IGNORANT AND DISCRIMATIVE CONCERT HALL AND RADIO STATION EXECUTIVES SHOULD BE SACKED , OR BETTER LOCKED UP FOR NOT PLAYING ALL THE NEGLECTED IGNORED COMPOSERS BEUTIFULL EXCELLENT MUSIC.

[@galas062]

thank you...:) for all of the wonderful music...:)

[@mrp1326]

If you compose a violin concerto, make it like this. One of those pieces of music that changes your life.

[@jackhousman6637]

OMGdns!! What a magnificent work. Too bad so few performers seem to know that Finland has produced more than one fine composer. This is a masterpiece, if I've ever heard one.

[@rklaval]

Este concierto para violín es verdaderamente uno de los más encantadores que he escuchado. Incluso mejor que sus sinfonías. de Costa Rica. Gracias a youtube!

[@otilia1246]

Magnificent, thank you for posting !

[@camillebouchard6436]

Very beautiful !

[@camillebouchard6436]

Thanks Ramón G Castañeda

[@camillebouchard6436]

Thanks Lukas Voorhies

[@GaryLachman]

A wonderful work that should be better known.

[@philhomes233]

Violinists should be falling over themselves to play this work, sadly they're not.

[@kuang-licheng402]

nice

[@bensilverman9105]

Anybody know anything about the painting?

[@fjz8470]

Interesting piece

[@ArkEleven1]

:O damn

[@vincentstuart3148]

a masterpiece the music history books are rotten to the core!!!!!!

[@grahamlea2160]

AND CONCERT HALLS AND RADIO STATIONS WHO UNLAWFULLY IGNORE HUNDREDS OF COMPOSERS MUSIC ARE TOTTEN TO THE CORE AND SHOULD ALL BE TAKEN TO TASK FOR THEIR WRONGFULL DISCRIMNATION AGAINST HUNDREDS OF SUCH FIRST CLASS COMPOSERS EXCELLENT MUSIC, ESPECIAALY FROM THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@grahamlea2160 are you insane?

[@hartpuryac]

Magnificent! but Please? who was the artist depicting the old violin player and the girl?

[@reentjekay7597]

lovely music, thank you... do you know who did the painting? and do you know someone named Silvio Fernandez? He was an acquaintance who moved to Florida with a GInormous record collection; a true completist. He even collected Betamax tapes.

[@ericsheldon6638]

The painting is 'The Blind Musician' by Alvar Cawén (a Finnish Expressionist)

[@reentjekay7597]

Thank you.

[@shn68]

is there somebody agrees with me that the third movement beginning sounds like sims 3?