Oskar Merikanto - Works

Works

  • Romanssi, Op. 12
  • Pohjan neiti (Maiden of the North) (1898)
  • Nälkämaan laulu (The Song of the Hungry) (1911)
  • various pieces for organ, including "Wedding Hymn"

He wrote vocal music in German, Swedish and Finnish. It includes

  • Rote Blumen
  • An den Fruhling/Keväälle
  • Ström' leise / Oi, tyynny, sa virta
  • Wehmut/Alakuloisuus
  • Till Dig
  • Omenakukat
  • Ma Elän
  • Rukous (Ave Maria)
  • Pai Pai Paitaressu

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