Väinö Hannikainen : Orvokki ( Pansies), from ballet Onnen Linna, Op. 53
The Finnish harpist and composer Väinö Hannikainen (190060) came from a family of musicians the children were schooled for musical careers from an early age. One brother, Ilmari, was also a composer, and another, Tauno, was a conductor. He studied in Helsinki, Paris and Berlin, and was principal harp in the Helsinki City Orchestra for some 34 years. He was the first Finnish composer to write a harp concerto, and was a notable folksong collector. This piece comes from his 1938 ballet Onnen Linna (T
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