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Robert Kajanus
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Robert Kajanus was a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher. In 1882, he founded the Helsinki Orchestral Society, Finland's first professional orchestra. As a conductor, he was also a notable champi
Sketch of Kajanus conducting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in 1893
Sketch of Kajanus conducting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in 1893
Portrait of Kajanus by Albert Edelfelt, 1905
Portrait of Kajanus by Albert Edelfelt, 1905
Robert Kajanus
Robert Kajanus
Aino (Kajanus)
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Aino is a single-movement symphonic poem for male choir and orchestra written in 1885 by the Finnish conductor and composer Robert Kajanus. The piece tells the tragic story of the eponymous heroine fr
Robert Kajanus
…was famous for a while in Great Britain with his band Sailor which enjoyed chart success in the mid-1970s. Kajanus composed over 200 works, of which Aino and the Finnish Rhapsodies are enduringly popular. He also orchestrated the Finnish national anthem, Maamme (Our Country) and Christian Fredric Kress's…
The young composer (c. 1880s)
The young composer (c. 1880s)
The 1886 statue Aino [fi], by the Finnish sculptor Johannes Takanen [fi]
The 1886 statue Aino [fi], by the Finnish sculptor Johannes Takanen [fi]
The title page to the 1849 2nd edition of the Kalevala, Finland's national epic
The title page to the 1849 2nd edition of the Kalevala, Finland's national epic