This endeavor, which received widespread publicity, proclaimed the imminent arrival of the World Teacher, a new messiah. [1 ] Jiddu Krishnamurti, an adolescent Brahmin from South India, and the presumed author of At the Feet of the Master…
Leevi Antti Madetoja ( pronounced [ˈleːʋi ˈmɑdetˌojɑ]; [1 ] 17 February 1887 – 6 October 1947) was a Finnish composer, music critic, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods.
His music is constantly being performed abroad. In Finland, he is known as a composer of choral music and an active singer. Regular readers of FMQ will recognise him as one of our house translators.
Esa-Pekka Salonen ( pronounced [ˈesɑˌpekːɑ ˈsɑlonen] ; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is the principal conductor designate of Orchestre de Paris and creative director designate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
While Madetoja composed in all genres, he found his greatest success with the orchestra: symphonies, operas, cantatas, and orchestral miniatures all flowed from his pen. [1 ] [2 ] Curiously, he composed no concerti, although at various…