Melartin has really grown on me. I used to only really pay attention to his superb violin concerto (which I consider to be one of the best ever written) but his symphonies have become dear to me as well. He strikes me as Mahler without the exaggerated, rampant drama (though I say that with fondness; Mahler is one of my primary inspirations to be a composer.) Melartin has such an excellent balance between delicate, precise passages and grand orchestral statements.

Erkki Melartin builds his sonic architectures as a movement of sound masses that collide at blazing speeds and under so many different angles, delineated as iridescent areas of color on a map, all in graceful movements !

Good second of third hearing of this symphony. I still think his 4th is his best. But I am looking for a runner up. Bravo to little known (to me) Erkki Melartin.

No conocía a este compositor. Me ha sorprendido muy gratamente, Seguiré escuchando sus composiciones.

I have become a serious follower of this composers music

The tempo of the finale is Largo pensioroso - Moderato - Allegro moderato - Molto allegro

The score is available from the publisher Fennica Gehrman

Une oeuvre très intéressante globalement. Vive Internet qui la fait connaître, ainsi que d'autres injustement méconnues.

thank you...:)

The paintings are beautiful, too! I wish you'd tell us who they're by, and what they depict. Thank you!

Wasn't a massive fan on the first listening, but I liked it better on another. Still prefer No.s 4 and 6. (and the other three, but still :P)

When was this recording made?

:-)

Ha! Then there WERE actually two Finnish composers!!!

Una discreta sinfonia ,tipica del periodo post romantico.Il primo movimento per me ha un finale troppo lento che di sente a malapena a pieno volume.