Mielck, E.: Symphony in F Minor / Konzertstuck in D Major
7/1/2003, 5 Tracks, 55:48
Featuring
Sakari Oramo
John Storgårds
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ernst Mielck
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Composer Biography
Ernst Mielck, the composer, was born in Viipuri, which was Finland's second-largest city at the time but is now in Russia.
Composer Biography
Tragically, Mielck died of tuberculosis only two years after completing his Symphony in F minor, at the age of 22.
Composition History
Mielck's Symphony in F minor, completed when he was 20, predated Sibelius's First Symphony by two years.
Performer Biography
Sakari Oramo, a violinist on this recording, was concertmaster of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra before becoming a conductor.
Critical Reception
Some critics found Mielck's Symphony in F minor too radical when compared to Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, which premiered shortly before.
Composer Biography
Mielck studied piano and composition in Berlin with Max Bruch, who considered Mielck his most talented student.
Compositional Technique
The dominant motif in Mielck's Konzertstück for violin and orchestra in D major is thought to refer to his cousin Ester Fabritius, one of two cousins he was infatuated with.
