Symphonie enfantine (Klami)

The Symphonie enfantine (in Finnish: Lapsisinfonia; English translation: 'Children's Symphony') is a three-movement composition for chamber orchestra by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece in 1928 (and possibly into 1929).[lower-alpha 1][1][2] Toivo Haapanen and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work at the University of Helsinki on 14 December 1931, during Klami's "highly-acclaimed" second composition concert.[3] Symphonic in name rather than in technique,[4] the Symphonie enfantine is the first of Klami's three symphonies and the only of the series to not receive a number: the First Symphony arrived subsequently in 1938 and the Second Symphony (Op. 35) in 1945.

Symphonie enfantine
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Opus17
Composed1928 (1928)
PublisherMusic Finland (MF6275)
DurationApprox. 17 minutes
Movements3
Premiere
Date14 December 1931 (1931-12-14)
LocationHelsinki, Finland
ConductorToivo Haapanen
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

History

During its premiere it shared the program with the Tšeremissiläinen fantasia (Cheremissian Fantasy), a concertante piece for cello and orchestra (Op. 19, 1931; cellist Ossian Fohström), as well as 3 Bf from the orchestral suite Merikuvia (Sea Pictures) (then still in progress; 1930–32) and the concert waltz Opernredoute (Op. 20, 1929).[3]

Orchestration

The Symphonie enfantine is scored for a "petit orchestra" that includes the following instruments:

Structure
The Finnish conductor Toivo Haapanen conducted the premiere of the Symphonie enfantine in 1931.

The Symphonie enfantine is in three movements. They are as follows:[5]

  1. Poco agitato
  2. Berceuse: Andante
  3. Molto vivo

Discography

The sortable table below lists the three commercially available recordings of the Symphonie enfantine:

Conductor Orchestra Year Runtime Venue Label Ref.
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 14:37 Tampere Hall Ondine (ODE 858–2)
Jean-Jacques Kantorow Tapiola Sinfonietta 1996 16:04 Tapiola Concert Hall BIS (CD–806)
Juha Nikkola Kymi Sinfonietta 2001 16:28 Kuusaukoski Hall Alba (ABCD 171)

Notes, references, and sources

Notes
  1. The score lists 1928 as the date of composition.

References
  1. H. Poroila 2012, p. 18.
  2. K. Aho (BIS–CD–806) 1997, p. 4.
  3. The Uuno Klami Society 2009.
  4. H. Dolk (ABCD–171) 2002.
  5. H. Poroila 2012, p. 178.

Sources
  • Aho, Kalevi (1997). Uuno Klami: Symphonie enfantine / Hommage à Haendel / Suite for Strings / Suite for Small Orchestra (CD booklet). Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Tapiola Sinfonietta. BIS. CD–806. OCLC 39797823
  • Hannele, Dolk (2002). Klami: Rhapsodie (CD booklet). Juha Nikkola & Kymi Sinfonietta. Alba. ABCD–171. OCLC 56115468
  • Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). ISBN 978-952-5363-30-2.
  • Tyrväinen, Helena (1996). Uuno Klami: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie enfantine (CD booklet). Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Ondine. ODE 858-2. OCLC 36076789
  • "Uuno Klami: Years, Compositions: 1930–1940". uunoklami.fi/en. The Uuno Klami Society. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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