Erkki Aaltonen
Erkki Aaltonen (17 August 1910 – 8 March 1990) was a Finnish composer. Biography Born in Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), Finland, he was a student of the violin at the Helsinki Conservatory and of composition in privacy with Väinö Raitio and Selim Palmgren. He directed the Kemi Music Institute from 1966 to 1973. His musical selections were often of a topical nature. Selected works Symphonies No. 1 (1947) No. 2 (1949) Hiroshima No. 3 (1952) Popular No. 4 (1959) No. 5 (1964) Hämeenlinna rhapsody Piano Concerto 1948 Piano Concerto 1954 Folk music for orchestra 1953–1960 Ballet suites from Lapponia 1956, 1959 Violin Concerto (1966) Piano Sonata (1932, revised 1972) Oboe Sonata (1945) Preludi ja allegro (Prelude and Allegro) for viola and piano (1983) five string quartets piano pieces songs References 1910 births 1990 deaths People from Hämeenlinna People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish classical composers 20th-century classical composers Finnish male classical composers 20th-century Finnish male musicians 20th-century Finnish composers