Martin Wegelius
Martin Wegelius (10 November 1846 – 22 March 1906) was a Finnish composer and musicologist, primarily remembered as the founder, in 1882, of the Helsinki Music Institute, now known as the Sibelius Academy. Wegelius studied in Leipzig, Vienna and Munich. He had intended to pursue a career as a composer, and wrote handful of orchestral works and a significant number of chamber and vocal works. He was a particular admirer of Wagner but wrote predominantly in the Romantic style. After founding the Institute he had little time for composing, and appears to have concentrated exclusively on teaching. Graduate of Wegelius' Institute include Jean Sibelius and Agnes Tschetschulin. He is often compared with his contemporary and rival Robert Kajanus, founder of the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E-4638 | 8-in. | 7/8/1907 | Honkaen peskellä | John M. Eriksen | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 43635 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Tääll' on mun kultani | Jean Theslöf | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wegelius, Martin," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116564.
Wegelius, Martin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116564.
"Wegelius, Martin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Wegelius, Martin, 1846-1906 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93051965
Wikidata: Martin Wegelius - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1905242
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60197073
MusicBrainz: Martin Wegelius - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fe89d66b-8563-4961-8eb7-acfedec87a19
ISNI: 0000 0000 5337 2255 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000053372255
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