- Ernst Mielck
Ernst Mielck (1877-1899) was a Finnish composer who was born in
Vyborg . He startedpiano lessons at the age of ten and in 1891 he was sent toBerlin , where he studied music underMax Bruch . Mielck returned to Finland in 1896. Three years later he died oftuberculosis inSwitzerland at the age of 21.Music
Mielck composed all his works in the short span of four years. His catalogue includes a large number of works in the field of
chamber music , including a string quintet and a string quartet. He also composed asymphony (1897), two overtures, a concert piece for piano and orchestra as well as one for violin and orchestra, the "Finnish Suite", and two major vocal works in the German language.Mielck faced disappointment in his home country for the lack -- with the exception of the Finnish Suite -- of nationalistic (political) tendencies; his interest in the culture of his ancestral Germany made him rather a foreigner in the Finnish music scene.
It was in Germany, shortly before his death, that Mielck found his greatest success.
External links
* [http://www.toccata.nu/cd-label/sterling/info/1035.html Biography on Toccata ] *
* [http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&7FAF41780718959342256B13003A961F Some information about Mielck's chamber music provided by Kimmo Korhonen]
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