Not much information could be found about Erkki Melartin (1875-1937), even though he was considered one of the most prominent Finnish composers in the beginning of the 20th century. Interestingly, his wedding march appears to be extremely popular in his homeland – perhaps, even more than Mendelssohn's one, which is not losing ground for almost three hundred years. As concerns other works of Melartin, I can't recommend them highly enough. Merging romantic tradition with impressionism in his music, Melartin indeed had been composing something truly special. For starters, here is Sleeping Beauty. Butterfly Waltz, for Piano, Op.22 No.17 – small but very lovely piece.
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