*1907 FI, Helsinki
Composer of Classical
Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (4 February 1892 – 2 March 1959) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Helsinki, and in 1907 he started his studies in the Helsingin Musiikkiopisto (later named Sibelius Academy). In 1910 Kilpinen moved to Vienna to continue his studies and from 1913 to 1914 he studied in Berlin. He travelled extensively in Scandinavia and central Europe, especially Germany. He became an honorary professor in 1942 and was elected to the Finnish Academy in 1948.As a lied composer he should be considered[by whom?] as one of the most remarkable names of the 20th century. It is no wonder
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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"Uusia" Lauluja | Yrjö Kilpinen | 2017 | Album |
Kanteletar, Song Cycle | Yrjö Kilpinen / Camilla Nylund, Hans Lydman, Peter Stamm | 1999 | Album |
Lied Album | Martti Talvela, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Yrjö Kilpinen | 1989 | Compil. |
Lauluja = Gesänge = Songs = Sånger | Yrjö Kilpinen - Jorma Hynninen – Ralf Gothóni | 1986 | Album |
Lieder | Yrjö Kilpinen, Kim Borg, Pentti Koskimies | 1986 | Album |
Lieder | Yrjö Kilpinen | 1972 | Album |
The Songs of Yrjo Kilpinen | Yrjö Kilpinen | 1935 | Album |
Lieder 2.Teil | Yrjö Kilpinen, Matti Tuloisela, Ralf Gothóni | Album | |
Lieder 3. Teil | Yrjö Kilpinen, Matti Juhani Piipponen, Ralf Gothóni | Album |