Tauno Hannikainen

Tauno Hannikainen (Tauno Heikki Hannikainen February 26 1896 – October 12 1968) was a Finnish cellist and conductor.

Born in Jyväskylä, he was the son of the composer Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The pianist Ilmari Hannikainen and the conductor Väinö Hannikainen were his brothers. He studied first as a cellist in Helsinki and abroad. From 1922 he became the second conductor in the Finnish Opera House in Helsinki. He conducted the music at Sibelius's funeral. He was an assistant conductor (1947-49) and associate conductor (1949-50) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and was principal conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Discography

*Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.43 – The Sinfonia of London (World Record Club)(1959)
*Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op.63 - USSR S.S.O. (Melodiya)
*Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op.82 – The Sinfonia of London (World Record Club T 42)(1959)
*Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 – Tossy Spivakovsky / London S.O. (Everest records)
*Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor – Oleg Kagan / Finnish R.S.O. (Live Class)
*Jean Sibelius, "Karelia Suite", Op.11 – The Sinfonia of London (World Record Club T 42)
*Jean Sibelius, "Lemenkainen Legends", Op.22 – USSR R.S.O. (Melodiya)
*Jean Sibelius, "Finlandia", Op.26 – USSR R.S.O. (Melodiya)
*Jean Sibelius, "Valse Triste", Op.44, No. 1 – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)
*Jean Sibelius, "Tapiola", Op.112 – London S.O. (Everest records)(1960)
*Uuno Klami, "Terchenniemi" from Kalevala Suite op.23 – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)
*Armas Järnefelt, Lullaby – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)

Sources

*A. Eaglefield-Hull, "A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians" (Dent, London 1924).

External links

* [http://inkpot.com/classical/sibsym5r2.html#han CD Review]