Selim Palmgren
Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren was born in Pori, Finland, February 16, 1878. He studied at the Conservatory in Helsinki from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Ansorge, Berger and Busoni. He conducted choral and orchestral societies in his own country and made several very successful concert tours as a pianist in the principal cities of Finland and Scandinavia, appearing also as a visiting conductor. In 1921, he went to the United States, where he taught composition at the Eastman School of Music, later returning to Finland, where he died in Helsinki, aged 73.
Works Listed by Opus Number
An incomplete works list :- Op. 1 – Prelude, Illusion, & Etude and Valse-Caprice for Piano
- Op. 2 – Two Songs
- Op. 2 – 3 Pieces for Piano
- Op. 3 – Suite for Piano
- Op. 4 – Drei Klavierstücke
- Op. 5 – Two Songs
- Op. 6 – Fantasie for Piano
- Op. 7 – Den Unge Piges Viser, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano
- Op. 8 – Lyric Intermezzo, a Suite for Piano
- Op. 8 – Pieces for Violin and Piano
- Op. 9 – En Route, Concert Study for Piano
- Op. 10 – Impromptu and Scherzo for Piano
- Op. 11 – Piano Sonata in D minor
- Op. 12 – Songs
- Op. 13 – Piano Concerto No.1 in g minor
- Op. 14 – Barcarole for Piano
- Op. 15 – Songs
- Op. 16 – Menuet in Folk-Style for Piano
- Op. 16 – 4 Songs
- Op. 16 – 4 Songs
- Op. 17 – 24 Preludes for Piano
- Op. 18 – Ballad with Theme and Variations for Piano
- Op. 19 – Songs
- Op. 20 – Songs
- Op. 21 – Incidental Music, "Cinderella" '
- Op. 22 – Finnish Lyrics, 12 Pieces for Piano
- Op. 23 – Organ Pieces
- Op. 24 – Aus Finnland, 4 Symphonic Pieces for Orchestra
- Op. 25 – Songs
- Op. 26 – 3 Humoresques for Piano
- Op. 27 – 7 Klavierstücke, "Spring"
- Op. 28 – 6 Lyric Pieces for Piano
- Op. 29 – "Contrasts" for piano
- Op. 30 – Opera "Daniel Hjort"
- Op. 31 – Finnish Rhythms, 5 Sketches for Piano
- Op. 32 – 3 Klavierstücke
- Op. 33 – Piano Concerto No.2
- Op. 34 – 2 Kleine Balletszenen for Piano
- Op. 34 – Songs
- Op. 35 – Klavierskizzen for Piano
- Op. 36 – The Masquerade for Two Pianos
- Op. 37 – Mephistowaltzer
- Op. 37- Song 'Nocturne'
- Op. 38 – Dunkelrote Rosen für eine Singstimme und Klavier
- Op. 39 – Nordischer Sommer – 5 Piano Pieces
- Op. 40 – "Die Stadt" for Voice and Orchestra '
- Op. 41 – Piano Concerto No.3 / Song 'Die Stadt' for Voice and Orchestra
- Op. 42 – Ballade "Torpflickan" for Solo Voices, Choir and Orchestra
- Op. 43 – 4 Morceaux for Violin & Piano
- Op. 44 – Songs
- Op. 45 – 3 Piano Pieces
- Op. 46 – Exotisk Marsch for Piano
- Op. 47 – "Spring", 6 Piano Pieces
- Op. 48 – 2 Songs for Voice & Piano
- Op. 49 – Piano Pieces
- Op. 49 – Rondo a Capriccio for Piano
- Op. 50 – A Pastoral in 3 Scenes, Suite for Piano / Orchestra
- Op. 51 – Light and Shade – 6 Piano Pieces
- Op. 52 – Three Songs
- Op. 53 – Rondo a capriccio for Piano ' – Same as Op. 49b!
- Op. 54 – 3 Pianostycken
- Op. 55 – Song
- Op. 56 – Three Songs
- Op. 57 – Piano Pieces
- Op. 58 – Incidental Music from the Play "Juhana Herttua"
- Op. 58 – Song
- Op. 59 – 'Julkvällen' for Choir and Orchestra
- Op. 59 – Songs
- Op. 60 – Three Songs
- Op. 61 – 'Kaunehin Maa' – for Male Choir and Brass
- Op. 62 – Incidental Music from the Play "Juhana Herttua"
- Op. 63 – Four Impromptus for Piano
- Op. 64 – Piano Pieces "Klanger och Rytmer"
- Op. 64 – "Ivy" and "Bagpipes" for Piano
- Op. 65 – Intermezzo valsant for Piano
- Op. 66 – Deux impromptus for Piano
- Op. 67 – Hakkapeliittojen marssi
- Op. 67 – 6 Morceaux for Piano
- Op. 68 – Incidental Music
- Op. 69 – Finnish Folk Tunes for Piano
- Op. 70 – Two Songs
- Op. 70 – Graciosa rytmer for Piano
- Op. 71 – Three Piano Pieces
- Op. 72 – Nocturne in 3 Scenes for Piano
- Op. 72 – 12 Nordic Folk Songs
- Op. 73 – Three Piano Pieces
- Op. 74 – 3 Morceaux for Piano
- Op. 75 – Eight Piano Pieces
- Op. 76 – Six Piano Pieces
- Op. 77 – 24 Etudes for Piano
- Op. 78 – Pieces for Violin & Piano
- Op. 79 – Ten Piano Pieces
- Op. 80 – Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
- Op. 81 – Piano Pieces "Triptych"
- Op. 82 – 3 Fantasier for Piano
- Op. 83 – Three Piano Pieces
- Op. 84 – Piano Pieces
- Op. 85 – Piano Concerto No.4
- Op. 86 – Cantata "For Fatherland's Freedom"
- Op. 87 – New Piano Sketches
- Op. 88 – 4 Piano Pieces
- Op. 89 – Cantata for the 700th Anniversary of the City of Turku
- Op. 90 – Songs
- Op. 91 – Songs
- Op. 92 – Orchestral Song
- Op. 93 – Sonatine for Piano
- Op. 93 – Festpräludium for Piano
- Op. 94 – Four Songs
- Op. 95 – Orchestral Song
- Op. 96 – "Music for a Comedy Play" for Orchestra
- Op. 97 – Orchestral Song
- Op. 98 – 'Vanhojen Messujen Aikaan' for Male Choir and Orchestra, "Song of the Quild" for Choir
- Op. 99 – Piano Concerto No.5 in A major
- Op. 100 – Cantata 'Nouskohon Sukuni Suuri'
- Op. 101 – Songs
- Op. 102 – Sun & Clouds, 12 Pieces for Piano
- Op. 103 – Jouluaatto for Chorus and Orchestra
- Op. 103 – Cantata for the 500th anniversary of the town of Naantali
- Op. 104 – Concert-Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
- Op. 105 – 'Ballet Scenes', Six Pieces for Piano
- Op. 106 – Songs
- Op. 107 – Songs
- Op. 108 – Ballade for Orchestra
- Op. 109 – Piano Suite "Diary Sheets"
- Op. 110 – Song
- Op. 111 – Autobiography
- Op. 112 – Cantata "Väinämöinen ja karhunkaato"
- Op. 113 – Sonatine for Piano
- Op. 114' – Op 114/1 "a Gaspar Cassado" / "Violoncello – Repertoire de Gaspar Cassado" for Cello and Piano / Op 114/2 In tempo di minuetto ''
Works listed without a known Opus number, in alphabetic order
- Op posth. – Aftonpsalm for Chorus
- Op posth. – Allegretto for Piano
- Op posth. – Allhelgonenatt for Male Choir
- Op posth. – Anna-mi
- Op posth. – Arabeske for Piano
- Op posth. – Arabeski for Piano
- Op posth. – Asparnas susning
- Op posth. – Aurinkokaupunki for Chorus
- Op posth. – Bagatelle for Piano
- Op posth. – Berceuse for Piano
- Op posth. – Berceuse for Piano
- Op posth. – Berceuse for Violin and Piano
- Op posth. – Björkarna där hemma for Male Choir
- Op posth. – Bort allt vad oro gör for Male Choir
- Op posth. – Bottniska hav
- Op posth. – Brudefärden
- Op posth. – Cavatina for Violin and Piano
- Op posth. – Chanson elegiaque for Violin and Piano
- Op posth. – Chant d'automne for Cello and Piano
- Op posth. – Clarinet Concerto
- Op posth. – Con sordino for Piano
- Op posth. – Concert-Etude
- Op posth. – Country dance / Musette / The Bagpipe for Piano
- Op posth. – Cry for Help for Chorus
- Op posth. – Dag efter dag for Voice and Piano
- Op posth. – Darthulas gravsång for Male Choir
- Op posth. – 'De Fallna', Song
- Op posth. – De heliga änglar for Chorus
- Op posth. – De vita scholastica for Voice and Piano
- Op posth. – Den långa dagen for Voice and Piano
- Op posth. – Den övergivna for Voice and Piano
- Op posth. – 'Drömmen' for Choir
- Op posth. – Drömvisa for Piano
- Op posth. – 'En Idyll' for Choir
- Op posth. – Ensimmäinen perhonen for Piano
- Op posth. – Entre'acte valsant for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Erotus mielillä' for Choir
- Op posth. – Etude for Piano
- Op posth. – Etude for Piano
- Op posth. – Etude de Concert for Piano
- Op posth. – Finnish Caprice for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Helsinki Oldboys Regement' March for Piano
- Op posth. – Intermezzo for Piano
- Op posth. – Intermezzo Marziale for Orchestra
- Op posth. – 'Keijukaiset' for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Kevätauerta' for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Lullaby for Wounded Hearts' for Orchestra
- Op posth. – Musette for Orchestra
- Op posth. – Overture for Piano – same as Op 93b!
- Op posth. – 'Pieni legenda' for Piano
- Op posth. – Prélude funebre for Piano
- Op posth. – Preludietto for Piano
- Op posth. – Presto for Piano
- Op posth. – Romance for Violin and Piano
- Op posth. – Scherzino for Piano
- Op posth. – Serenad for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Solsken genom tårar' for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Spinnrocken' for Piano
- Op posth. – 'Syysprologi' for Piano
- Op posth. – Titania for Male Choir
- Op posth. – Ungarischer Tanz for Piano
- Op posth. – Valkokaarti for Vocal and Piano
- Op posth. – 'Valssi länsisuomalaiseen tapaan' for Piano
- Without Opus – Aria for Piano
- Without Opus – Berceuse for Piano
- Without Opus – Finnische kabinettstücke
- Without Opus – Gavotte and Musette for Piano
- Without Opus – 'Grave of Chopin for Piano' and Orchestra
- Without Opus – Intermezzo for left hand only
- Without Opus – Northern Folk Songs
- Without Opus – Romance for Violin and Piano
- Without Opus – Scherzo for Piano
- Without Opus – Finnish Folk Songs for Piano
- Without Opus – 'Vårbräckarnas brus' for Piano
A detailed works list in preparation can be found here: