Erkki Aaltonen worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Erkki Aaltonen as Finnish composer (1910–1990).
Erkki Aaltonen was born at Hämeenlinna in 1910. His recorded nationality is Finland. He trained at Sibelius Academy.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as composer, conductor and violinist.
The instruments recorded are violin and viola.
His work is classed as classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Finland shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Erkki Aaltonen died in 1990, aged 80. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: violin and viola
- Genres: classical music
