Fredrik Pacius

German composer resided in Finland

Fredrik Pacius (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈfreːdrik ˈpɑːsius], Finland Swedish: [ˈfreːdrik ˈpɑːsiʉs] ); in German and in Estonian Friedrich Pacius; 19 March 1809 – 8 January 1891) was a German composer, violinist and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He is regarded as the "Father of Finnish music".

Pacius was born in Hamburg. He was appointed music teacher at the University of Helsinki in 1834, where he founded a musical society, the student choir Akademiska Sångföreningen and an orchestra, building up orchestral and choral life in the city. In 1848, Pacius set to music the poem "Vårt land" by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, which became Finland's national anthem. The same melody was also used for the Estonian national anthem "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" and the Livonian ethnic anthem "Min izāmō, min sindimō". In 1852, he composed Kung Carls jagt (English: King Charles' Hunt; Finnish: Kaarle-kuninkaan metsästys), the first opera written in Finland, with a libretto by Zacharias Topelius.

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Works

Den sjuttonåriga
Der Jäger auf der Kirchweih
Det var då
Die Abendglocke auf dem Berge
Die Mutter wird mich fragen
Finlands flagga
Frühlingsglaube
Förgät mig ej
Gespräche der Irrlichter
Hymn till Finland
Ich bin nun einmal so
Kung Karls jakt
Laps' Suomen
Lied an die schöne Müllerin
Maamme
Min izāmō
Morgonsång
Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
Philomele
Prinsessan av Cypern
Rheinweinlied
Roliga frågor
Schenkt ein!
Sotilaspoika
Studentsång
Suomen laulu
Suomis sång
Sång för nordiska ynglingar
Till Jonas Perón
Trinklied (Warnung vor dem Wasser)
Vårsång (På hoppets dag)
Vårt land
Wiegenlied (Alles still in süßer Ruh)
À la mélancolie

Box sets & recent recordings

Pacius: The Hunt of King Charles (Kaarle Kuninkaan Metsastys) — Fredrik Pacius, Ari Rasilainen, Pori Sinfonietta (2007) box set · 41 tracks Spotify

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