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Armas Järnefelt
Person · male · Russian Empire · Vyborg · born 1869 · died 1958 · recording since 1997
Finnish composer and conductor (1869–1958)
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Also known as Edvard Armas Järnefelt · Edvard Jarnefelt · 阿尔玛斯·耶尔内费尔特
Timeline
13 events✦ Award 5▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1860s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: The Orchestral Music of Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958)
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Symphonic Fantasy / Berceuse / Serenade / Suite in E-flat major
Album
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Biography
English biography295 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377881104
Biography
Edvard Armas Järnefelt (14 August 1869 – 23 June 1958) was a Finnish and Swedish conductor and composer, who achieved some minor success with his orchestral works Berceuse (1904) and Praeludium (1900). He spent much of his conducting career at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, Sweden.
Life
Armas Järnefelt was born in Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, the son of General August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg).
Järnefelt studied with Ferruccio Busoni in Helsinki and with Jules Massenet in Paris. Both Järnefelt and Busoni enjoyed a close relationship with Jean Sibelius, who was married to Järnefelt's sister Aino. From 1905 Järnefelt had a long career as conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, beginning as repetiteur from 1905 to 1911 (he became a Swedish citizen in 1909); conductor 1911-1923 and chief conductor 1923–1933.
Between 1932 and 1936 Järnefelt was the artistic director and conductor of the Finnish National Opera. He presented, among others, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung from Wagner's Ring cycle, and Parsifal. He was the principal conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1942–1943, and also returned to the Royal Swedish Opera as chief conductor from 1938 to 1946. He died in Stockholm.
Family life
His siblings were Kasper Järnefelt, a critic and translator of Russian literature; the writer Arvid Järnefelt (the incidental music for his play Kuolema was written by Jean Sibelius); the painter Eero Järnefelt (Erik); Ellida; Ellen, Aino (who married Sibelius); Hilja; and Sigrid.
He was married twice: firstly to the soprano Maikki Järnefelt (née Pakarinen) from 1893 to 1908 (she subsequently married Selim Palmgren), and secondly in 1910 to the opera singer Liva Edström.
Legacy
In June 2012 a display of Järnefelt paraphernalia was opened in the entrance of the Sibelius Academy situated in the Helsinki Music Center.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 19 | 99.5th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -39 | 7.2th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
The Orchestral Music of Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958)
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:03:14
1Ouverture lyrique10:352Korsholm17:403Berceuse3:364Praeludium2:575From the music to "Sången om den eldröda blomman": Forsfärden11:316From the music to "Sången om den eldröda blomman": Slagsmålet2:167Suite from "Det förlovade landet": I. Introduction6:268Suite from "Det förlovade landet": II. Elitzebas klagan4:009Suite from "Det förlovade landet": III. Dance4:132003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 54:18
1Sunnuntaina (On Sunday)1:542Skymning (Twilight)1:563Puhjetessa Kukka Puhtahin (A Flower Is Purest When Blossoming)1:264Kanteleelle (To The Kantele)2:385Suvirannalla (Summer Shore)1:166När Alla Klockor Klämtat Tolf (When All Clocks Have Struck Twelve)4:157Koyha (The Poor One)2:518Kehtolaulu (Lullaby): Liekku Liiku (Rock, O Cradle)3:199En Drömmares Sång Till Livet (A Dreamer's Song To Life)4:1210Du (You)1:5511Isanmaan Kasvot (The Face Of The Fatherland)2:5612Aallon Kehtolaulu (Lullaby To A Breaker)2:2613I Solnedgången (At Sunset)2:1514Laula, Laula! (Sing, Sing!)3:3715Solsken (Sunshine)1:5416Unelma (Dream)3:3717Lina1:5318En Spel- Och Dansvisa (A Fiddling And Dancing Tune)2:2719Titania1:2620Kehtolaulu (Lullaby): Hiljaa, Hiljaa (Soft, Soft)1:5621Toivoni (My Hope)1:4422Leivo (The Lark)2:25Laulajan koti: Kootut mieskuorolaulut
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 35:22
1Laulajan koti2:252Onnelliset2:553Paimenen pyhä3:004Peltomiehen syyslaulu3:005Sirkka1:266Monimorsiamellinen1:427Paimenten ilo1:598Mennyt2:219Wanderers Nachtlied2:0710Vill du komma med mig?2:1811Pois meni merehen päivä2:0012Jes siunatkoon2:2513Matkalla1:2514Uusi kulta ja vanha kulta1:2915Nyt valitkaa!1:2816Onneni saari3:22Symphonic Fantasy / Berceuse / Serenade / Suite in E-flat major
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:17:06
1Symphonic Fantasy21:032Suite in E-flat major: Andantino4:563Suite in E-flat major: Adagio quasi andante6:424Suite in E-flat major: Presto3:115Suite in E-flat major: Lento assai2:556Suite in E-flat major: Allegro feroce3:597Serenade: Allegretto quasi marcia4:278Serenade: Andante espressivo7:519Serenade: Adagio7:5310Serenade: Allegretto3:4811Serenade: Sostenuto1:5812Serenade: Allegro vivace4:1213Berceuse for violin and orchestra4:11Song of the Scarlet Flower (Full Score to the 1919 Film)
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:39:35
Disc 11Chapter 1 "The First Flush of Spring" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)11:342Chapter 2 "The Mother's Glance" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)17:283Chapter 3 "Learning Life" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)17:38Disc 21Chapter 4 "A Young Man's Daring-Do" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)9:032Chapter 5 "Kyllikki" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)15:233Chapter 6 "In the Town" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)17:084Chapter 7 "The Pilgrimage" (Reconstructed by J. Kyllönen & J. Kuusisto)11:21
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Armas Järnefelt head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 19 | 99.5th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -39 | 7.2th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Litteris et Artibus | won | |
| 1912 | Knight of the Order of Vasa | won | |
| 1920 | Knight of the Order of the Polar Star | won | |
| 1932 | Commander 1st class of the Order of Vasa | won | |
| 1949 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland | won | |
| — | 3rd Class Order of the Crown | won | |
| — | Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | won | |
| — | Commander of the Order of Leopold II | won | |
| — | Commander of the Order of Vasa | won | |
| — | Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | won | |
| — | King Gustav V's 70 year anniversary award | won | |
| — | King Gustav V's 70 year anniversary award | won | |
| — | Knight Commander of the Order of Civil Merit | won | |
| — | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav | won | |
| — | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | won | |
| — | Knight of the Order of St. Olav | won | |
| — | Order of the Dannebrog | won | |
| — | commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy | won | |
| — | commander of the Order of the Dannebrog | won |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armas_Jarnefelt.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95309762-51f2-4e36-9c49-2709e7cf250ediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95309762-51f2-4e36-9c49-2709e7cf250ecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767237genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767237seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armas_J%C3%A4rnefeltbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armas_J%C3%A4rnefelt
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Wikidata: Q767237 · MusicBrainz: 95309762-51f2-4e36-9c49-2709e7cf250e
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