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ABRAHAM OJANPERÄ (LIMINKA, SEPTEMBER 16, 1856 – LIMINKA, FEBRUARY 26, 1916)

He went to Helsinki to study singing and gave his first concert in Helsinki at the end of January 1881. After about a year and a half, in May 1882, he gave a concert again at the University of Helsinki, after which he was able to continue his education in Dresden, Germany. Ojanperä became the first male singer who receive his education at a foreign conservatory. Ojanperä returned to Finland in 1885 and accepted the position of singing teacher at the Helsinki Music College (now the Sibelius Academy). In 1892 Ojanperä started to appear as the cantor at the St. John’s Church. After returning from a trip to the Mediterranean (1896), he also taught singing at the University of Helsinki. His best-known students were Ida Ekman, Maikki Järnefelt, Alma Kuula, Annikki Uimonen, Gerda Lind and Eino Rautavaara. Abraham Ojanperä was also the first singer to record in Finland. He also chose Finnish music for his two concerts in Berlin (1895) and in Oslo (1905). He also gives concerts at his birthplace, Liminka Church. Ojanperä sang his last opera role in November 1908. He lived in his Aappola villa in Liminka. There he also returned to recover when, in November 1915, his health suddenly deteriorated. Ojanperä died in Aappola on February 26, 1916.

TRACKLIST

1. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Serenaadi 82957, 2618e G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1905-09 (late)
2. Don Juanin serenadi (Tchaikovsky) 2-82462 4756L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
3. En voi sua unhoittaa pois (trad); Voi jos ilta joutuisi (trad) 82953 2620e G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1905-09 (late)
4. Härmäläisten laulu (Silcher) 2-82517 4764L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
5. Juotsen (Svanen) (Ehström) 2-82454, 4766L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
6. Kevätlinnuille etelässä (Merikanto) 82895 1362e G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1904-11
7. Laulu ihmisyydelle (Kotilainen) 2-82671 6883L Gramophone, Helsinki Helsingfors 1908-02
8. Mä oksalla ylimmällä (Jag gungar i högsta grenen) (Linsen) 2-82463 4757L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
9. Miksi laulan (Merikanto) 82877, 1363e G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1904-11
10. Minä seison korkealla vuorella, (trad.) 1-85807 (1828-o) Favorite pianon säestyksellä (1906, Tukholma)
11. Musiikille (An die Musik) (Schubert) 2-82685, 6881L Gramophone, Helsinki Helsingfors 1908-02
12. Rauha teille (Litanei) (Schubert) 2-82516 4763L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
13. Savolaisten laulu (Collan) 2-82487 4758L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
14. Sotilaspoika (Soldatgossen) (Pacius) 2-282311 2616e G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1905-09 (late)
15. Sövnen, (Halfdan Kjerulf, B.Björnson) 1-85805 (1826-o) Favorite pianon säestyksellä (1906, Tukholma)
16. Suomen laulu (302), (Fredrik Pacius) 1-85801 (1822-o) pianon säestyksellä (1906, Tukholma)
17. Suomen valta (Haydn) 2-282312 4761L G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
18. Tanssin pyörteessä (Tchaikovsky) 82186 2705k G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1906/1907
19. Vid slutet af sommaren (Isakson) 82912 1364d G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1904-11
20. Vienan rannalla (trad) 82993, 2619e G&T, Helsinki Helsingfors 1905-09 (late)