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<p> "Uuno Klami was the youngest of the leading Finnish modernists of the 1920s. He first made a name for himself with a concert of his works in 1928, by which time the other modernists of the same period - Ernest Pingoud, Väinö Raitio and Aarre Merikanto - were already abandoning their boldest stylistic experiments. Klami composed some of his main works in the 1930s, otherwise something of an interlude in Finnish music, and his creative drive continued into the post-war period. Klami was a master of the orchestra who, like Stravinsky, succeeded in combining national elements with international modernism. Another kindred spirit was Ravel, with whom he shared an ability to play with different musical genres. </p>
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A feature rarely found in Finnish music is Klami's humour." - Kimmo Korhonen
