with orchestral suites and tone poems. This was a massive recording project for the work of a living composer, and the recordings have been considered definitive for many years and are regarded as necessary listening in the study of Sibelius. Only his death in July 1933, at the age of 76, prevented Kajanus from recording all of Sibelius' Symphonies. See also Golden Age of Finnish Art References External links Fimic – Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskus | Finnish music information centre : "Robert Kajanus in Profile" Robert Kajanus in 375 humanists – 5 June 2015. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. 1856 births 1933 deaths Musicians from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish classical composers Finnish male classical composers Romantic composers Finnish conductors (music) Pupils of Salomon Jadassohn 20th-century conductors (music) 19th-century male musicians 20th-century male musicians 20th-century Finnish composers