The Garden of Death (Madetoja)
| The Garden of Death | |
|---|---|
| Piano suite by Leevi Madetoja | |
The composer (c. 1915–1918) | |
| Native name | Kuoleman puutarha |
| Opus | 41 |
| Composed | 1918, rev. 1919 |
| Publisher | Edition Wilhelm Hansen (1921) |
| Duration | Approx. 14 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 19 March 1923 |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Performers | Elli Rängman-Björlin |
The Garden of Death (in Finnish: Kuoleman puutarha; also known by its French title: Jardin de la mort), Op. 41, is a three-movement suite for solo piano written in 1918 (Movement I) and revised in 1919 (the addition of Movements II–III) by Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. The suite, somber and mournful in character, is a tribute to the composer's brother, Yrjö, who as a captive during the Finnish Civil War was executed by the Red Guards. The Finnish pianist Elli Rängman-Björlin premiered the suite in Helsinki, Finland, on 19 March 1923, with Madetoja in attendance.