Tauno Hannikainen

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Tauno Hannikainen (Tauno Heikki Hannikainen February 26, 1896 – October 12, 1968) was a Finnish cellist and conductor.

Born in Jyväskylä, he was the son of the composer Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The pianist Ilmari Hannikainen and the conductor Väinö Hannikainen were his brothers. He studied first as a cellist in Helsingfors and abroad. From 1922 he became the second conductor in the Finnish Opera House in Helsingfors. He conducted the music at Sibelius's funeral. He was an assistant conductor (1947-49) and associate conductor (1949-50) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and was principal conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.43 – The Sinfonia of London (World Record Club)(1959)
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op.63 - USSR S.S.O. (Melodiya)
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op.82 – The Sinfonia of London (World Record Club)(1959)
Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 – Tossy Spivakovsky / London S.O. (Everest records)
Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor – Oleg Kagan / Finnish R.S.O. (Live Class)
Jean Sibelius, Karelia Suite, Op.11 – The Sinfonia of London (World Record Club)
Jean Sibelius, Lemenkainen Legends, Op.22 – USSR R.S.O. (Melodiya)
Jean Sibelius, Finlandia, Op.26 – USSR R.S.O. (Melodiya)
Jean Sibelius, Valse Triste, Op.44, No. 1 – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)
Jean Sibelius, Tapiola, Op.112 – London S.O. (Everest records)(1960)
Uuno Klami, "Terchenniemi" from Kalevala Suite op.23 – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)
Armas Järnefelt, Lullaby – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)