Oskar Merikanto (arr. Kalevi Kiviniemi): Theme and variations "Älä itke äitini" (Mother don't cry).
Kalevi Kiviniemi plays the organ of the Kangasniemi Church, Finland.

Kangasniemi church was built in 1811-1814. The timber-framed cruciform church designed and constructed by Matti Salonen of Savitaipale seats c. 1500 people. The organ was built by Kangasalan urkutehdas organ builders in 1954. It has three manuals, 46 stops and chimes. Key action and stop action is electro-pneumatic. Organ has been renovated in 2007 and 2020 by Sotkamon Urkurakentajat organ builders.

Photographs used in video were taken in the original cd-recording session in September 1997. Recording, photographs & video: Mika Koivusalo.
© Mika Koivusalo 2022.