This album celebrates Finnish violin concertante works that have been long forgotten or underappreciated, aiming to revive them.
Performer Biography
Linda Hedlund, the violinist on this album, founded the annual Emäsalo Music Festival in 2006.
Performer Biography
József Hárs, the conductor, serves as the principal French horn player of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2009.
Composer Biography
Einar Englund, a composer featured on this album, used the pseudonym Marcus Eje for his Romance for the film 'Omena putoaa' ('The Apple Falls').
Composer's Artistic Vision
The works on this album reflect a period of transition in Finnish music, where traditional styles met modernism and folk roots intertwined with bold experimentation.
Performer Biography
La Tempesta, the chamber orchestra on this recording, was founded in Helsinki in 1997 and has toured Japan three times.
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