Land of the Midnight Sun
Music and Images from Finland
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Tapiola Choir
Virtuosi di Kuhmo
Peter Csaba, conductor
Leonid Grin, conductor
Tuomas Hannikainen, conductor
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Jorma Panula, conductor
Erkki Pohjola, conductor
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Ulf Söderblom, conductor
Gustav Djupsjöbacka, piano
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Olli Mustonen, piano
Marita Viitasalo, piano
Choral
Vocal
Finnish contemporary
Finnish traditional
Digipak with full colour booklet, containing liner notes in English and Finnish and numerous illustrations
CD
Released:
June 2006
Catalogue No.:
ODE 1093-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195109328
This special photo album + CD product illustrates the unforgettable experience of summers in Finland, which have inspired so many Finnish composers to write some of their greatest works.
Finland is perhaps best known for its peacefulness and beautiful nature: vast forests, a unique archipelago and thousands of lakes present a striking mixture of wooded hills and waters. The best season to discover this pristine wilderness is summer, which in Finland is characterized by long days and - in more norther regions where the sun is visible for continuous 24 hours - by the dazzling phenomenon of the Midnight Sun.
15 outstanding nature photographs and 24 tracks of wonderful Finnish classical music invite to discover or remember the uniqueness of Finland as Land of the Midnight Sun.