"Pekka Kuusisto astounds the listener once again with his agility in Lindberg’s Violin Concerto (2006), a virtuoso work that is one of his most successful scores."...

"Our Nation is musically relaxed and witty. Shine 2009 know their musical history yet reach forward in a way that might reflect the way Pykäri and...

Whenever a new guitar work draws its inspiration from Spain, I become circumspect: not again. Hakola manages to surprise positively, though. Apparently, he has identified in...

"Esko Jarvela and Tero Hyvaluoma are definitely among the best fiddlers of their generation in Finland (both born at the beginning of the...

"I wish I could write a short analysis of each song on this ambitious debut album. But, due to the lack of space,...

" The largely through-composed work, dedicated to the featured singer Aili Ikonen, is as much contemporary classical as jazz. The grooviest part of this album, Bugbear,...

" Could there be a better performance than what the Latvian Radio Choir and Sigvards Kļava are able to put on? Hardly. It...

"Otto Tolonen’s first solo recording is wonderful. Effortless playing and a total control of sound colours, together with a musically and historically interesting set of recorded...

"Four CDs full of a Modernist composer’s organ music is a heavy package indeed. In the hands of the organist Jan Lehtola et al. we manage...