FMQ 3/2001

In 2001, it was a hundred years since the first Finnish records appeared on the market. Pekka Gronow, the then head of record archives at the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle, wrote about this exciting story for FMQ.

What does it take to be a great composer? What is characteristic of a vital tonal art that appeals to different kinds of people in different times? How do you define a unique musical voice that by virtue of its originality remains interesting even after the death of its author?