Uuno Klami: Northern Lights; Cheremissian Fantasy; Kalevala Suite

This recording features Unno Klami's monumental masterpiece Kalevala Suite for large orchestra, which became a true landmark in Finnish music history and remains his best-known work and a real orchestral showpiece. Also included is the orchestral fantasy Northern Lights, which Klami himself once called his best composition; this is the work's first commerical recording. The Cheremissian Fantasy for cello and orchestra has raised comparisons with Stravinsky's Le Sacre. It features acclaimed young Finnish cellist Samuli Peltonen as soloist.

Chief conductor John Storgaards leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, which has a rich history of collaborating with Klami and of performing his works.