Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano ; Tommi Hakala, baritone ; YL Male Voice Choir ; Minnesota Orchestra ; Osmo Vänska, conductor
Recorded at public concerts 2016 February 4-6 Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, USA.
The 1st and 3rd works sung in Finnish; the 2nd work sung in English.
Kullervo : op. 7 (1892) : for soloists, male-voice choir and orchestra. Introduction (12:46) ; Kullervo's youth (19:05) ; Kullervo and his sister (25:55) ; Kullervo goes to war (9:41) ; Kullervo's death (11:19) / Jean Sibelius ; text: Kalevala -- Migrations : (2014) : for mezzo-soprano, male voice choir and orchestra. Two worlds (3:40) ; First interlude (2:57) ; Resurrection (5:10) ; Second interlude (3:27) ; The man who lived in a tree (2:19) ; Third interlude (3:29) ; Music that we breathe (4:20) / Olli Kortekangas ; text: Sheila Packa -- Finlandia : op. 26 (1899, rev. 1900) with choir participation / Jean Sibelius ; text: V.A. Koskenniemi (8:19)