Finnish working group
Recommendations from ELNA’s Finnish working group, showcasing Finland and Sweden’s intertwined cultural history.
(Image from Finnish Music Quarterly.)
Ida Moberg – Lifvets sång (1909)
Song of Life, a tone poem for orchestra.Ida Moberg – Johanne stämning (1942)
”Tones of Midsummer”, a tone poem in three parts for orchestra. The 2nd movement Andante especially is highly recommended also for student ensembles.Laura Netzel – Stabat mater (1890)
Soloists, mixed choir and orchestra.Laura Netzel – Suite for violin and strings
Also arranged for string quartet.Elfrida Andrée – Varför och därför (1874)
”Why and Because”, a tone poem for orchestra,Elfrida Andrée – Overture in g minor (1864)
For orchestra, also feasible for student orchestras.