# Seasons of Finnish Lifestyle

> Seasons of Finnish Lifestyle – Photo album + CD. Ondine ODE 1152-2, CD, released April 2009. Read this richly illustrated booklet essay about Finnish…

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- **Work(s):** Seasons of Finnish Lifestyle
- **Performers:** Photo album + CD
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 1152-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 April 2009
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195115220
- **Tracks:** 24, total 61:12
- **Genres:** Various
- **Series:** Photo album + CD (tourist compilation)

## Track listing

**Erkki Melartin**

- *Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 22*
1. Butterfly waltz (2:01)

**Jean Sibelius**

- *Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46*
2. Pastorale (1:47)

**Einojuhani Rautavaara**

- *Vigilia (1996)*
3. Psalm of invocation (1:53)

**Oskar Merikanto**

4. Omenankukat (Apple blossom) (1:22)

**Jean Sibelius**

5. Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying), Op. 13/4 (1:35)

**Traditional**

6. Ol' kaunis kesäilta (It was a beautiful summer evening) (3:18)

**Oskar Merikanto**

7. Kesäillan valssi (Summer night waltz), Op. 1 (4:34)

**Erkki Melartin**

8. Minä metsän polkuja kuljen (Along forest paths I wander) (1:31)

**Jean Sibelius**

- *Suite for violin and orchestra, Op. 117*
9. Country scenery (2:10)
10. In the summer (1:48)

**Väinö Raitio**

- *Kesäkuvia Hämeestä (Summer pictures from Häme)*
11. Herdman's song (2:09)
12. Queen of the flowers (3:01)

**Jean Sibelius**

- *The Tempest, Suite No. 1, Op. 109*
13. The harvesters (2:17)
14. Scene (1:31)

**Taneli Kuusisto**

15. Suomalainen rukous (Finnish prayer), Op. 27/2 (1:57)

**Einojuhani Rautavaara**

- *Autumn Gardens (1999)*
16. Tranquillo (5:13)

**Toivo Kuula**

17. Syystunnelma (Autumn mood) (2:57)

**Lasse Mårtenson**

18. Syyskuun myrsky (September storm) (5:15)

**Leevi Madetoja**

19. Talvikuutamolla (By Winter moonlight), Op. 26/5 (3:28)

**Pekka Jalkanen**

20. Jouluna Jumala syntyi (At Christmas, God came to earth) (1:51)

**Aulis Sallinen**

21. Vintern var hård (Winter was hard) (1:37)

**Selim Palmgren**

- *Kuvia Suomesta (Pictures from Finland), Op. 24*
22. Rekimatka (Sleigh ride) (2:18)

**Jean Sibelius**

23. Demanten på marssön (The diamond on the March snow), Op. 36/6 (2:36)

**Heikki Sarmanto**

24. Hanget soi (Singing snow) (3:03)

## About this recording

Read this richly illustrated booklet essay about Finnish lifestyle and listen to short popular pieces of Finnish classical music!

Finland is equally known for its unspoiled nature and modern high-tech society. A unique combination of tradition and innovation defines the Finnish lifestyle throughout the year, as you will find explained in the booklet notes. Examples of typically Finnish activities during the seasons (such as May Day and midsummer celebration, wife-carrying competitions, sauna and ice-swimming, to name but a few) are illustrated through numerous photos from the Finnish Tourist Board imagebank.

The enclosed musical CD invites you to listen to short classical pieces by Finnish composers such as Jean Sibelius, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Oskar Merikanto and Lasse Mårtenson, including popular Finnish songs featuring such greats as Karita Mattila, Soile Isokoski and Jorma Hynninen.

This product is an ideal cultural visiting card and can serve as a gift for friends, for business partners or simply for oneself.

## Features

Digipak with full colour booklet, containing liner notes in English and German and numerous illustrations

## Buy or stream

- [Buy](https://Ondine.lnk.to/ODE11522OW)

## Related pages

- [Pekka Jalkanen (1945-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/jalkanen-pekka.md)
- [Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/kuula-toivo.md)
- [Taneli Kuusisto (1905-1988)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/kuusisto-taneli.md)
- [Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/madetoja-leevi.md)
- [Erkki Melartin (1875-1937)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/melartin-erkki.md)
- [Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/merikanto-oskar.md)
- [Lasse Mårtenson (1934-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/m-rtenson-lasse.md)
- [Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/palmgren-selim.md)
- [Väinö Raitio (1891-1945)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/raitio-v-in.md)
- [Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/rautavaara-einojuhani.md)
- [Aulis Sallinen (1935-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/sallinen-aulis.md)
- [Heikki Sarmanto (1939-)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/sarmanto-heikki.md)
- [Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/sibelius-jean.md)
- [Traditional](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/traditional.md)

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