This album comprises world premiere recordings of seven new Nordic violin concertos by Veronique Vaka from Iceland, Sunleif Rasmussen from the Faroe Islands, Andrea Tarrodi from Sweden, Aksel Kolstad from Norway, Arnannguaq Gerstrøm from Greenland, Joel Järventausta from Finland, and Poul Ruders from Denmark. Composed for violinist Niklas Walentin and the Danish Chamber Players, these commissions reinterpret the Romantic violin concerto into a condensed chamber music format that was suggested by the many limitations and restrictions on large gatherings imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Each composer approached this new miniature concerto format differently. Several of the concertos have nature themes: Vaka’s work is about glaciers, Gerstrøm’s is about creaking ice, and Tarrodi’s is a new Nordic interpretation of the four seasons. In some pieces, local folk music of the individual country can be heard in the tonal language and the instrumentation. The concertos also have very different structures: Ruder’s and Rasmussen’s are in three movements; Kolstad’s, Vaka’s and Gerstrøm’s are written as long one-movement pieces; Tarrodi’s is in four parts, one for each season; and Järventausta’s comprises six short, reflective movements. Each work was recorded in a circle, with the intention of giving the listener a cinematic feeling like entering a Nordic landscape of sounds.