Rumon Gamba and The Oulu Sinfonia led by Rumon Gamba explore music by Selim Palmgren, Einar Englund, Kalervo Tuukkanen, and Jean Sibelius in this survey of under-preformed Finnish music focusing on works composed for the stage and screen. Scenes From Finland is the third instalment in a trilogy exploring the richness and diversity of Finnish symphonic music, placing lesser-known masterpieces …

Rumon Gamba and Oulu Sinfonia present a fascinating picture of Finnish orchestral music, their second program of works from their native land. The album takes its title from Selim Palmgren’s four-movement suite, written in 1904, offering richly atmospheric character pieces celebrating the changing seasons. Several works take inspiration from the natural world, such as Kurkikohtaus (Scene with Cranes) which Sibelius …