Your Top 10 Nordic Works

[kyjo]

I'm just enjoying No.3 (Melartin) now - a very nice discovery. 

A wonderful piece indeed Nordic late-romanticism at its very finest.

[vandermolen]

A wonderful piece indeed Nordic late-romanticism at its very finest.

Yes, thank you Kyle for recommending it. I've played it about five times over the last couple of days, finding more to enjoy on each occasion.

[André]

- Jon Leifs: Requiem (I know it's not even 5 minutes long, but it's time spent in Heaven).
- Kaljo Raid: symphony no 1 (I owe that one to Vandermolen  )
- Einar Englund: symphony no 2 "Blackbird"
- Paavo Heininen: symphony no 3
- Joonas Kokkonen: symphony no 3
- Magnus Lindberg: piano concerto
- Selim Palmgren: piano concerto no 5
- Einojuhani Rautavaara: symphony no 3
- Aulis Sallinen: string quartet no 3 or 5
- Jan Sibelius: symphony no 7

Well, that's for Iceland, Estonia and Finland. I can't decide on an Arvo Pärt work. Too hard. His music is beautiful, but it sits just outside my sphere of preference.

[Christo]

I'm just enjoying No.3 (Melartin) now - a very nice discovery. 

Great! I made the same 'discovery' just two years ago; symphonies nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 make a great series, IMHO.