Jaatinen/Alakarppa - Impressions du Nord: Nordic songs

This album includes a repertoire of Nordic composers influenced by French impressionism and Debussy�s music in particular. In Finland, both Toivo Kuula and Leevi Madetoja are known for taking influence from impressionism. After spending extensive time at the National Library in Oslo I decided to add songs by Alf Hurumin and with the helpful advice from the principal of the Norwegian State Academy of Music, Astrid Kvalbein, Pauline Hall. Juho Alak�rpp� brought in G�sta Nystrom`s S�nger vid havet. This work was originally written for Finnish soprano Aulikki Rautava.