OUTI TARKIAINEN (b.1985) :    Midnight Sun Variations; Songs of the Ice; Cor Anglais Concerto, "Milky Ways";    The Ring of Fire and Love. Nicholas Daniel, cor anglé; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Collon.

Description: Outi Tarkiainen (b. 1985) has rapidly risen to the ranks of Finland’s internationally most successful composers. Born in Lapland, the landscape of this mystic Arctic region has proved a constant source of inspiration for her. This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Nicholas Collon featuring Nicholas Daniel as soloist, includes some of the composer’s most recent orchestral works, including Midnight Sun Variations commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic and by the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, and premiered at the BBC Proms in 2019. Outi Tarkiainen’s works are marked by strong atmosphere and rich orchestral textures.