Aleksis Kivi - Einojuhani Rautavaara
Information about the opera Aleksis Kivi by Einojuhani Rautavaara, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
The life, madness, and death of the founding father of Finnish literature.
Recommended recordings on CD
Lehtinen/Hynninen/Pöysti (Ondine ODE 1000-2D)
Jyväskylä Sinfonia, conducted by Markus Lehtinen, 2002.
Cast: Jorma Hynninen (Aleksis Kivi), Lasse Pöysti (August Ahlqvist), Eeva-Liisa Saarinen (Charlotta), Helena Juntunen (Hilda), Gabriel Suovanen (The young Alexis).
Ondine ODE 1000-2D