My Finnish calendar

"Iiro Rantala's transportive song cycle, My Finnish Calendar, delivers 12 solo-piano performances depicting the nation's conventional activities and emotional tenor that trace the course of each year ... Granted, one can find similar concept works that date back even to Antonio Vivaldi's iconic four-part violin concerti, The Four Seasons. But for a modern, personalized update with both emotional magnetism and musical intelligence, My Finnish Calendar is a welcome entry to the universal musical-almanac theme".