Concerto no. 2 for piano and orchestra ; Symphony no. 3 ; Concerto for double bass and percussion / ...

Album description
1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Finlandia: FACD 016.
Rhondda Gillespie, piano, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor (1st work) ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ulf Söderblom, conductor (2nd work) ; Olli Kosonen, double bass, Rainer Kuisma, percussion (3rd work).
Recorded April 18, 1975 (1st work), April 8-10, 1976 (2nd work) and at the Helsinki Radio House, September 20, 1973 (3rd work).
Previously released on analog disc as: Finlandia: FA 339, p1984 (3rd work).
Released also on compact disc: Meet the composer : Usko Meriläinen (Finlandia: 3984-23402-2, 1999).
Analog recording.
Durations: 18:32 ; 28:10 ; 23:17.
Program notes in English and Finnish (7 pages), inserted.

I. Meriläinen, Usko, 1930-2004. Concertos, double bass, percussion
Reviews
  1. 1. New York Times, 1-6-1985, pH21.
  2. 2. Fanfare, March-April, 1985, 277-278.
  3. 3. Fanfare, May-June, 1992, 198-199. ( FACD 016)
  4. 4. Gramophone, November 1992, 1990. ( FACD 016)