"Finley sings them all with his usual finesse and careful shading, reserving his full power for the few genuinely climactic moments ... The subtle, respectful orchestrations wrap around his voice like a glove ... Gardner and his orchestra include very fine performances of three orchestral works"

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or"

"Fjorton sånger inalles, interfolierade av tre vackra orkesterverk gör detta till en sällsynt attraktiv och generös Sibeliusutgåva ... Och som han Gerald Finley sjunger dem! Denne kultiverade kanadensare har länge varit en barytonfavorit; nu imponeras jag även av hans svenska uttal. Behöver inget texthäfte till det"

"The title of this disc refers to a selection of Sibelius songs that the late Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara orchestrated specifically for Gerald Finley. Rautavaara made the selection himself, choosing songs which suited Finley's voice ... Gerald Finley is in splendid voice and seems perfectly matched to the music in these songs ... This disc deserves a place on the shelves of all Sibelius devotees and fans of Gerald Finley alike"

"Presto disc of the week: Rautavaara's orchestrations are so convincingly Sibelian that on first hearing I completely forgot I wasn't listening to the The Real Thing ... Finley is in magnificent voice throughout: though it's relatively uncommon to find non-Finnish singers tackling this repertoire, he seems completely at home with both the sound-world and the texts"