Mikko Franck, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, Einojuhani Rautavaara: Apotheosis (KÄYTETTY CD)

Released in 2003 by the Finnish label Ondine (catalogue number ODE 1002-2), this classical music CD pairs Finnish contemporary music with Russian Romanticism, featuring Einojuhani Rautavaara's delicate composition Apotheosis alongside Pyotr Tchaikovsky's tragic Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique". The works are performed by the acclaimed Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of a young Mikko Franck, and the recording earned widespread international praise upon its release, particularly for Franck's mature and intense interpretation of Tchaikovsky's swan song.