- Finnish composer Kalevi Aho has been an important musical presence in Finland since the late 1960's.  - Mr. Aho composed Minea at the behest of conductor and noted Beethoven interpreter Osmo Vanska, who conducts the work herein.  - Mr. Aho's fifteenth and latest symphony, heard here,utilizes an large array of western and non-western percussion instruments  - The Lahti Symphony Orchestra has performed and recorded a large number of the composer's works.