This new recording features his complete works for male choir - one of the most popular genres in this composer"s artistic output. The two separately performing ensembles on this disc are native speakers: The YL Male Voice Choir (Helsinki University Choir) is one of the world"s most prominent male voice choirs and the prominent commissioner and dedicatee of most of Rautavaara"s - and also Jean Sibelius"s - works for male voice choir. Only recently was the Choir featured on the critically acclaimed recording of Sibelius"s Kullervo. The Talla Vocal Ensemble is a smaller group of 10 singers and was originally founded within the YL Male Voice Choir.