I am not a big fan of modern music with old themes, explored tonal tricks and romantic undertones, but this is different. Is it because Finnish is such a musical language? O because of the unusual setting of the plot? These two sisters living at the interface of past and present are perfectly matched by the music, the singing is pitch and character perfect. All falls in place and the surprise, albeit very few, are so ... Scandinavian, that one cannot help but think of Bergman, of cold weather, Russia and Finland. I agree with another reviewer that this is not "new music", but it is not meant to be. It is refreshing and perhaps even more modern because there is courage in writing this piece in times of turmoil and minimalism!