![]() ![]() ![]() In short, anyone looking for a good narration of the Kalevala would do well to check out this reading. Naxos always puts out quality stuff, and this recording doesn't let me down. As a bonus, I have to give Naxos Audio Books high marks. It's as if he really was planning to read this thing aloud, and since he knows the language, he is able to cope with the Finnish names. Not only that, Bosley brings his background in radio to this performance. In my book, this adds to his credibility. Keith Bosley is both the translator and narrator of this version. Fortunately, this version of the Kalevala is narrated by someone who totally gets it. The electronic voices are flat, and they can't deal with the names. And as for trying to use electronic voice technology along with a read-aloud type app, I wouldn't recommend it. It doesn't surprise me that there aren't to many recordings of this epic in audio form. Anyone who has tried to read an epic like this would do well to remember that the Kalevala was meant to be read aloud. ![]()
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