[3] Additional praise followed Madetoja's first composition concert in Helsinki on 26 September 1910, at which he conducted the Piano Trio, the Chess Suite, Op.

5 (excerpted from the incidental music Madetoja had composed for Eino Leino's play), and his new four-movement Symphonic Suite, Op.

[3] One such positive review, for example, came from the pen of Martin Wegelius, who wrote: Rarely it is possible to return from a first-timer's concert with such great feelings of satisfaction.

The entire suite, which is about 35 minutes in duration, contains the following movements: Thus far, only Nordic orchestras and ensembles have recorded the Elegia, which typically appears as the 'Madetoja entry' on compilation CDs of orchestral miniatures by various Finnish composers.

Brian Reinhart, who reviews the Panula recording on one of the Naxos compilation discs, names the "gorgeous" Elegia as his "favorite new discovery from the whole set", praising Madetoja for his ability to write "formally precise and emotionally gripping music for string orchestra".

[6] Another contributor, John France, argues that the Elegia "should be much better known", nominating it as a "definite candidate for Classic FM" based upon its "beauty" and "restraint".