Marianna Liik‘s Maaalune / Underground achieved a marvellous level of immersion, with players dispersed around the museum space combined with electronics to create an all-enclosing sonic environment. In terms of both spacialisation and the acoustic / electronic divide, it was fascinating to hear how connections suggested (and sometimes negated) themselves. Some relationships were unequivocal, such as when sustained music materialised in the flute, clarinet and violin, forming a stark contrast to the violent instability around them. However, as the piece progressed I couldn't shake the feeling that, beneath all of these possible notions of connection was something deeper, in which everything was ultimately rooted. The effect this had on the sonic totality was surprisingly profound.
Simon Cummings, 2024
https://5against4.com/2024/05/26/baltic-estonian-music-days-2024-part-3/


Simon Cummings, 2024
https://5against4.com/2024/05/29/baltic-estonian-music-days-2024-part-4/


Mirje Mändla, Muusika, May 2024
https://www.temuki.ee/archives/9935


“Plaat annab tunnistust autori küpsest ja tundlikust maitsest. Ühte on põimitud sakraalhoone saladuslikus akustikas mängitud kammermuusika ja müstilised elektroakustilised kõlad.“ The album testifies to the author's mature and sensitive taste. It intertwines chamber music played in the mysterious acoustics of a sacred building with mystical electroacoustic sounds.
Liina Vainumetsa, Muusika, 24th of January 2023
https://www.ajakirimuusika.ee/single-post/marianna-liik-januneb-valgust


Kurt Gottschalk, Bachtrack, Young Artists To Watch: Marianna Liik – Economies and expressions of scale, 18th of December 2020
https://bachtrack.com/interview-marianna-liik-estonian-ministry-of-culture-young-artists-to-watch-december-2020


Simon Cummings
WORLD MUSIC DAYS 2019
http://5against4.com/2019/05/17/world-music-days-2019-estonia-part-3/#more-35588


ROCHE YOUNG COMMISSIONS
https://academy.lucernefestival.ch/projects/composer-project/roche-young-commissions/2017-2019/
https://blog.lucernefestival.ch/blog/2019/11/08/the-premiere-in-lucerne-through-the-eyes-of-roche-employees/
https://www.roche.com/sustainability/philanthropy/arts_culture/
rc_roche/ryc_marianna.htm


Ruth Prieto
INTERVIEW WITH MARIANNA LIIK 20/09/2017
https://www.elcompositorhabla.com/es/noticias.zhtm?arg_id=802


Nele-Eva Steinfeld
PERSONA GRATA: MARIANNA LIIK 10/03/2015
https://kultuur.err.ee/305127/marianna-liik-tmk-s-helilooja-valikud-on-tegelikult-usna-piiratud


KOMMENTAARIUM - a musical performance with pre-listening
https://www.sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/c5-muusika/nullist-tulemuseni/