Einojuhani Rautavaara
Garden of Spaces
Clarinet Concerto · Cantus Arcticus
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Track listing
7 tracks · 58:42Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- 1 Garden of Spaces 13:32
- Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2001) 25:53
- 2 I. Drammatico (ma flessibile) 13:24
- 3 II. Adagio assai 7:23
- 4 III. Vivace 5:06
- Concerto for Birds and Orchestra "Cantus Arcticus" (1972) 19:23
- 5 I. The Bog 6:51
- 6 II. Melancholy 4:17
- 7 III. Swans Migrating 8:09
Press
Der Dirigent Leif Segerstam und das Philharmonische Orchester Helsinki musizieren diese Partituren wie magische Beschwörungen, wie Rituale einer uralten Naturreligion.
Wolfgang Stähr, Klassik-Heute.com, 22. November 2005
This marvelous disc contains what unquestionably is the finest available performance of Cantus Arcticus, Rautavaara's most popular piece. (...) Excellent sonics, warm and well-balanced (in the concerto).
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, June 27, 2005, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
A Finnish master stroke (...). And with the dedicatee Stoltzmann as soloist (in the Clarinet Concerto) and Segerstam (who is very familiar with his composer colleague Rautavaara's work) as conductor, the highest authenticity is guaranteed.
Michael Loos, klassik.com, June 9, 2005, Recommended*****
The artists
Richard Stoltzman
Two-time Grammy Award winning clarinettist Richard Stoltzman gave the first clarinet recitals in the histories of both the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall, and, in 1986, became the first wind player to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize. He has been a soloist with more than a hundred orchestras as well as a recitalist and chamber music performer, innovative jazz artist, and prolific recording artist.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra to be founded in the Nordic countries (1882), has grown from a band of 36 players to an orchestra of 102 regular members.
Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam (1944-2024) received diplomas from the Sibelius Academy in violin and conducting. He won the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1962 and gave his first violin recital in 1963. He rounded off his studies at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a conducting diploma in 1964.