Einojuhani Rautavaara
Book of Visions
Adagio Celeste · Symphony No. 1
National Orchestra of Belgium
Mikko Franck, conductor
Track listing
8 tracks · 75:18Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Symphony No. 1 (2003) 27:31
- 1 I. Andante 15:44
- 2 II. Poetico 7:41
- 3 III. Allegro 4:06
- 4 Adagio Celeste for String Orchestra (2000) 7:31
- Book of Visions (2005) 40:16
- 5 I. A Tale of Night 11:09
- 6 II. A Tale of Fire 7:36
- 7 III. A Tale of Love 10:09
- 8 IV. A Tale of Fate 11:22
Features
Hybrid SACD (recorded in DSD; SACD Surround 5.0 / SACD Stereo / CD Stereo - playable on all SACD and CD players)
Press
This is a terrific disc by a master symphonist - expertly performed and recorded. Highly recommended.
Ronald Legum, Audiophile Audition, November 22, 2006
(The Book of Visions) packs an emotional punch of rare intensity (...). The symphony, too, receives a biting performance, one that captures its grotesquerie as much as its pathos.
Matthew Rye, The Telegraph, Classical CDs of the week, February 25, 2006
This is a stunning disc. (...) The performances (...) are all that anyone could ask, and the sonics, whether in stereo or multichannel formats, are fully up to the quality of the interpretations. A knockout, not to be missed!
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, February 2005, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
The artists
National Orchestra of Belgium
The National Orchestra of Belgium (French: Orchestre National de Belgique; Flemish: Nationaal Orkest van België) is the leading orchestra in Belgium. Founded in 1936, it is based in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. Mikko Franck was the Orchestra's Music Director from 2002-2007.
Mikko Franck
Mikko Franck began to play the violin at the age of five and entered Helsinki's Sibelius Academy in 1992, subsequently studying in New York, Israel and Sweden.