# Einojuhani Rautavaara: Book of Visions · Adagio Celeste · Symphony No. 1

> Einojuhani Rautavaara: Book of Visions · Adagio Celeste · Symphony No. 1 – National Orchestra of Belgium…. Ondine ODE 1064-5, SACD / CD, released October 2005.

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- **Composer:** Einojuhani Rautavaara
- **Work(s):** Book of Visions · Adagio Celeste · Symphony No. 1
- **Performers:** National Orchestra of Belgium; Mikko Franck, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 1064-5
- **Format:** SACD / CD
- **Release date:** 1 October 2005
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195106457
- **Tracks:** 8, total 75:18
- **Genres:** Finnish contemporary, Orchestral
- **Awards:** ClassicsToday.com '10/10'

## Track listing

**Einojuhani Rautavaara**

- *Symphony No. 1 (2003)*
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)*
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

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## Related pages

- [Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/rautavaara-einojuhani.md)
- [National Orchestra of Belgium, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/national-orchestra-of-belgium.md)
- [Mikko Franck, Conductor](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/franck-mikko.md)