Einojuhani Rautavaara

90th Anniversary Edition including 2 CDs & Catalogue

Harp Concerto, Symphony No. 8 · & Sampler with various artists and orchestras

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Marielle Nordmann, harp
Leif Segerstam, conductor

ODE 1236-2D · 2 CDs · September 2018

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Track listing

17 tracks · 121:25

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

CD 1

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (2000) 959
1 1 I Pesante 9:59
2 2 II Adagietto 5:17
3 3. III Solenne 7:54
Symphony No. 8 "The Journey" (1999) 29:09
4 4. I Adagio assai 11:30
5 5. II Feroce 3:04
6 6. III Tranquillo 6:00
7 7. IV Con grandezza 8:35

CD 2

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Rautavaara 90th Anniversary Sampler 69:06
1 Isle of Bliss (Lintukoto) (1995) - Helsinki PO, Leif Segerstam 11:30
2 Kyrie from Missa a cappella - Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava 2:39
3 Garden of Spaces (1971/2003) - Helsinki PO, Leif Segerstam 13:42
4 Vivace from Cello Concerto No. 1 (1968) - Marko Ylönen, Helsinki PO, Max Pommer 5:03
5 A Finnish Myth (1977) - Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas 6:33
6 Song of My Heart (1996/2000)for cello and piano - Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann 3:20
7 Danza, from Notturno e danza (1993)for violin and piano - Pekka Kuusisto, Paavali Jumppanen 2:03
8 Melancholy from In the Shade of the Willow - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Timo Nuoranne 4:27
9 Langsam, breit, ruhig, from Symphony No. 3 (1961) - Leipzig RSO, Max Pommer 12:18
10 Adagio Celeste (2000) - National Orchestra of Belgium, Mikko Franck 7:31

Product details

Format: 2 CDs
Release date: September 2018
Catalogue no.: ODE 1236-2D
EAN / UPC: 0761195123621
Total duration: 121:25

Performers

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016) would have turned 90 October 9th, 2018. During his long career as a composer spanning seven decades from the late 1940s until his very last days, the composer created a wide list of works in various music genres, including 8 symphonies, several concertos and operas as well as a large amount of vocal and chamber music – majority of them have been recorded by Ondine. The recordings released by the label played a key role in bringing the composer to international attention during the 1990s. This anniversary release includes a re-issue of his 8th Symphony, written for the centenary of the Philadelphia Orchestra, his Harp Concerto, written for the Minnesota Orchestra, as well as a sampler of selected moments from Ondine’s extensive Rautavaara discography.

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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.

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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.

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