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Cover: Einojuhani Rautavaara – Works for Mixed Chorus

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Works for Mixed Chorus

Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
Eric-Olof Söderström, conductor

ODE 851-2 · CD · October 1995

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Track listing

19 tracks · 60:08

Einojuhani Rautavaara

  1. 1 Lähtö (Departure) 1:41
  2. 2 Morsian (The Bride) 2:53
  3. Praktisch Deutsch 6:11
  4. 3 I. Hotel 1:36
  5. 4 II. Kaufläden 1:47
  6. 5 III. Beim Schneider 1:31
  7. 6 IV. Gesellschaften 1:18
  8. 7 Och glädjen den dansar (With the Joy We Go Dancing) 2:54
  9. 8 Sommarnatten (Summer Night) 3:13
  10. 9 Katedralen (The Cathedral) 16:50
  11. Suite de Lorca (1973) 5:31
  12. 10 I. Canción de jinete 1:00
  13. 11 II. El grito 1:40
  14. 12 III. La luna asoma 1:41
  15. 13 IV. Malaguena 1:09
  16. Ludus verbalis 3:24
  17. 14 I. Personalia 0:34
  18. 15 II. Temporalia 1:38
  19. 16 III. Qualitativa 0:32
  20. 17 IV. Quantitativa 0:40
  21. 18 Nirvana Dharma 8:30
  22. 19 Die erste Elegie (The First Elegy) 9:01

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish and the sung texts in the original language and in English

The artists

Eric-Olof Söderström

Eric-Olof Söderström (b. 1957) graduated from the Sibelius Academy with diplomas in choral conducting (1985) and orchestral conducting (1988). He was chorus master for the Savonlinna Opera Festival from 1987-1991. After 1990 he conducted the Finnish Radio Chamber Choir for most of its concerts and recordings, and from 1992 to 1996 he acted as the choir's Artistic Director. In the 1995-96 season he was the visiting chorus master of the Finnish National Opera.

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