Einojuhani Rautavaara
On the Last Frontier
Flute Concerto · Anadyomene
Patrick Gallois, flute
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Finnish Philharmonic Chorus
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Track listing
6 tracks · 58:52Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- 1 Anadyomene (Adoration of Aphrodite) (1968) 12:13
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra "Dances with the Winds" (1975) 22:53
- 2 I. Andantino 8:24
- 3 II. Vivace 1:43
- 4 III. Andante moderato 7:25
- 5 IV. Allegro 5:06
- 6 On the Last Frontier 24:01
The artists
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.
Finnish Philharmonic Chorus
The Finnish Philharmonic Chorus is an independent organisation of around 150 singers selected from all over the country. The Chorus was established in 1979 as the Opera Festival Chorus for the Savonlinna Opera Festival where it sang until 1992. In 1995 the ensemble changed its name to better suit to its present vocation.
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.