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Einojuhani Rautavaara

Complete Works for String Orchestra

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas, conductor

ODE 983-2D · CD · April 2001

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Track listing

21 tracks · 102:47

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

CD 1

Einojuhani Rautavaara

  1. Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), Op. 1 (1952) 7:30
  2. 1 I. Närböläisten Braa Speli 1:46
  3. 2 II. Kopsin Jonas 1:58
  4. 3 III. Klockar Samuel Dikström 1:04
  5. 4 IV. Pirun Polska 1:35
  6. 5 V. Hypyt 0:57
  7. Divertimento (1953) 8:30
  8. 6 I. Allegro 2:35
  9. 7 II. Adagio 2:51
  10. 8 III. Allegretto ma energico 2:58
  11. Suite for Strings (1952) 12:37
  12. 9 I. Presto 2:58
  13. 10 II. Andante 6:40
  14. 11 III. Vivace assai (Alla giga) 2:49
  15. 12 Hommage à Liszt Férenc (1989) 4:01
  16. 13 An Epitaph for Béla Bartók (1986) 6:16
  17. 14 Hommage à Kodály Zoltán (1982) 14:21

CD 2

Einojuhani Rautavaara

  1. 1 Canto I (1960) 5:35
  2. 2 Canto II (1961) 8:24
  3. 3 Canto III (1972) 9:!6
  4. 4 Canto IV (1992) 16:34
  5. 5 Ballad for Harp and Strings (1973/1981) 10:04
  6. 6 A Finnish Myth (1977) 6:16
  7. 7 Ostrobothnian Polska (1993) 3:05

Features

2 CDs; booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

Press

Juha Kangas leads highly accomplished, idiomatic, powerful performances, all captured by Ondine in resplendent sound.
Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10

The artists

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra has its roots in the student orchestra founded by conductor and current Artistic Director Juha Kangas at the Central Ostrobothnian Music Institute in 1972. Out of this grew, and took root, the idea of a more permanent, professionally-led and organised orchestra. The dream of a professional orchestra of Ostrobothnia's very own finally came true in 1989. Since then, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra has been on numerous tours to European countries, Japan and the United States. Its Principal Guest Conductor is Sakari Oramo.

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Juha Kangas

A native of the Ostrobothnia region, Juha Kangas began his musical career as a folk fiddler. His move into conducting took an unusual route with the emphasis less on formal studies and more on wide-ranging professional experience. Kangas studied the violin under Onni Suhonen at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. After a period of five years as a viola player in the Helsinki Philharmonic, he took up the post of lecturer at the Central Ostrobothnian Music Institute (now the Central Ostrobothnian Conservatory; 1972-1986). As a sideline to his teaching activities, he founded the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra in 1972 and continues to act as its Artistic Director to this day.

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