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I had the pleasure of witnessing the New York premiere of the Eighth Symphony, a work that despite much that is lovely, struck me as
Come on. Be honest. How often do you listen to a recording that occasionally makes you smile and has the overall effect of making you
As Rautavaara points out in his comments about the Third Symphony (1961), there is no reason why the use of 12-tone technique as musical substructure
Apotheosis is the revised finale of Rautavaara’s Sixth Symphony (“Vincentiana”), and it’s gorgeous, a long-limbed slow movement of truly memorable lyrical beauty. The complete symphony
The most wonderful thing about Rautavaara’s songs is that no matter what the technical basis of his compositional method, he understands that “song” means an
Paul Hillier’s naming as conductor and artistic director of the acclaimed Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is an occasion that deserves some celebration. Harmonia Mundi
Rautavaara is one of Finland’s many fine composers; perhaps the finest. His 1972 Cantus Arcticus, for Birds and Orchestra, has achieved international success and several
This concise “tragedia buffa” (as Rautavaara calls it) is haunting and unusual in both subject matter and treatment. It is based on a true story
This new release makes a distinguished follow-up to Laura Mikkola’s Naxos recording of Rautavaara’s First Piano Concerto. When works are new, as these are, it’s
Rautavaara’s Apotheosis, one of his most accessible and beautiful works, is a gently rhapsodic interlude drawn from material for his opera Vincent. The composer’s characteristically
