Einojuhani Rautavaara

 

Einojuhani Rautavaara
1928-2016

Rautavaara was a Finnish composer of the 20th and 21st Centuries.

He evolved as a composer, starting out as a Mid-Century modernist of sorts, eventually finding his own compositional voice in musical mysticism.

At the point of creating this composer page, I am really only familiar with a few short choral pieces from Rautavaara. All this means is, my mind is open to whatever the composer brings. Thus I will be entirely in exploratory mode in Rautavaara's music.

Rautavaara has been particularly well served by the Ondine Records label of Finland, particularly from Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam, although there are others who have found interest in the composer across the decades.

 

Recordings and reviews currently on hand
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Recordings

1998: String Quartets 1 & 2
2000: Requiem in our Time
2001: Works for String Orchestra
    •  1994: Volume 1
    •  1996: Volume 2 
2006: Songs of my Heart
2008: Works for Male Choir
2009: Concertos
    •  Vol. 1: String Concertos
    •  Vol. 2: Harp Concertos
    •  Vol. 3: Wind Concertos
    •  Vol. 4: Piano Concertos
2009: Symphonies
    •  Vol. 1: Symphony 1 & 2
    •  Vol. 2: Symphony 3 & 4
    •  Vol. 3: Symphony 5 & 6
    •  Vol. 4: Symphony 7 & 8
2010: Before the Icons & Tapestry of Life
2012: Choral Works
    •  Volume 1: Vigilia
    •  Volume 2
    •  Volume 3
    •  Volume 4: Unicorn
2012: Cello Concerto 2
2013: Missa A Cappella
2016: Rubaiyat
2022: Lost Landscapes





Bits 'n Bobs

•  Orchestral