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This four-disc Ondine set collects the complete concertos of Einojuhani Rautavaara. While these 12 works may not make the best argument for the Finnish post-modernist's status as a great composer -- his eight symphonies surely make good that claim -- they certainly make the best argument for his status as an amazingly effective, astoundingly diverse, and wonderfully individualistic composer. The works themselves are all from Rautavaara's wide-ranging maturity. There are three piano concertos, one concerto each for violin, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, organ, and harp, as well as a Ballad for harp and orchestra, plus the sui generic "Cantus Arcticus" for taped Artic bird songs and orchestra. Though the majority of the works are in three movements, each is unlike any other in conception and execution. From the megalomaniacal Piano Concerto No. 1 through the atmospheric Flute Concerto "Dances of the Winds" to the luminous Bass Concerto "Angel of Dusk," Rautavaara never repeats himself. Each work is superbly composed for its chosen soloist; the nearly Romantic Piano Concerto No. 3, "Gift of Dreams," written for Vladimir Ashkenazy, is a prime example. The soloists are always technically impressive, particularly Patrick Gallois' virtuosity on four separate flutes. They are also often emotionally compelling, especially Elmar Oliveira's seamless legato in the Tranquillo that opens the Violin Concerto. Recorded in cool, clear, deep, and very vivid digital sound, this set deserves to be heard by fans of the best of post-modernism.
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Violin Concerto (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Elmar Oliveira, Artist, MainArtist - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Elmar Oliveira, Artist, MainArtist
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Cello Concerto, Op. 41 (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Max Pommer, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Marko Ylönen, Artist, MainArtist - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Max Pommer, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Marko Ylönen, Artist, MainArtist
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Max Pommer, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Marko Ylönen, Artist, MainArtist
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Angel of Dusk (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Conductor - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Esko Laine, Artist, MainArtist
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Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Conductor - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Esko Laine, Artist, MainArtist
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Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Conductor - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestra - Esko Laine, Artist, MainArtist
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Ballad (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Juha Kangas, Conductor - Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Reija Bister, Artist, MainArtist
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Harp Concerto (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Marielle Nordmann, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Marielle Nordmann, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
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Marielle Nordmann, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
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Cantus arcticus, Op. 61, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra" (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
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Flute Concerto, Op. 63, "Dances with the Winds" (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Patrick Gallois, Artist, MainArtist - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Patrick Gallois, Artist, MainArtist
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Patrick Gallois, Artist, MainArtist
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Patrick Gallois, Artist, MainArtist
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Clarinet Concerto (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Richard Stoltzman, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Manuel Mohino, Engineer - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Richard Stoltzman, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
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Richard Stoltzman, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
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Annunciations (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Kari Jussila, Artist, MainArtist - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 45 (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Max Pommer, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Orchestra - Ralf Gothóni, Artist, MainArtist - Christian Cerny, Producer - Fritz Schurig, Engineer
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Max Pommer, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Orchestra - Ralf Gothóni, Artist, MainArtist
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Max Pommer, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Orchestra - Ralf Gothóni, Artist, MainArtist
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Piano Concerto No. 2 (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Michael Kempff, Producer - Ralf Gothóni, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Christian Georg Schmid, Engineer
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Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Ralf Gothóni, Artist, MainArtist
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Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Ralf Gothóni, Artist, MainArtist
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Piano Concerto No. 3 "Gift of Dreams" (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Artist, MainArtist - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Artist, MainArtist
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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Artist, MainArtist
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Album review
This four-disc Ondine set collects the complete concertos of Einojuhani Rautavaara. While these 12 works may not make the best argument for the Finnish post-modernist's status as a great composer -- his eight symphonies surely make good that claim -- they certainly make the best argument for his status as an amazingly effective, astoundingly diverse, and wonderfully individualistic composer. The works themselves are all from Rautavaara's wide-ranging maturity. There are three piano concertos, one concerto each for violin, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, organ, and harp, as well as a Ballad for harp and orchestra, plus the sui generic "Cantus Arcticus" for taped Artic bird songs and orchestra. Though the majority of the works are in three movements, each is unlike any other in conception and execution. From the megalomaniacal Piano Concerto No. 1 through the atmospheric Flute Concerto "Dances of the Winds" to the luminous Bass Concerto "Angel of Dusk," Rautavaara never repeats himself. Each work is superbly composed for its chosen soloist; the nearly Romantic Piano Concerto No. 3, "Gift of Dreams," written for Vladimir Ashkenazy, is a prime example. The soloists are always technically impressive, particularly Patrick Gallois' virtuosity on four separate flutes. They are also often emotionally compelling, especially Elmar Oliveira's seamless legato in the Tranquillo that opens the Violin Concerto. Recorded in cool, clear, deep, and very vivid digital sound, this set deserves to be heard by fans of the best of post-modernism.
© TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 04:28:14
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Elmar Oliveira
- Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Label: Ondine
- Genre: Classical
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