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Einojuhani Rautavaara is arguably Finland's most popular modern composer because of his approachable, neo-Romantic orchestral music; yet his works' consistently somber tone, gray orchestration, and fairly static pacing make them predictable and tedious. Noted for exploiting a variety of methods and for writing in both avant-garde and traditionalist styles, Rautavaara is nonetheless most recognizable for his slow harmonic rhythms and overcast colors, and his monochromatic music is barely disturbed by exciting ideas or startling innovations. When he experiments with aleatoric procedures in Garden of Spaces (1971, revised 2003), Rautavaara is careful to score the interchangeable sections blandly so they slip past each other with the least amount of friction. The pseudo-concerto for taped bird calls and orchestra, Cantus Arcticus (1972), moves quite slowly in its glacial counterpoint and progressions; while the score evokes its subject most aptly, it is still a tedious slog through Rautavaara's austere Scandinavian scenes. Even the Clarinet Concerto (2001), which should be a dynamic showpiece, is dominated by too many stretches of brooding melancholy. Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, under Leif Segerstam, valiantly try to make the work take off, particularly in the Vivace finale; but the few bravura passages in the solo part are not enough to make this weighty vehicle break free of Rautavaara's gravitational pull.
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Garden of Spaces (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Enno Mäemets, Engineer - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
Clarinet Concerto (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Richard Stoltzman, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor - Manuel Mohino, Engineer - Reijo Kiilunen, Producer
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
Richard Stoltzman, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
Richard Stoltzman, Artist, MainArtist - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
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
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA, Composer - Leif Segerstam, Conductor
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
Album review
Einojuhani Rautavaara is arguably Finland's most popular modern composer because of his approachable, neo-Romantic orchestral music; yet his works' consistently somber tone, gray orchestration, and fairly static pacing make them predictable and tedious. Noted for exploiting a variety of methods and for writing in both avant-garde and traditionalist styles, Rautavaara is nonetheless most recognizable for his slow harmonic rhythms and overcast colors, and his monochromatic music is barely disturbed by exciting ideas or startling innovations. When he experiments with aleatoric procedures in Garden of Spaces (1971, revised 2003), Rautavaara is careful to score the interchangeable sections blandly so they slip past each other with the least amount of friction. The pseudo-concerto for taped bird calls and orchestra, Cantus Arcticus (1972), moves quite slowly in its glacial counterpoint and progressions; while the score evokes its subject most aptly, it is still a tedious slog through Rautavaara's austere Scandinavian scenes. Even the Clarinet Concerto (2001), which should be a dynamic showpiece, is dominated by too many stretches of brooding melancholy. Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, under Leif Segerstam, valiantly try to make the work take off, particularly in the Vivace finale; but the few bravura passages in the solo part are not enough to make this weighty vehicle break free of Rautavaara's gravitational pull.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:04
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Stoltzman Leif Segerstam
- Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Label: Ondine
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2005 Ondine (P) 2005 Ondine
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