Rautavaara - Orchestral Works
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Label: Ondine
Cat No: ODE11492
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 26th April 2010
Contents
Artists
Helsinki Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Leif SegerstamWorks
A Tapestry of LifeBefore the Icons
Artists
Helsinki Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Leif SegerstamAbout
Einojuhani Rautavaara is recognized as one of the most notable Finnish composers after Jean Sibelius. His recordings on Ondine have been bestsellers and garnered numerous awards (including a 1997 Grammy nomination for Angel of Light).
This new recording features the mystical composer’s latest orchestral works, two poignant testimonies of a mature artistic, spiritual and human personality.
The uplifting orchestral work Before the Icons (2005) is based on the earlier piano cycle Icons (1955) and therefore spans over Rautavaara’s entire career. The work drew its inspiration from a book of Orthodox icons.
Rautavaara wrote A Tapestry of Life in 2007 after an almost miraculous recovery from an acute illness. “Few contemporary composers are as skilled (…) in using tonality without compromise”, wrote the New Zealand Herald, upon its premiere.
Leif Segerstam and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra build on their long-time pedigrees of performing their compatriot’s music.
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