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Rautavaara: Modificata; Incantations; Towards The Horizon / Colin Currie, Truls Mork

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Cello no 2 ("Towards the Horizon "); Modificata, for orchestra; Percussion Concerto ("Incantations")
Performers: Currie, Colin; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

This new recording couples Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's latest concerto works with an orchestral piece from his early Modernist period (Modificata; 1957/2003). Rautavaara's Second Cello...continue...

Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy, Symphony no 3

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2004-02-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy, for orchestra; Symphony no 3, Op. 20
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Einojuhani Rautavaara is internationally one of the best known and most frequently performed Finnish composers. Commissioned by the famous Juilliard School for its centennial celebrations...continue...

Rautavaara: Song of My Heart, etc / Suovanen, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-09-19

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Sonnets (3) of Shakespeare, song cycle for high or medium voice & piano (or orchestra); Sonnets (5) to Orpheus, for medium voice & orchestra (or piano); Die Liebenden, song cyc...
Performers: Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"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...continue...

Rautavaara: Angels and Visitations

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-08-29

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 45; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gothoni, Ralf; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pommer, Max; Franck, Mikko; Nuoranne, Timo; Legerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Chamber Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This double CD contains fifteen of Finnish star composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's most popular works or excerpts and delivers a wide-ranging anthology of his music from...continue...

Rautavaara: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Stoltzman, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-02-28

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Garden of Spaces, for orchestra; Concerto for Clarinet; Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Stoltzmann's original style, his musicianship, the variety of colors and the dynamics he coaxes out of his instrument, as well as his interest in...continue...

Rautavaara: Harp Concerto, etc / Segerstam, Nordmann, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-09-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Harp Concerto; Symphony no 8 ("The Journey")
Performers: Nordmann, Marielle
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Both works are hot off the press: the Harp Concerto was completed only in 2000 for the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Symphony in 1999 for...continue...

The Essential Rautavaara

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-06-10

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; A Requiem in our Time, for brass, Op. 3; Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for piano; Lintu...
Performers: Gothoni, Ralf
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Lintu, Hannu; Kangas, Juha; Segerstam, Leif; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Finnish Brass Symphony; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

The Houston Grand Opera production of Mark Adamo's proud adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, "Little Women" has been recorded by Ondine. Little Women...continue...

Rautavaara: Piano Concerto no 3, Autumn Gardens / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-01-18

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Piano no 3 ("Gift of Dreams"); Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), for orchestra; Einojuhani Rautavaara / Vladimir Ashkenazy: Einojuhani Rautavaara in conversation ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Both works grow naturally and organically, and inhabit their own distinctive spiritual world. Thanks to the persuasive advocacy of these artists, they cast quite a...continue...

Rautavaara: On The Last Frontier, etc / Segerstam, Gallois

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-02-02

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Anadyomene ("Adoration of Aphrodite"), for orchestra; Concerto for Flute ("Dances with the Winds"), Op. 69; On the Last Frontier, fantasy for chorus and orchestra
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The world premiere recording of "On the Last Frontier", based on the work by Edgar Allen Poe, is a very rich and accessible work of...continue...

Rautavaara: Angel of Light / Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-04-14

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 7 "Angel of Light"; Annunciations, concerto for organ, brass & symphonic winds
Performers: Jussila, Kari
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Kari Jussila rises to the various challenges set for him with what sounds like genuine enthusiasm (his fast fingerwork is amazing) while Leif Segerstam and...continue...

Rautavaara: Vincentiana, Cello Concerto / Pommer, Ylönen

1 CD / Ondine / 1990-03-21

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 6 ("Vincentiana"), for orchestra & synthesizer; Concerto for Cello, Op. 41
Performers: Ylönen, Marko
Conductors: Pommer, Max
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra