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Rautavaara: 12 Concertos / Oliveira, Ashkenazy, et al

4 CD / Ondine / 2009-08-25

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello, Op. 41; Angel of Dusk; Ballad for Harp and Strings (also version for harp & string quartet); Harp Concerto; Cantus Arcticus (Concerto f...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bister, Reija; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gothoni, Ralf; Jussila, Kari; Laine, Esko; Nordmann, Marielle; Oliveira, Elmar; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Pommer, Max; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Kangas, Juha; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"10 full-fledged concertos, one important tone poem masquerading as one, and one spare piece for harp and orchestra are loaded into a convenient set that...continue...

Rautavaara: The 8 Symphonies

4 CD / Ondine / 2005-02-10

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 1 (second revision); Symphony no 2 ("Sinfonia intima"); Symphony no 3, Op. 20; Symphony no 4 ("Arabescata"); Symphony no 5; Symphony no 6 ("Vincentiana"), for orche...
Conductors: Franck, Mikko; Pommer, Max; Segerstam, Leif

Einojuhani Rautavaara may well be the most popular symphonist alive today. On the occasion of his 80th anniversary, Ondine pays homage to its longtime house...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...

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: 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: Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Pommer, Max
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Rautavaara: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Ralf Gothoni

1 CD / Ondine / 1987-02-14

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 45; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Gothóni, Ralf
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rautavaara: Symphonies no 1-3 / Pommer, Leipzig Radio SO

1 CD / Ondine / 1986-03-14

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 1 (first revision); Symphony no 2 ("Sinfonia intima"); Symphony no 3, Op. 20
Conductors: Pommer, Max
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Symphony No. 1 was a student work which Rautavaara reworked in 1988 into a more compact version. The Symphony No. 2 is a very...continue...