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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: 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...

Rautavaara: Complete Works for String Orchestra / Kangas

2 CD / Ondine / 1997-04-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for strings (arranged from piano version); Divertimento for string orchestra; Suite for Strings (version of String Quartet no 1 with added bass part)...
Performers: Bister, Reija
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"At first hearing the range [of these works] seems immense... The more one listens, though, the easier it is to chart the development of a...continue...

Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams / Komsi, Lintu, Avanti!

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-09-06

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Du gick, flög, for soprano & piano; Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi, for soprano & prepared piano; Miranda's Lament, for soprano, clarinet, harp, violin & double bass; Caliban's Dream...
Performers: Ahtinen, Timo; Bister, Reija; Juutilainen, Hanna; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Komsi, Piia; Korhonen, Timo; Laivuori, Jouko; Rantanen, Riikka; Riisalo, Tuula; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu