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Järvi makes symphonic sense of the structure of the Finnish composer's concerto for pre-recorded birdsong and orchestra in a performance that builds real momentum. —
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Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lost Landscapes
RecommendedWorks For Violin and Orchestra
Simone Lamsma (violin), Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Robert Trevino
The two Serenades which Rautavaara composed at the very end of his life for Hilary Hahn were first recorded by their dedicatee last year, but it's more illuminating still to hear them in the... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
RecommendedChausson, Rautavaara, Prokofiev
Hilary Hahn (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Hahn praises the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France as one where ‘emotion is embraced rather than exaggerated’, and the disc is an embodiment of this crucial virtue...She admits [the Prokofiev... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Rautavaara: Modificata, Towards the Horizon & Incantations
RecommendedWorld Première Recordings
Truls Mørk (cello), Colin Currie (percussion)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds
A late and lush harvest of works by octogenarian Einojuhani Rautavaara continues apace. Here we have eagerly awaited documentation of his two latest neo-Romantic concertos, in beautifully recorded... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Contemporary
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Rautavaara: Rubaiyat, Balada, Cantov & Four Songs from Rasputin
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Mika Pohjonen (tenor)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Music Centre Choir, John Storgårds
John Storgårds and the Helsinki Philharmonic, in fine form, record a selection of [Rautavaara’s] recent, largely vocal works…well worth hearing —
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Fantasia: Rautavaara, Szymanowski & Ravel
Anne Akiko Meyers (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Kristjan Jarvi
Like many of his later works [the Fantasia is] elegiac in character, with a strong, lush tonal base: a warm cushion of orchestral sound supporting the continuous solo line…Meyers plays with... —
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The six movements of Jacob Shea’s Arctic Suite certainly evoke the world of film music...It ’s left to the oldsters Palmgren and Ole Bull to show how memorable a good melody can actually be:... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Classical Without Borders
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Special offer. Einojuhani Rautavaara: Works for Violin and Orchestra
Ulf Wallin (violin), Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen
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The Latvian Radio Choir provide a polished account, catching the idiom nicely, although there are moments of discomfort in the Sanctus's solo passages...The most immediately appealing pieces... —
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