Rautavaara – 8 Symphonies [Ondine] – VA

Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - the 8 Symphonies:

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 *
Symphony No.2 +

CD 2:
Symphony No.3 +
Symphony No.4 "Arabescata" +

CD 3:
Symphony No.5 +
Symphony No.6 "Vincentiana" #

CD 4:
Symphony No.7 "Angel of Light" §
Symphony No.8 "The Journey" §

National Orchestra of Belgium *
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig +
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra # §
Mikko Franck - conductor *
Max Pommer - conductor + #
Leif Segerstam - conductor §

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Rautavaara – 12 Concertos [Ondine] – VA

Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - 12 Concertos:

CD 1:
Violin Concerto
Cello Concerto
Double Bass Concerto "Angel of Dusk"

CD 2:
Ballad for Harp and Strings
Harp Concerto
Concerto for Birds and Orchestra "Cantus Articus"

CD 3:
Flute Concerto "Dances with the Winds"
Clarinet Concerto
Organ Concerto "Annunciations"

CD 4:
Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.2
Piano Concerto No.3 "Gift of Dreams"


Elmar Oliveira - violin
Marko Ylönen - cello
Esko Laine - double bass
Reija Bister - harp
Marielle Nordmann - harp
Patrick Gallois - flute
Richard Stolzman - clarinet
Kari Jussila - organ
Ralf Gothóni - piano
Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leif Segerstam - conductor
Max Pommer - conductor
Jean-Jacques Kantorow - conductor
Juha Kangas - conductor
Jukka-Pekka Saraste - conductor

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