RAUTAVAARA: Garden of Spaces. Clarinet Concerto. Cantus Arcticus

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

RAUTAVAARA Garden of Spaces. Clarinet Concerto. Cantus Arcticus • Leif Segerstam, cond; Helsinki PO; Richard Stoltzman (cl) • ONDINE ODE-1041-2 (59:08) The Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara seems to have emerged as one of the world’s foremost living composers of “contemporary classical music.” Celebrating …

Picks of the Year: 1999

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

Listed below are the five releases that thrilled and satisfied me the most during the past year. First is a new, up-to-date recording (reviewed last issue) featuring fine performances of Lili Boulanger’s greatest choral and orchestral works. This is an …

RAUTAVAARA: Symphony No. 3. Piano Concerto No. 1

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

RAUTAVAARA Symphony No. 3. Piano Concerto No. 1. Cantus Arcticus – Hannu Lintu, cond; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Laura Mikkola (pn) – NAXOS 8.554147 (73:32) I’ve often reflected that, at least since about 1970, Finland seems to be home to …