Born into a family of minor, but wealthy, landowners in the small village of. Rautavaara angels and visitations this double cd contains fifteen of finnish cult composer einojuhani rautavaara s most popular works from the 1950s until the present day. Einojuhani rautavaara songs for all instruments and levels. Muserk rights management, and 8 music rights societies.
Einojuhani rautavaara helsinki, 9 oktober 1928 aldaar, 27 juli 2016 was een finse componist en muziekpedagoog. Reminiscences of einojuhani rautavaara 1928 2016 31. There he was taught by vincent persichetti, and he also took lessons from roger sessions and aaron copland at tanglewood. Martinu etude in a from aetudes and polkas, book 1a. Rautavaara s works continue to grow and evolve, evoking spirituality, impressionism, and nonclassical elements. This feature was first published in february 2015, before rautavaaras death on 28 july 2016. Cantus arcticus, concerto for birds and orchestra composed in 1972 is one of the most popular works by rautavaara, warmly romantic and colourfully imp. Einojuhani rautavaara david c f wright dmus einojuhani rautavaara was a finnish composer born on 9 october 1928 and died on 27 july 2016,due to complications after a hip operation, was a finnish composer he is among the most notable finnish composers since jean sibelius 18651957. Einojuhani rautavaara sheet music, tabs and lead sheets jellynote.
The three piano concertos are full of tone clusters, instrumental fireworks, and effects. Three sonnets of shakespeare for voice and orchestra, op. Program alexei tartakovsky, piano fryderyk chopin 18101849 24 preludes, op. Tengesdal performs the einojuhani rautavaara cello concerto no. Over the years, his most popular has been cantus arcticus 1972, a concerto for birds and orchestra, where the composer himself recorded the singing of the. Reminiscences of einojuhani rautavaara 19282016 amfion. Einojuhani rautavaara, max pommer, leipzig radio symphony. Bbc radio 3 composer of the week, einojuhani rautavaara b. Recorded bird sounds weave in and out of a mostly tonal, mostly melodic background.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. He was married to sinikka koivisto, mariaheidi rautavaara and mariaheidi rautavaara. Vincentiana is the sixth symphony by the finnish composer einojuhani rautavaara. He was an artist of exceptionally broad scope, at once romantic and intellectual, mysticist and constructivist. This firstever edition of einojuhani rautavaaras complete twelve concertos written and recorded to this date follows on the great success of the release of his eight symphonies, in a special box set. A profile of the composer einojuhani rautavaara 1928 2016 along with a list of their works available to browse and buy. He is among the most notable finnish composers since the time of jean sibelius 18651957. Kalevi aho, one of finlands leading composers of today, was born in forssa in southern finland on 9th march 1949. He made his major breakthrough with the seventh symphony, angel of light, in the 1990s, but his output includes numerous classic operas, concertos, chamber music works and. He is an artist of exceptionally broad scope, at once romantic and intellectual, mysticist and constructivist. The subject of doctoral thesis is the analysis and interpretation of instrumental pieces composed by einojuhani rautavaara b. Over his extensive career, he progressed from neoclassicism to strict dodecaphony to freetonal neoromanticism.
Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. In 19861987, rautavaara wrote the opera vincent based on several events in the life of painter vincent van gogh. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Vladimir ashkenazy, einojuhani rautavaara, helsinki. Theme with three variations for orchestra withdrawn. Rautavaara was born in helsinki in 1928 and studied at the sibelius academy in helsinki under aarre merikanto from 1948 to 1952 before he was recommended a scholarship to study at the juilliard school in new york city. Rncm wind orchestra nordic wind band classics chan 10038. He was by nature a romantic, even a mystic, as is often apparent from the titles of his works. Einojuhani rautavaara project gutenberg selfpublishing. Like fellow finn jean sibelius, einojuhani rautavaara b. In addition, he revised several of his compositions many years after they were originally composed. For crumb, though, lorcas works hold a special fascination. Rautavaara stopped using opus numbers for his new compositions during the 1970s. Shop and buy piano sonata 2 the fire sermon sheet music.
He began to study at the sibelius academy in helsinki in the late1940s, but his professional career didnt begin until 1954 when his orchestral a requiem in our time won a competition sponsored by thor johnson, then conductor of the cincinnati symphony orchestra. Einojuhani rautavaara was a finnish composer of classical music. In the popular realm, the pogues, marea, and joan baez have also incorporated lorcas texts into their songs. Jul 28, 2016 in the course of a long compositional career, the defining feature of the music of the finnish composer einojuhani rautavaara, who has died at the age of 87, was its stylistic adaptability. Wikimedia commons haes media relatit tae einojuhani rautavaara. Einojuhani rautavaara home page at discover his music. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Satb choir sheet music book by einojuhani rautavaara 1928. Rautavaara cantus arcticus download free sheet music and scores. It is full of symbols, of ancient metaphors, revered archetypes. Symmetrical elements in the piano music of einojuhani rautavaara. He is among the most notable finnish composers since jean sibelius 18651957. Einojuhani rautavaara influential composer hailed as finlands finest since sibelius.
Einojuhani rautavaara was born on october 9, 1928 in helsinki, finland as eino juhani rautavaara. He has mixed all the postmodern impulses to fashion a music thats at once eerie and riveting. Jul 27, 2016 einojuhani rautavaara was the bestknown composer in contemporary finnish music. Rncm wind orchestra nordic wind band classics concert band. Einojuhani rautavaara 1928 2016 is regarded as one of the most. One of einojuhani rautavaaras proudest possessions is a fading scrap of paper, framed and hanging in his study. Einojuhani rautavaara pronounced aynoyuhahni rowtavahra was born in helsinki on oct. Einojuhani rautavaara is the bestknown composer in contemporary finnish music. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. This is a list of compositions by einojuhani rautavaara. He was a composer, known for le havre 2011, to the wonder 2012 and suomalaisen musiikin maapera 1978. The finnish composer, who was born in helsinki on october 9, 1928, and who died wednesday, wrote mesmerizingly beautiful music in the 20 th and 21 st century. Einojuhani rautavaara 1928 2016 was one of finlands internationally most successful composers.
Einojuhani rautavaara was born in helsinki in 1928 and studied with merikanto at the helsinki academy 194852, with persichetti at the juilliard school in new york 195556, see bruce duffies interview with vincent persichetti and with sessions and copland at tanglewood 1955. Rautavaara etudes download free sheet music and scores scorser. Jul 27, 2016 einojuhani rautavaara discography and songs. This page was last edited on 6 october 2019, at 18. Music profile for einojuhani rautavaara, born 9 october 1928. Federico garcia lorca free sheet music to download in pdf. Autumn gardens by einojuhani rautavaara after sibelius. Jul 29, 2016 from what ive been reading over the years, einojuhani rautavaara is a great composer. In the years 19741988 he was a lecturer in musicology at helsinki university. Rautavaara wrote a wide range of works in a variety of styles. He made his major breakthrough with the symphony no.
Harmony, timbre, and poetic meaning in the lorca cycles of. Einojuhani rautavaara was the leading finnish composer of his generation his late style combined modernism with mystical romanticism series of orchestral works inspired by metaphysical and religious subjects immensely popular recordings on ondine label, including bestselling symphony no. The passing of einojuhani rautavaara in 2016, one of the most performed finnish composers after sibelius, left a deep void in the field of finnish contemporary music. These include eight symphonies, nine operas and twelve concertos, as well as. Einojuhani rautavaara i was born in 1928 fortunately in finland. Rautavaara, einojuhani 19282016 worldcat identities. His cantus arctus 1972 is a concerto for birds and orchestra. He studied at the sibelius academy in helsinki under einojuhani rautavaara and in west berlin in boris blachers composition class.
Fortunately, because this is a country with dramatic destinies, situated between east and west, between tundra and europe, between the lutheran and orthodox faiths. He made his major breakthrough with the seventh symphony, angel of light, in the 1990s, but his output includes numerous classic operas, concertos, chamber music works and choral works. He is among the most notable finnish composers since jean sibelius. Flute, orchestra sheet music book by einojuhani rautavaara 1928. The series of instrumental works with titles referring to angels created by the finnish composer einojuhani rautavaara b. From what ive been hearing so far, there are hints of greatness, with more to explore from my end. Einojuhani rautavaara is one of the most colourful and diverse figures in finnish music. Rautavaara was inspired by a visioninducing childhood visit to an island monastery and sought to use the choir to evoke the sounds and images in his memory. Einojuhani rautavaara was a finnish composer born on 9 october 1928 and died on 27 july. July 2016 is internationally one of the best known and most frequently performed finnish composers. Einojuhani rautavaara 1928 2016 einojuhani rautavaara 1928 was one of the most colourful and diverse figures in finnish music.
Dmitri shostakovich 190675, luigi nono 192490, einojuhani rautavaara b. Rautavaara studied at the sibelius academy in helsinki under aarre. List of compositions by einojuhani rautavaara wikipedia. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. He is considered the maist notable finnish componer efter jean sibelius references. Yl, founded within the helsinki university in 1883, is finland s oldest finnish language choir. August 19, 1936 was a spanish poet and dramatist, also remembered as a painter, pianist, and composer. Rautavaaras later works include orchestral works book of visions. To coincide with the eightieth birthday of finnish composer einojuhani rautavaara, donald. Einojuhani rautavaara, composer, born 9 october 1928.
Einojuhani rautavaara was one of finlands internationally most successful composers. An emblematic member of the generation of 27, he was killed by nationalist partisans at the age of 38 at the beginning of the spanish civil war. Rautavaara, einojuhani, 19282016 lc linked data service. Einojuhani rautavaara composer 1928 2016 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Instrumental compositions referring to angels were rare, limited mainly to some works by tartini, berg, hindemith, crumb, and messiaen. He is among the most notable finnish composers since jean sibelius 18651957 rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He began to study at the sibelius academy in helsinki in the late 1940s, but his professional career didnt begin until 1954 when his orchestral a requiem in our time won a competition sponsored by thor johnson, then conductor of the cincinnati symphony orchestra. He took up the piano at the unusually late age of 17. Archangel michael fighting the antichrist from the suite icons 1955before the icons 2006, angels and visitations 1978, the double bass concerto angel of dusk 1980. Rautavaara was born in helsinki in 1928 and studied with merikanto at the helsinki academy 194852, with persichetti at the juilliard school in new york 195556, and with sessions and copland at tanglewood 1955. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Einojuhani rautavaara wikipedia, a enciclopedia libre.
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