Zusammenfassung
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016) has been called Finland’s most notable musical export after Sibelius. His prolific output includes eleven operas; eight symphonies; eleven concertos; choral works for the Orthodox, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches; secular choral works; chamber music; vocal solos; and keyboard works. Many of these works were commissioned by internationally known performers and ensembles including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Richard Stoltzman, Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meiers, Gerald Finley, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Juilliard School of Music Orchestra. Perhaps most frequently performed are his Cantus Arcticus, a concerto for recorded arctic birds and orchestra, Angel of Light, his seventh symphony, and the Lorca choral suite depicting Death as a stalker in a Spanish village.
Rautavaara’s Journey in Music is divided into two sections; the first a biography and discussion of works that show his various style changes, from neoclassical, to twelve-tone, to neoromantic, and finally to a personal expressive style combining elements of twelve-tone and tonality. The second part divides his works by genre and gives more detailed information of stylistic analysis, libretto, provenance, and, often, reception.
Schlagworte
Musicology postmodern modern music composer symphonic music classical serialism Sibelius Esa-Pekka Salonen Finnish music 12-tone neo-romantic symphonies concertos cantus arcticusKeywords
20th century biography avant-garde- 123–249 PART TWO: WORKS BY GENRE 123–249
- 250–264 CHRONOLOGY OF WORKS 250–264
- 265–270 BIBLIOGRAPHY 265–270
- 271–282 Index 271–282