During one of his visits to the Twin Cities some years ago, I asked Einojuhani Rautavaara what it is that characterizes Finnish music. He is, after all, the elder statesman of music in Finland, his ...

Discs of music by Einojuhani Rautavaara always need to be approached with caution, and the Eighth Symphony, composed for the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999, is the same mixture as before, with ...

Fantasia Philharmonia Orchestra Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin Kristjan Järvi, Conductor Einojuhani Rautavaara, Composer Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 Kristjan Järvi, Conductor Karol Szymanowski, ...

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. The ...

Pity the poor percussionist in Mozart's day. He didn't have much to do in the orchestra, save for the occasional punctuating roll of the kettledrum (usually supporting a burst of brass) or the rare ...

A prolific artist, Rautavaara produced a wide range of works including nine operas, eight symphonies, numerous concertos, choral works and chamber music. He was also versatile. In the 1950s, he ...

The Columbus Symphony performs Incantations a percussion concerto by Einojuhani Rautavaara this weekend at the Ohio Theater. Rossen Milanov conducts, with soloist Colin Currie. The work was written ...

Einojuhani Rautavaara is a giant of beauty. 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 ...

I have a confession to make: I should have written this a long time ago. And I’ve been thinking about doing so for months now, balancing on the edge between action and inaction, resolution and ...

Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Sharon Bezaly, Flute Enrique Diemecke, Conductor Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, `Dances with the ...