I only recently learned about Rautavaara. I've listened to his 7th Symphony, "Angel of Light", repeatedly. I can't seem to get enough of it. I knew the piece was inspired by spiritual experiences he had as a child that involved an angel. Just now I found this interview. I very much enjoyed hearing him discuss the angel here. Begins at 1:35 and continues to 5:27.
I encountered Rautavaara's music only 4 years ago and wish I'd known about it earlier.Cantus Arcticus is a stunning evocation of wild northern landscapes and their bird populations. It speaks so profoundly to the senses and is particularly powerful in these times where our natural world is so threatened by human greed and carelessness. More impressive still for me is the 7th symphony. I listen to it over and over again and find something new there each time.
“And it has been necessary. All of it.” A fitting interview with the composer I think most serious North American listeners of classical contemporary music are least likely ever to have heard of before, and whom I find the most essential and rewarding in these latter days.
As Mr Tucker says, Rautavaara seems to carry on from Sibelius. My own thoughts on Rautavaara is that so much of his music touches the human emotions, far more than any modern composer I can think of. So much has warmth and real feeling, even in the symphonies. I personally think that perhaps his vocal and choral music are his special achievements.
Alvin Wyllie I don’t think he carries on from Sibelius, certainly not in any linear sense, apart from also from being Finnish. I am sure the two composers would have enormous respect for each other. But I think they would be rather baffled about being compared to each other all the time. Sibelius fits into a late Romantic tradition. Rautavaara is very much inscribed in a serialist and post-serialist landscape, inflected by Boulez, Messaien, Dutilleux, and many Russians as well, while always being his own voice. A maverick? A genius? Yes, of course, both, which goes without saying. That he drew inspiration from deep vessels of faith and was the (hard-working) medium through which Divine Inspiration passed? Well, that too often DOES go without saying. So I am saying it here.
I was introduced to this wonderful composer in the year of 2003, and his first piece that I heard and bought was his 7th Symphony entitled Angel of Light. after that Symphony, I heard an amazing piece called Angels and Visitations. I fell in love with Rautavaara's music ever since!
Perhaps the greatest living composer.. certainly the living composer who's music has the most emotional impact on me, he seems to carry right on from Sibelius, taking on board some of modernisms best effects and techniques without any of the baggage of rules and restrictions.. a true inspiration.
Yes, I fully agree, Rautavaara is the greatest living composer....but I also personally feel that Sebastian Fagerlund,a fellow Finn is also wonderfully gifted and a dynamic composer, and let me not forget the British John Pickard,who knocks my socks off!!! After listening to serious classical music for over 40 years I regard John Pickard as IT !!! What a talent! What feeling! All three of these composers have enriched my life...... I thank them for it! Jack,Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
+Jack Geitz I think that Krzysztof Penderecki can also make the cut as one of the greatest living composers.And a younger Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu has a really unique style.Also John Adams is an incredible composer too.I haven't really listened anything from Pickard,but now that i listened i must say he is incredible.
Rautavaara's vocal problems were related to the medical episode he experienced in 2004. He spent nearly six months in the intensive care unit due to an aortic dissection. I'm not sure about the details, but apparently, some opening, breathing tube, or a similar issue severely damaged his vocal cords, and the problem was never fixed. You can get an idea of Rautavaara's old speaking voice by listening, for example, to his conversation with Vladimir Ashkenazy, which is also available on RUclips.
my favorite composer. tears in headphones on a regular basis
R.I.P. Einojuhani Rautavaara.
I only recently learned about Rautavaara. I've listened to his 7th Symphony, "Angel of Light", repeatedly. I can't seem to get enough of it. I knew the piece was inspired by spiritual experiences he had as a child that involved an angel. Just now I found this interview. I very much enjoyed hearing him discuss the angel here. Begins at 1:35 and continues to 5:27.
his piano concerto no. 3 is meditative, calming, and mystical
I encountered Rautavaara's music only 4 years ago and wish I'd known about it earlier.Cantus Arcticus is a stunning evocation of wild northern landscapes and their bird populations. It speaks so profoundly to the senses and is particularly powerful in these times where our natural world is so threatened by human greed and carelessness. More impressive still for me is the 7th symphony. I listen to it over and over again and find something new there each time.
“And it has been necessary. All of it.”
A fitting interview with the composer I think most serious North American listeners of classical contemporary music are least likely ever to have heard of before, and whom I find the most essential and rewarding in these latter days.
As Mr Tucker says, Rautavaara seems to carry on from Sibelius. My own thoughts on Rautavaara is that so much of his music touches the human emotions, far more than any modern composer I can think of. So much has warmth and real feeling, even in the symphonies. I personally think that perhaps his vocal and choral music are his special achievements.
Alvin Wyllie I don’t think he carries on from Sibelius, certainly not in any linear sense, apart from also from being Finnish. I am sure the two composers would have enormous respect for each other. But I think they would be rather baffled about being compared to each other all the time. Sibelius fits into a late Romantic tradition. Rautavaara is very much inscribed in a serialist and post-serialist landscape, inflected by Boulez, Messaien, Dutilleux, and many Russians as well, while always being his own voice. A maverick? A genius? Yes, of course, both, which goes without saying. That he drew inspiration from deep vessels of faith and was the (hard-working) medium through which Divine Inspiration passed? Well, that too often DOES go without saying. So I am saying it here.
I was introduced to this wonderful composer in the year of 2003, and his first piece that I heard and bought was his 7th Symphony entitled Angel of Light. after that Symphony, I heard an amazing piece called Angels and Visitations. I fell in love with Rautavaara's music ever since!
This is wonderful. Thank you for uploading!
Perhaps the greatest living composer.. certainly the living composer who's music has the most emotional impact on me, he seems to carry right on from Sibelius, taking on board some of modernisms best effects and techniques without any of the baggage of rules and restrictions.. a true inspiration.
Yes, I fully agree, Rautavaara is the greatest living composer....but I also personally feel that Sebastian Fagerlund,a fellow Finn is also wonderfully gifted and a dynamic composer, and let me not forget the British John Pickard,who knocks my socks off!!! After listening to serious classical music for over 40 years I regard John Pickard as IT !!! What a talent! What feeling! All three of these composers have enriched my life...... I thank them for it!
Jack,Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
+Jack Geitz I think that Krzysztof Penderecki can also make the cut as one of the greatest living composers.And a younger Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu has a really unique style.Also John Adams is an incredible composer too.I haven't really listened anything from Pickard,but now that i listened i must say he is incredible.
Sebastian Fagerlund is stunning! I just went to listen to a premiere of a new symphonic work of his a week or so ago
Great found this video recommend to me by RUclips. Loved it.
Maestro
is it possible to have an english translation? It could be very interesting for all the non finnish-speaking people
Already available, just click the 'CC' button on the video
Thank you!
whats the music that starts around 5:26?
@avien84 thank you!
@@bazdesh any luck, what is this piece?
@@friedrichowl yup, look for 'Canticum Mariae Virginis' from his sacred choral works album. a magnificient piece
Does anyone know what happened to his voice?
Rautavaara's vocal problems were related to the medical episode he experienced in 2004. He spent nearly six months in the intensive care unit due to an aortic dissection. I'm not sure about the details, but apparently, some opening, breathing tube, or a similar issue severely damaged his vocal cords, and the problem was never fixed. You can get an idea of Rautavaara's old speaking voice by listening, for example, to his conversation with Vladimir Ashkenazy, which is also available on RUclips.
What is the music at 5:26 please
Canticum Marie Virginis by Rautavaara. There are several excellent recordings of it.
Who's the interviewer?
Looks like Ville Komppa.
What is the piece at 5:27?
Rautavaara's Canticum Mariae Virginis.
@@anttivirolainen8223 thx sooo much
@@friedrichowl My pleasure.
5:25 music?
@OakTree1234 Thanks
@@splatproductions99 any luck, what is this piece?
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