Einojuhani Rautavaara: Hajoaminen – Four songs for voice & piano
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Einojuhani Rautavaara: Hajoaminen – Four songs for voice & piano

Published for the first time in 2024, Einojuhani Rautavaara’s (1928-2016) Hajoaminen (Dissolution, 1956) is set to four grim poems by Finnish poet Lassi Nummi (1928-2012). Plaintive motifs and the use of ostinato creates a static athmosphere and links the songs together. Elegia (Elegy) is Rautavaara’s first composition where he used twelve-tone technique. Buy now

Einojuhani Rautavaara: A Children’s Mass for children’s voices and string orchestra
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Einojuhani Rautavaara: A Children’s Mass for children’s voices and string orchestra

The seven movements of A Children’s Mass (1973) by Einojuhani Rautavaara are performed in alternation by a children’s choir (SSAA) and string orchestra. Only in the final movement are the two ensembles combined. This arrangement also makes it possible for the choral and orchestral cycles to be performed as separate entities. Full score & string…