Symphony No. 7 (Rautavaara)

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Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara wrote his Symphony No. 7, subtitled Angel of Light, in 1994. [1] It was originally known as The Bloomington Symphony, as it was commissioned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. [2] Belonging to his Angel Series, inspired by childhood dreams and revelations, the symphony has won wide popularity for its deep spirituality. The première performance was by the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra in 1994. In 1997 the première recording, by Leif Segerstam, was nominated for the Grammy Award for "Best Classical Contemporary Composition". [3]

Contents

Movements

  1. Tranquillo ("tranquil", about 12 minutes)
  2. Molto allegro ("lively tempo", about 6 minutes)
  3. Come un sogno ("like a dream, about 10 minutes)
  4. Pesante - Cantabile ("profound - song-like", about 10 minutes)

Instrumentation

Recordings

OrchestraConductorRecord CompanyYear of RecordingFormat
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Leif Segerstam Ondine Records 1995CD
Lahti Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vänskä BIS Records 1999CD
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Hannu Koivula Naxos Records 2001CD

References

  1. ↑ Duncan Clark (2001). Classical Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 397. ISBN   9781858287218.
  2. ↑ said, On 6 January 2011 at 18:04 richard baker (June 10, 2009). "Rautavaara: "Angel of Light" Symphony".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Rautavaara: Angel Of Light / Segerstam, Helsinki P ... - Ondine: 03731772 | Buy from ArkivMusic". www.arkivmusic.com.
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