(A’-no-yo-hä’-ne Rau’-te-vä’-rer) b. 1928 Finnish composer Rautavaara studied at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, and then at the Juilliard School, New York, with Copland, Sessions and others. His early works show the influences of neo-classicism and serialism. His atmospheric Cantus arcticus (1972) for orchestra with taped birdsong marked the onset of a mystical phase, characterized by ...
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its plot from the Kalevala, the bardic epic that is one of the cornerstones of Finnish literature. The Kalevala also provided inspiration for two operas by Sallinen’s compatriot Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1938), Marjatta, The Lowly Maiden (1975) and Rune 42: The Abduction of Sampo (1983). Rautavaara’s international reputation rests on his orchestral works, and his eight operas display ...
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