Symphony No. 8 (Rautavaara)

Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara wrote his Symphony No. 8, subtitled The Journey, in 1999. The total playing time is approximately 28 minutes.

Movements

  1. Adagio assai - Andante assai
  2. Feroce -
  3. Tranquillo
  4. Con grandezza - Sciolto - Tempo I

Instrumentation

Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 4 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, tubular bells, 4 tom-toms, cymbal (suspended), gong (30"), 3 tam-tams, 2 harps, strings.

Premiere

Philadelphia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch, April 2000

Recordings

Since its 1999 composition, the piece has already been recorded four times.

Orchestra Conductor Record Company Year of Recording Format
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Leif Segerstam Ondine Records CD
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Pietari Inkinen Naxos Records 2006 CD
Lahti Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vänskä BIS records CD
Philadelphia Orchestra Wolfgang Sawallisch RM Associates / Image Entertainment (Region 1) 2000 (First European Performance in Kölner Philharmonie) DVD
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