Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composer
Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈei̯noˌjuhɑni ˈrɑu̯tɑˌʋɑːrɑ]; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. These include eight symphonies, nine operas and fifteen concertos, as well as numerous vocal and chamber works. Having written early works using 12-tone serial techniques, his later music may be described as neo-romantic and mystical. His major works include his first piano concerto (1969), Cantus Arcticus (1972) and his seventh symphony, Angel of Light (1994).
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Works
- Symphony no. 7 "Angel of Light" 1994 Orchestral
- A Requiem in Our Time, op. 3
- A Soldier's Mass
- A Tapestry of Life
- Aleksis Kivi
- Angel of Dusk
- Angels and Visitations Orchestral
- Auringon talo
- Autumn Gardens
- Before the Icons
- Book of Visions
- Canción de nuestro tiempo
- Cantus Arcticus, for orchestra and taped bird songs, op. 61 Orchestral
- Cello Concerto no. 2 "Towards The Horizon"
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 41
- Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
- Concerto for Flutes and Orchestra, op. 69 "Dances With the Winds"
- Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 “Gift of Dreams”
- Deux Sérénades
- Die Liebenden
- Divertimento
- Elämän kirja, op. 66
- Etydit, op. 42
- Four Songs from the Opera Aleksis Kivi
- Four Songs from the opera Rasputin
- Fünf Sonette an Orpheus
- Guds väg
- Halavan himmean alla
- I min älsklings trädgård
- Ikonit, op. 6
- Kainuu
- Kaivos
- Kaksi preludia ja fuugaa, op. 36
- Kaksi psalmia, op. 37
- Kolme symmetristä preludia
- Lapsimessu
- Laudatio trinitatis
- Lorulei
- Lost Landscapes
- Ludus verbalis
- Maailman uneen
- Magnificat
- Manhattan Trilogy
- Matka
- Meren tytär
- Missa a cappella
- Missa duodecanonica
- Modificata
- Monologues of the Unicorn
- Nattvarden, op. 22
- Neljä laulua Aleksis Kiven runoihin
- Neljä romanssia oopperasta Rasputin
- Neljä serenadia
- Notturno e danza
- Octet for Winds
- Orpheus singt
- Partita
- Partita, op. 34
- Pelimannit, op. 1
- Percussion Concerto "Incantations"
- Piano Concerto no. 1 Orchestral
- Praktisch Deutsch
- Preludes, op. 7
- Pyhiä päiviä
- Rasputin
- Rubáiyát
- Serenades of the Unicorn
- Sonata for Cello Solo
- Sonata for Cello and Piano
- Sonata no. 1, op. 50 "Christus und die Fischer"
- Sonata no. 2, op. 64 "The Fire Sermon"
- String Quartet no. 1 "Quartettino"
- String Quartet no. 2, op. 12
- String Quartet no. 4
- String Quintet "Les Cieux Inconnues"
- Suite de Lorca
- Suite for Strings
- Symphony no. 1
- Symphony no. 2 "Sinfonia intima"
- Symphony no. 3
- Symphony no. 4 "Arabescata"
- Symphony no. 6 "Vincentiana"
- Symphony no. 8, "The Journey" Orchestral
- Ta tou Theou, op. 30
- Thomas
- Three Sonnets of Shakespeare
- True & False Unicorn
- Two Preludes of T.S. Eliot, op. 32
- Unsere Liebe (Our Love)
- Vigilia
- Vincent
- Violin Concerto Orchestral
- Wenn sich die Welt auftut
Box sets & recent recordings
- Rautavaara: Complete Piano Works — Einojuhani Rautavaara, Morta Grigaliunaite (2025) box set · 46 tracks Spotify
- Rautavaara, E.: Choral Music for Male Choir (Complete) — Einojuhani Rautavaara, Pasi Hyökki (2008) box set · 37 tracks Spotify
- Rautavaara, E.: — Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Timo Nuoranne (1998) box set · 34 tracks Spotify
- Rautavaara: Sydämeni laulu (Version for Cello and Piano) [Musical Moments] — Einojuhani Rautavaara, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Naoko Sonoda (2026) Spotify
- Rautavaara: Deux Sérénades (Written for Hilary Hahn): No. 1. Sérénade pour mon amour. Moderato — Einojuhani Rautavaara, Hilary Hahn, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck (2021) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.