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Rautavaara: Song of My Heart - Orchestral Songs / Suovanen
Ondine

Rautavaara: Song of My Heart - Orchestral Songs / Suovanen

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Composer
RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI
Artist
Suovanen, Segerstam, Helsinki Po
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Sep 19, 2002
Catalog #
ODE 1085-2
UPC
761195108529

About


The most wonderful thing about Rautavaara's songs is that no matter what the technical basis of his compositional method, he understands that "song" means an evocative text set to a singable melody. You may not go away humming all of the tunes here, particularly in the brief, powerful, and oddly disturbing cycle God's Way (to poems by Bo Setterlind), but there's no questioning the fundamental rightness of Rautavaara's reaction to the words, or his ability to project his feelings into an expressive vocal line. That's not something to be taken for granted nowadays, when grateful and effective writing for the voice is no longer the basis of most composers' techniques, whether writing for people or for instruments.

The remaining four sets of songs on this disc all employ texts of the highest quality, by Shakespeare (in English, by the way), Rilke, and Finnish poet Aleksis Kivi. The Rilke settings are particularly moving, nowhere more so than The Lovers, whose third song, "Woman Loving", ought to be a recital classic by now. The three songs taken from the opera Aleksis Kivi also deserve to find a life of their own away from the larger work. They stand among the most hauntingly beautiful of Rautavaara's latest creations. Baritone Gabriel Suovanen sings all of this music with warm tone and great musical intelligence, and he couldn't be better accompanied than by Segerstam and the Helsinki Philharmonic. Ideally balanced sound rounds out this most enticing picture of Rautavaara's generously lyrical art.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. That time of year 03:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. That time of year
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  2. 2 No. 2. When I do count the clock 02:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. When I do count the clock
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  3. 3 No. 3. Shall I compare thee 01:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Shall I compare thee
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  4. 4 No. 1. Da stieg ein Baum (A Tree Rose There) 02:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Da stieg ein Baum (A Tree Rose There)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  5. 5 No. 2. Und fast ein Madchen wars (And It Was Almost a Girl) 02:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Und fast ein Madchen wars (And It Was Almost a Girl)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  6. 6 No. 3. Ein Gott vermags (A God Can Achieve It) 02:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Ein Gott vermags (A God Can Achieve It)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  7. 7 No. 4. O ihr Zartlichen ( O Ye Gentle Ones) 03:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. O ihr Zartlichen ( O Ye Gentle Ones)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  8. 8 No. 5. Errichtet keinen Denkstein ( Don't Put Up a Memorial) 02:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Errichtet keinen Denkstein ( Don't Put Up a Memorial)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  9. 9 No. 1. Liebes-Lied (Love Song) 03:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Liebes-Lied (Love Song)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  10. 10 No. 2. Der Schauende 06:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Der Schauende
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  11. 11 No. 3. Die Liebende ( The Woman in Love) 04:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Die Liebende ( The Woman in Love)
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  12. 12 No. 4. Der Tod der Geliebten (Death of the Lover) 03:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4. Der Tod der Geliebten (Death of the Lover)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  13. 13 No. 1. Guds vag (God's Way) 02:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Guds vag (God's Way)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  14. 14 No. 2. Barnet (The Child) 01:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Barnet (The Child)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  15. 15 No. 3. Pingst (Penecost) 00:56
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Pingst (Penecost)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  16. 16 No. 4. Drom i katedralen (Dream in the Cathedral) 01:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Drom i katedralen (Dream in the Cathedral)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
  17. 17 No. 1. Ikavyys (Melancholy) 04:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Ikavyys (Melancholy)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Andrés Segovia
  18. 18 No. 2. Laulu oravasta (The Squirrel) 03:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Laulu oravasta (The Squirrel)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Andrés Segovia
  19. 19 No. 3. Sydameni laulu (Song of My Heart) 04:13
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Sydameni laulu (Song of My Heart)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara