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Rautavaara: Works for Cello & Piano / Tetzlaff, Sussmann
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Rautavaara: Works for Cello & Piano / Tetzlaff, Sussmann

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Composer
RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI
Artist
Tetzlaff, Sussmann
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Feb 09, 2018
Catalog #
ODE 1310-2
UPC
761195131022

About

The passing away of Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016), one of the most performed Finnish composers after Sibelius, left a deep void in the field of Finnish contemporary music. This new album by cellist Tanja Tetzlaff and pianist Gunilla Süssmann includes Rautavaara’s rarely heard works written for cello and piano. The cornerstone of Rautavaara’s cello chamber music are the three sonatas. The earliest of the sonatas was written in 1969 and contains Baroque influences. Prior to this, the composer had already written Two Preludes and Fugues for cello and piano in 1955 firmly rooted in the Neo-Classical tradition as a young student. Soon after completing his solo cello sonata, the composer started writing his Neo-Romantic Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1. However, the work was left unfinished and completed almost 30 years later, in 2001. Cello Sonata No. 2, completed in 1991, is much different in style, more modern and edgy, but based on a work written for a cello music competition in 1975. Polska (1977) for two cellos and piano is based on a folk tune from Rantasalmi. The origin of this work is connected to the genesis of Rautavaara’s first published opus, Fiddlers (Pelimannit) from the early 1950s. Song of My Heart (Sydämeni laulu) is the composer’s transcription from an aria included in his opera Aleksis Kivi (1995–96). In 2000, Rautavaara arranged the piece for cello, and fittingly for this funereal piece dedicated it to the memory of Estonian composer Lepo Sumera.

REVIEW:

As a mind-blowing display of technical accomplishment, I can only offer my congratulations to Tanja Tetzlaff who has a gorgeous Guadagnini cello of 1776 and an outstanding long-term piano partner in Gunilla Sussmann. Very good recorded quality and most highly recommended.

– David's Review Corner (David Denton)

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Cello Sonata No. 1 17:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Cello Sonata No. 1
    Duration
    17:55
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  2. 2 I. On the name EinAr EnGlunD 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. On the name EinAr EnGlunD
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  3. 3 II. Epitaph for BÉla BArtók 05:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Epitaph for BÉla BArtók
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  4. 4 I. Libero e poetico 05:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Libero e poetico
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff
  5. 5 II. Allegretto 01:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff
  6. 6 III. Tranquillo 04:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Tranquillo
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff
  7. 7 IV. Molto allegro 02:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff
  8. 8 Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart) 03:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  9. 9 I. — 06:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  10. 10 II. — 03:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  11. 11 III. — 08:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann
  12. 12 Polska (Polka) 04:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    Polska (Polka)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tanja Tetzlaff, Gunilla Süssmann