Composer of the Week - Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928)
Donald Macleod presents a survey of the life and music of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, with excerpts specially recorded for the programme by Rautavaara himself
Composer of the Week - Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - Childhood
Donald Macleod begins a survey of the life and music of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara by exploring the formative experiences of Rautavaara's childhood.
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Composer of the Week - Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - Finland
The Finnish landscape is an influence that Rautavaara readily acknowledges in his music, but folklore took longer for him to incorporate into his compositions.
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Composer of the Week - Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - Studies Abroad
Rautavaara's progress as he heads off to broaden his musical horizons in America and Europe, and winning the Cincinnati Composers Competition in 1954 opened up opportunities.
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Composer of the Week - Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - The Creative Process
Donald Macleod explores some of Rautavaara's compositional techniques and the ideologies behind them.
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Composer of the Week - Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928) - The Mystic
An exploration of the religious and metaphysical subjects that were a continuing source of fascination for Rautavaara, and his belief in the existence of angels.
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