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

, 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, gong, 3 tam-tams, 2 harps, strings.

Premiere

Philadelphia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch, April 27, 2000

Recordings

Rautavaara's symphony has been recorded four times since 1999.
OrchestraConductorRecord CompanyYear of RecordingFormat
Helsinki Philharmonic OrchestraLeif SegerstamOndine Records2001CD
Lahti Symphony OrchestraOsmo VänskäBIS Records2004CD
New Zealand Symphony OrchestraPietari InkinenNaxos Records2006CD
Philadelphia OrchestraWolfgang SawallischRM Associates / Image Entertainment 2000 DVD