Rautavaara / Sussmann: Works for Cello & Piano

Rautavaara / Sussmann SKU: 35756569
Rautavaara / Sussmann: Works for Cello & Piano

Rautavaara / Sussmann: Works for Cello & Piano

Rautavaara / Sussmann SKU: 35756569

Format: CD

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Title: Works for Cello & Piano
Artist: Rautavaara / Sussmann
Label: Ondine
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 761195131022
Genre: Classical

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.

Tracks:
1.1 Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.2 On the Name Einar Englund - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.3 Epitaph for Béla Bartók - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.4 I. Libero E Poetico - Tanja Tetzlaff
1.5 II. Allegretto - Tanja Tetzlaff
1.6 III. Tranquillo - Tanja Tetzlaff
1.7 IV. Molto Allegro - Tanja Tetzlaff
1.8 Song of My Heart - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.9 I. - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.10 II. - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.11 III. - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann
1.12 Polska. - Tanja Tetzlaff/Gunilla Süssmann

Audio Sample:
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