Martinu/ Rautavaara/ Lahti Symphony Orchestra - Piano Concertos No. 3 Fulfilled By FYE Primal sounds from the rainforest

Primal sounds from the rainforest

at other times contemplative and lyrical - composed by the 'Thuringian Vivaldi' who died far too early

while at the same time looking down into the dark abyss of Romanticism

Haydn/ Furtwangler - Sym 88 94 & 104

How did a high school freshman get so lucky

Martinu/ Rautavaara/ Lahti Symphony Orchestra - Piano Concertos No. 3 Fulfilled By FYE Primal sounds from the rainforestThe Czech Bohuslav Martinu and the Finn Einojuhani Rautavaara may not seem to have much in common, but both have adopted an attitude free of musical puritanism, constantly finding new sources of inspiration which they explored without taboos. Explaining the heterogeneity of his musical language over the years, Rautavaara stated that, as a Finn, he stands 'between East and West, between the tundra and Europe, between Lutheran and Orthodox faith'.