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

Piccolo, 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 (suspended), gong (30"), 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.

Orchestra	Conductor	Record Company	Year of Recording	Format
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra	Leif Segerstam	Ondine Records	2001	CD
Lahti Symphony Orchestra	Osmo Vänskä	BIS Records	2004	CD
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra	Pietari Inkinen	Naxos Records	2006	CD
Philadelphia Orchestra	Wolfgang Sawallisch	RM Associates / Image Entertainment (Region 1)	2000 (First European Performance in Kölner Philharmonie)	DVD