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Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 3 Novembre 2013 Common Era
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riverman
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Edited Nov 04, 2013, 17:52
Re: Soundracks of Our Lives week ending 3 Novembre 2013 Common Era
Nov 04, 2013, 17:52
Robot Emperor wrote:
IanB wrote:
riverman wrote:

Rautavaara: Canctus Arcticus. Orchestral music and taped arctic birds.


I love that music. What recording have you been listening to? I have the Naxos one with the Royal National Scottish Orch. Would be interested to have a comparison recording.


For whatever inexplicable reason this is one of my favourite pieces of music. I have the Naxos disc and the recording by the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra on Catalyst. Although the Naxos recording is wonderful - and by far the better value - the Catalyst shades it. A better, deeper sounding recording. I also prefer the other pieces on the disc (String Quartet No. 4 and Symphony No.5 over the (Bruckner lite) 3rd and more modernist piano concerto 1 on the Naxos disc, unfair prejudice on my part. Think your taste and knowledge of classical music far broader than my own but get the other recording if you see it.

Only the Naxos disc is easily available. Royal Scottish National Orchestra (probably sic)have done a few of these Rautavaara recordings for Naxos. Can recommend the Symphony No.7.



Agree about Symphony 3 but I like the piano concerto which should have been on my soundtracks list. I gather from what I've read his symphonies get interesting from the 4th - the 7th is marvelous.
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