The Fiddlers Op. 1 (RAUTAVAARA EINOJUHANI)

String quartet

SKU: FG.55011-639-9

Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Score + parts. Fennica Gehrman #55011-639-9. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-639-9).

ISBN 9790550116399.

New Urtext edition (2020) of Einojuhani Rautavaara's String Quartet No. 1 is based on the composer's manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by composer's hand in various sources. Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) was one of Finland's internationally most successful composers. He made his major breakthrough with the Seventh Symphony, Angel of Light, in the 1990s, but his output includes numerous classic operas, concertos, chamber music works and choral works. Over his extensive career, he progressed from Neo-Classicism to strict dodecaphony to free-tonal Neo-Romanticism. His catalogue of influences over the decades includes Orthodox liturgical music and Finnish fiddlers. Rautavaara's first string quartet (1953) is from his Neo-Classical early period when he composed only little chamber music. Stravinsky and the Finnish folk music are present in the rhythmical first movement; later enters a characteristic scale alternating half and whole steps. After the Slavic romanticism of the slow movement Andante the fiddler is back in the cheerful Gigue.

Accordion

SKU: FG.042-08514-1

Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Arranged by Matti Rantanen. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.042-08514-1).

ISBN 979-0-042-08514-1.

Matti Rantanen's arrangement for classical accordeon. The pieces are free fantasies based on dances written by a Finnish 18th century fiddler, Samuel Rinda-Nickola.

(The Fiddlers). By Einojuhani Rautavaara. (Piano). Boosey and Hawkes Piano. Size 8.25x11.75 inches. 12 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-). For piano. Published by Fennica Gehrman

String orchestra

SKU: FG.55011-638-2

Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Score and set of parts. Fennica Gehrman #55011-638-2. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-638-2).

ISBN 9790550116382.

New edition (2020) of Einojuhani Rautavaara's (1928-2016) Divertimento for string orchestra is based on the composer's manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by composer's hand in various sources. Written in 1953, Divertimento is one of Einojuhani Rautavaara's) early works in which the rhythms and melodies of Finnish folk music, especially the Otrobothnian style, have left a strong print. In this respect the work is a close relative of Rautavaara's popular work The Fiddlers. The themes and motives of the various movements are closely related, and aeolian and mixolydian modes lend the piece an archaic and rustic air. The duration is circa 9 minutes. The package includes one full scores and string parts (33221).