Rautavaara / Helsinki Philharmonic Orch Towards The Horizon & Modificata & Incantations CD

This new recording couples Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's latest concerto works with an orchestral piece from his early Modernist period (Modificata; 1957/2003). Rautavaara's Second Cello Concerto Towards the Horizon (2009) was written for cellist Truls M?rk and plays continuously in one 20-minute movement. Reviewing the premiere, the Star Tribune noted that the composer "acknowledges a 'taste for eternity' and a vain of mysticism runs through his work."

1. *Cello Concerto No. 2, "Towards the Horizon"* 2. I. Theme - 3. II. Variations of the theme - 4. III. Finale 5. *Modificata* 6. I. Praevariata 7. II. Meditatio 8. III. Affectio 9. *Percussion Concerto, "Incantations"* 10. I. Pesante 11. II. Espressivo 12. III. Animato (cadenza by C. Currie)