RAUTAVAARA, E.: Garden of Spaces / Clarinet Concerto / Cantus arcticus
Stoltzman, Helsinki Philharmonic, Segerstam
ODE1041-2

Each Friday we select a track from a Naxos Music Group album released twenty years ago to provide the accompaniment for five minutes of your downtime.

This week’s pick from the Ondine label is a movement from Cantus arcticus by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016). It’s a highly original orchestral work that incorporates recorded birdsong from the Arctic Circle. We’ve selected the second movement, Melancholy.