List of compositions by Einojuhani Rautavaara

Rautavaara in the 1950s

This is a list of compositions by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara stopped using opus numbers for his new compositions during the 1970s. In addition, he revised several of his compositions many years after they were originally composed. Therefore, using opus numbers in connection with his works is not a necessity.

Operas

• Kaivos (The Mine) (1957–1958/1960/1963)
• Apollo contra Marsyas (1970)
• The Abduction of the Sampo (Runo 42: Sammon ryosto), choral opera (1974/1982)
• Marjatta, the Lowly Maiden (Marjatta Matalan Neiti) (1975)
• A Dramatic Scene, "Late One Night" (En dramatisk Scen) (1976)
• Thomas (1982–1985)
• Vincent (1986–1987)
• The House of the Sun (Auringon talo) (1989–1990)
• The Gift of the Magi (Tietäjien lahja), chamber opera (1993–1994)
• Aleksis Kivi (1995–1996)
• Rasputin (2001–2003)

Incidental Music

• Incidental Music to Father Troll and Old Man Clam (Isä-Peikko ja Simpukka-Ukko) (1952)

Ballet

• The Temptations (Kiusaukset) (1969)

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 (1956/1988/2003)
• Symphony No. 2 (1957/1984)
• Symphony No. 3 (1961)
• Symphony No. 4: Arabescata (1962)
• Symphony No. 4 (1964/68) (original version, withdrawn)
• Symphony No. 5 (1985–1986)
• Symphony No. 6: Vincentiana (1992)
• Symphony No. 7: Angel of Light (1994)
• Symphony No. 8: The Journey (1999)

Concertos

• Piano Concerto No. 0 (1955), withdrawn
• Cello Concerto No. 1 (1968)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (1969)
• Concerto for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra: Daughter of the Sea (Meren tytär) (1971), withdrawn
• Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra (1972)
• Ballad, for harp and strings (1973/1981)
• Flute Concerto: Tuulten tansseja (Dances with the Winds) (1975)
• Violin Concerto (1976–77)
• Organ Concerto: Annunciations (1976–77)
• Double Bass Concerto: Angel of Dusk (1980)
• Piano Concerto No. 2 (1989)
• Piano Concerto No. 3: Gift of Dreams (1998)
• Harp Concerto (2000)
• Clarinet Concerto (2002)
• Percussion Concerto: Incantations (2008)
• Cello Concerto No. 2: Towards the Horizon (2008/2009)
• Fantasia, for solo violin and orchestra (2015)
• Deux Sérénades, for violin and orchestra (2016/18 completed by Kalevi Aho, premiered posthumously)

Choral with orchestra

• Concerto for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra: Daughter of the Sea (Meren tytär) (1971), withdrawn
• Children's Mass (Lapsimessu), for children's choir and orchestra (1973)
• On the Last Frontier, fantasy for chorus and orchestra (1997)
• Balada, for solo tenor, mixed choir and orchestra (2014)

Other orchestral works

• Dramaattinen alkusoitto (Dramatic Overture), withdrawn (1951)
• Tema con tre variazioni (Theme with Three Variations), withdrawn (1952)
• Andante moderato, withdrawn (1952)
• Sinfoninen sarja (Symphonic Suite), withdrawn (1953)
• Modificata (1957/2003)
• Praevariata (1957) (withdrawn)
• Canto II (1960)
• Helsinki Fanfare (1967/87)
• Lahti Fanfare (1967)
• In memoriam J. K. Paasikivi (1967)
• Anadyomene (Adoration of Aphrodite) (1968)
• Helsinki Dancing (1971)
• Säännöllisiä yksikköjaksoja puolisäännöllisessä tilanteessa (Regular Sets of Elements in a Semiregular Situation) (Also called Garden of Spaces) (1972/2003)
• The Finn Way (1973), withdrawn
• Kasvaa–kehittyä–muuttua (Growth–Development–Variation) (1974), withdrawn
• Fanfaari Lahden hiihdon maailmanmestaruuskisoihin (Fanfare for the Lahti World Champion Skiing Competition) (1978)
• Angels and Visitations (1978)
• Pohjalainen polska (Ostrobothnian Polska) (1980)
• Lintukoto (Home of the Birds, or Isle of Bliss) (1995)
• Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat) (1999)
• Book of Visions (2003–05)
• Manhattan Trilogy (2004)
• Before the Icons (1955-56/2005)
• A Tapestry of Life (2007)
• In the Beginning (2015-2016)

String orchestra

• The Fiddlers (Pelimannit) (1952/1972) (originally for piano)
• Suite for Strings (1952)
• Divertimento (1953)
• An Epitaph for Béla Bartók (1955/1986)
• Canto I (1960)
• Finnisch, heute (Finnish, Today) (1970)
• Canto III: A Portrait of the Artist at a Certain Moment (1972)
• Three Meditations for Orchestra (1973) (extracted from Lapsimessu)
• Ballade for harp and strings (1973/1981)
• Suomalainen myytti (A Finnish Myth) (1977)
• Pohjalainen polska (Ostrobothnian Polska) (1980/1993) (Arranged from the orchestral version)
• Hommage à Kodály Zoltán (Bird Gardens) (1982)
• Epitaph for Béla Bartók (1986) (arranged from the version for cello and piano)
• Hommage à Liszt Ferenc (1989)
• Canto IV (1992)
• Apotheosis (1992/1996)
• Adagio celeste (2000)
• Canto V – Into the Heart of Light (2011)

Wind Ensemble

• Konsertto puhaltimille (Concerto for Winds) (1950), withdrawn
• Sotilasmessu (A Soldier's Mass) (1968)

Brass band

• A Requiem in Our Time (1953)
• Playgrounds for Angels (1981)

Chamber/instrumental

• String Quartets:
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1952)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1958)
  • String Quartet No. 3 (1965)
  • String Quartet No. 4 (1975)
• Wind Octet (1962)
• Sonetto, for clarinet and piano (1969)
• Dithyrambos, for violin and piano (1970) (also in version for violin and orchestra)
• Bassoon Sonata (1965/1968)
• Cello Sonatas:
  • Cello Sonata No. 1 (1972–1973/2001)
  • Cello Sonata No. 2 (1991)
• Variétude, for solo violin (1974)
• Sonata for Flute and Guitar (1975)
• Serenades of the Unicorn, for guitar (1977)
• Monologues of the Unicorn, for guitar (1980)
• Partita, for guitar (1956/1980 - incomplete 1956 version lost)
• Epitaph for Béla Bartók (1986)
• Notturno e Danza, for violin and piano (1993)
• String Quintets:
  • String Quintet No. 1: Les cieux inconnus (1997)
  • String Quintet No. 2: Variations for Five (2013)
• Hymnus, for trumpet and organ (1998)
• Lost Landscapes, for violin and piano (2005)
• April Lines, for violin and piano (2006)
• The Last Runo, for flute and string quartet (2007)
• Summer Thoughts, for violin and piano (2008)
• Whispering, for violin and piano

Piano

• Three Symmetrical Preludes (1949–50)
• The Fiddlers (1952)
• Adagio and Toccata, withdrawn, lost (1954) (This was later arranged for orchestra, with the arrangement also withdrawn and lost)
• The Icons (1955)
• Seven Preludes (1956)
• Partita (1956–58)
• Six Études (1969)
• Sonata No. 1: Christus und die Fischer (1969)
• Sonata No. 2: The Fire Sermon (1970)
• Music for Upright Piano No. 1 (1976)
• Music for Upright Piano No. 2 (1976)
• Narcissus (2001)
• Passionale (2003)
• Fuoco (2007)
• Mirroring (2014)

Organ

• Ta tou theou, Op. 30 (1967)
• Laudatio trinitatis (1969)
• Toccata, Op. 59 (1971)

Choral

• Ludus verbalis, motet for declamatory choir (1960)
• Missa duodecanonica, mass (liturgy) in Latin, (1963)
• Praktisch Deutsch, motet for declamatory choir (1969)
• True & False Unicorn, cantata (1971/2000)
• All-Night Vigil (Vigilia), for chorus and soloists (1971–72/1996)
• Credo, for mixed chorus (1972)
• Book of Life (Elämän kirja), choral suite (1972)
• Lorca Suite, for mixed or children's choir (1973)
• The Bride (Morsian), choral song (1975)
• The Departure (Lähtö), choral song (1975)
• Summer Night (Sommarnatten), choral song (1975)
• Kainuu, cantata for chorus, reciter and percussion (1975)
• Canticum Mariae Virginis, for chorus a cappella (1978)
• Magnificat, for mixed chorus (1979)
• Nirvana Dharma, for chorus, soprano and flute (1979)
• The Cathedral (Katedralen), for chorus and soloists (1982)
• Legenda, for male choir (1985)
• Cancion de nuestro tiempo, choral suite (1993)
• Die erste Elegie, choral song (1993)
• With Joy We Go Dancing (Och glädjen den dansar), choral song (1993)
• Wenn sich die Welt auftut, for SSAA chorus (1996)
• In the Shade of the Willow (Halavan himmeän alla), choral song (1998)
• Our Joyful'st feast, for chorus (2008)
• Four Romances from the opera Rasputin, for male chorus
• Unsere Liebe, for mixed chorus (1996/2010)
• Missa a cappella, for mixed chorus (2010–11)
• Hommage to an Old Composer, for male chorus (2014)

Vocal

• Three Sonnets of Shakespeare (1951/2005)
• Sacred Feasts (Pyhiä päiviä) (1953)
• Five Sonnets to Orpheus (1955–56/1960)
• Die Liebenden (1958–59/1964)
• God's Way (Guds väg) (1964/2003)
• The Trip (Matka) (1977)
• Dream World (Maailman uneen) (1972–82)
• In my Lover's Garden (I min älsklings trädgård) (1983–87)
• Three Songs from the Opera Aleksis Kivi (Kolme laulua oopperasta Aleksis Kivi) (1997)
• Rubáiyát (2014)

References

• Fennica Gehrman home page (publisher)
• List of works from Music Finland
• CV and list of works from the Finnish Music Information Centre
• Hong, Barbara Blanchard (2022). Rautavaara's Journey in Music. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. pp. 127–249. ISBN 9781538172339.