Einojuhani Rautavaara died on July 27. Although not as much of a household name as Jean Sibelius, Rautavaara has been called the greatest Finnish composer since his more famous predecessor. Some more traditional classical fans might have been turned off by his earlier twelve-tone experimentation, but his later works were more of a neo-Romantic style with mystical overtones.
To give you a little taste of his works, I've included a piano piece titled Passionale (I'll have to ask Scott Drayco if he's played this one), followed by the short choral piece Credo, and finally the fourth movement from what many consider to be his best-known work, the Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light."
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