Rautavaara & Martinů: Piano Concertos No. 3

Featuring

Dalia Stasevska
Olli Mustonen
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Bohuslav Martinů

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Recording & Production

This Hybrid SACD recording uses a 5.0 surround sound configuration, aiming to reproduce the natural concert venue sound with full frequency range across all five channels, without a separate bass channel.

Performer Biography

Olli Mustonen, the pianist on this recording, combines the roles of composer, pianist, and conductor, often performing in this fascinating triple role, following the tradition of masters like Rachmaninov and Busoni.

Performer Biography

Dalia Stasevska, the conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra on this album, was awarded the Order of Princess Olga by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for her contributions to international cooperation and promoting Ukraine's heritage.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bohuslav Martinů, a Czech composer, believed that new musical expression should arise from the subject matter and the composer's personality, not from unusual technical means or calculation.

Composition History

Rautavaara's Piano Concerto No. 3, subtitled 'Gift of Dreams', was commissioned by pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, with the specific requirement that the pianist could both play the solo part and conduct the orchestra, as was common in Classical times.

Composition History

Bohuslav Martinů's Piano Concerto No. 3 was completed on March 10, 1948, the day of the assassination of Jan Masaryk, a Czech diplomat and politician, a detail Martinů noted in his manuscript score.

Composer Biography

Einojuhani Rautavaara, a Finnish composer, proudly attributed the diverse character of his music to his birthplace, Finland, situated between east and west, tundra and Europe, and Lutheran and Orthodox faiths.