Tapiola Youth Symphony - Rautavaara: Lintukoto / P
 | Label: Zube Records Catalog: ABCD202 Format: CD Tapiola Youth SymphonyLike many Finnish composers before him, Rautavaara took inspiration from the national folk epic, the Kalevala. But for this 1995 piece he turned to a poem by his compatriot Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872). ‘Lintukoto’ describes an imaginary island idyll thronged with migrating birds (‘Lintukoto’ literally means ‘bird home’). Rautavaara calls it a ‘haven of happiness’; Kivi calls it ‘the Isle of Bliss’. R  Price: $30.98 |