[ Ondine 20th Anniversary / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 26 February 2005
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"Master of orchestral colour...played beautifully... spendid sound too." (Gramophone)
"Master of orchestral colour...played beautifully... spendid sound too." ]
(Gramophone)
"Mendelssohn, MacDowell and Raff through a lens admitting the freshness of Prokofiev and Ravel. Don't miss this highly attractive music"
- MusicWeb Feb 2005
An early death prevented Raitio from fully achieving the potential that his small but distinguished body of completed works amply demonstrates.
Like his compatriot and colleague Aarre Merikanto, Raitio's music was scarcely understood in his lifetime, and had only recently begun to receive a sympathetic hearing from his compatriots. A fascinating case of what might have been.
Valssi Waltz
Humoreski Humoresque
Idylli Idyll
Tango
Scherzo (Felis domestica)
Danse grotesque
Valse mignonne
Neiet niemien nenissä Maidens on the headlands (Symphonic poem)
Kesäkuvia Hämeestä Summer pictures from Häme
Metsäidyllejä Forest idylls