Rubáiyát (version for voice and piano)
(2014)song cycle for baritone and piano
Duration: 20'
Music Text
Ancient Rubaiyat poetry (trans. Edward FitzGerald) (E)
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
31/05/2014
Wigmore Hall, London
Gerald Finley, bar / Julius Drake, pft
Press Quotes
"Rautavaara's characteristic sound-worlds – by turns mystical, meditative, rhapsodic – are a fitting complement to Khayyám's lyric quatrains which, rather than delineating a narrative, present the profound feelings and philosophical reflections of the poet on subjects such as religion, lvoe and death."
Opera Today
Recommended Recording
Gerald Finley/Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds
Ondine ODE 1274-2
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