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Sweetness and light: Rautavaara tribute concert showcases one side of his art in Sydney

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“spaced chords on harp, marimba and vibraphone, answered by brusque trumpets and frenetic strings”
Reviewed at City Recital Hall, Sydney on 11 January 2017
Rautavaara, Cantus Arcticus
Rautavaara, Isle of Bliss
Rautavaara, Symphony no. 7, "Angel of light"
Benjamin Northey, Conductor
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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