Einojuhani Rautavaara, Autumn Gardens (complete) 1999

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy. To quote the composer: “I have often compared composing to gardening. In both processes, one observes and controls organic growth rather than constructing or assembling existing components and elements. I would also like to think that my compositions are rather like ’English gardens’, freely growing and organic, as opposed to those that are pruned to geometric precision and severity“. “The title is derived from a passage in the libretto of my opera ’The