Rautavaara's Apotheosis

This 4th Movement from Rautavaara's 6th Symphony is based on his opera, "Vincent" written not long ago about the tragedy of Vincent Van Gogh. Most of us should know about the man, his paintings and his goal about trying to get "normal people" to see the world in his perspectives through his paintings and to find our own interpretations of both nature and lifestyles. Like composers, artists like Van Gogh suffers the neglect and lack of understanding from the public therfore being ridiculed and sentence to being commited to an asylum, though the ironic behavior of cutting his ear or setting one of his hands on fire didn't help much to illustrate his point.
Here in this movement is more positive and uplifting revealing pictures that I am sharing (both from the Internet and personnels) has nothing to do with the composition, but merely had a respected inversion of beauty that the legendary painter may had in mind had he lived longer. Notwithstanding, I longed to share this remarkable piece to all that can enjoy 21st century music that is not always dissonant or eccentric, to which Rautavaara has mastered color and beauty in his penmanship.
I hope that you will purchase this NAXOS cd that includes his Manhattan Trilogy and his epical 8th Symphony titled "The Journey" conducted by Pietiri Inkinen and performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Most videos only put one picture to hear and audio track, so I hope that I helped classical music by showing more idealistic views that may help the composition to be more interesting. Comment me if you wish on adding suggestions repectfully and please enjoy the conceptual production!

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[jre58591]

I also enjoy this piece. Although, if I am not mistaken, this is NOT the 4th movt of the 6th symphony, but rather a reworking of it to stand alone as a piece on its own, rather than a single movt from a larger work. Some things were changed, like the removal of the synthesizer from the scoring, but the general idea is still there. Thanks for exposing this to a larger audience. The actual 6th symphony is also a very beautiful work!

[musicencyclopedia]

I stand correct on the info that this is a solo work on its own, but Max Prommer conducting the Helinski Philharmoic indicating 4 movements which incuded a DX7 Yamaha synthisizer: I. Starry Night, II.The Crows, III. Saint-Remy, and IV. Apotheosis. I had to buy the score from Fazer Music INC from Espoo, Finland to which the orchestra score is 100% original, meaning that the music looks nowhere near the Maestro font edition, but more like the actual penmanship from the composer himself.

[SR722]

Phenomenal composition, and well done on the video!

[davidjb100]

I love Rautavaara's music because it affects me in a very cerebral way. It takes me far away to some other world, if only for a little while.

[musicencyclopedia]

@deutschl126 Thank you so much. I know that Rautavaara saw a beautiful side of Vincent Van Gogh in this Apotheosis, so forgive me for not posting any pics of his pantings. But when i heard this remarkable piece, I was seeing all of these pics that i didn't mind sharing so again, i say thank you.

[orangemoonmilk]

So intoxicating and invoking of remarkable vision.

[schlesmail]

kariveikko, if you ever get around to uploading Rautavaara's Pelimannit, please let me know. I love that suite!

[zeretiuz]

To make it short and sweet :

Magnificent!

[BARNAPE]

Thankyou so much for posting this. I love the music of Rautavaara, and the comments are also very informative. Thanks again!

[Naujlo]

Thanks you for posting!