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Original

String Quintet "Les Cieux Inconnus". Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Translation

String Quintet "Les Cieux Inconnus". Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Original

String Quintet "Les Cieux Inconnus" composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. 1928-. For string quintet. Parts. Published by Fennica Gehrman. FG.042-08986-6. ISBN 979-0-042-08986-6. This work for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos was originally commissioned as a string quartet by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in 1997. According to Rautavaara, it nevertheless seemed to acquire a will of its own. it clearly demanded a second cello. The subtitle, Les cieux inconnus, is from a poem by Charles Baudelaire which the composer set for male choir in the 1970s. The motif from the song appears again in this music.

Translation

String Quintet "The Unknown Heavens" composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. 1928-. For string quintet. Parts. Published by Fennica Gehrman. FG.042-08986-6. ISBN 979-0-042-08986-6. This work for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos was originally commissioned as a string quartet by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in 1997. According to Rautavaara, it nevertheless seemed to acquire a will of its own. it clearly demanded a second cello. The subtitle, Les cieux inconnus, is from a poem by Charles Baudelaire which the composer set for male choir in the 1970s. The motif from the song appears again in this music.