Autumn Gardens

Autumn Gardens is an orchestral work by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Autumn Gardens
by Einojuhani Rautavaara
Photo of Einojuhani Rautavaara in the 1950s
Composed1999
Movements3

Written in 1999, it is one of Rautavaara's most performed works.

In the performance notes, Rautavaara writes, "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."[1]

Movements

The piece is in three movements.

Instrumentation
Woodwinds
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets
2 Bassoons
Brass
2 French Horns
Tuba
Percussion
Timpani
Vibraphone
Strings
16 Violins
8 Violas
8 Cellos
4 Basses

See also

References
  1. Judd, Timothy (2019). "Einojuhani Rautavaara's 'Autumn Gardens': A Radiant Orchestral Soundscape"
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