Stellar Finnish violin, cello concertos

[Rach3]

I believe my first hearings today ; very impressive, will need re-hearings:

Pēteris Vasks (b.1946)
Distant Light ( Violin Concerto )
Vadim Gluzman (Violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (Conductor)

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op 41
Raimo Sariola (Cello), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pertti Pekkanen (Conductor)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000khn

Rautavaara has another cello concerto, a sonata for solo cello, and 2 sonatas for cello and piano. Vasks has 2 other concerto-type works for violin and orchestra, and a violin/piano work.Anyone heard any of these others , care to comment, recommend ? TIA.

[Lance]

No, that repertoire new to me though I do have music by Rautavaara. Vasks I have heard othing.

[Rach3]

I have recordings of Rautavaara's Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 5 , his Violin Concerto, and some of his solo piano music, all of which I enjoy greatly. Have no recordings of Vasks, who seems equally prolific.

[Rach3]

Rautavaara instrumental sampler I can recommend, if interested :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6oDkxoCbs ( Piano Sonata # 1 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCddVswZQLI ( Violin Concerto )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFIGoB7rK70 (Piano Concerto # 1 ; # 5 not at YT unfortunately)

[Rach3]

I believe my first hearings today ; very impressive, will need re-hearings:
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op 41

Rautavaara has another cello concerto

Did re-hear the first Cello Concerto and now also his second, which I preferred and will order a download ;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFlyBkmH1wQ ( # 1 , composed 1968 , Janos Starker )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuWLkc ... cWTDGc4xaz ( #2, composed 2010,Truls Mork,Storgards,Helsinki Phil. )

[Rach3]

First hearing today of Rautavaara's Clarinet Concerto, 2005 Ondine cd, Richard Stolzman,Leif Segerstam, Helsinki Phil, very enjoyable. Will need another hearing or two before deciding whether need the recording :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyy5IJ ... dbP_EAkW-E

[Rach3]

Rautavaara’s wonderful 1977 Violin Concerto, mine an Ondine studio recording by Elmer Olivera,Helsinki Phil. under Leif Segerstam, but here a live video performance by a violinist with the courage to play live, one Evie Chen, Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra,Joshua Hong conducting, all new folks for me, but well done , perhaps a 2019 concert :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeWCaVTqDGU ( In the quality settings for the video, use at least 360p)

Olivera’s recording is also at YT, link posted here earlier in this topic.