Einojuhani Rautavaara

La première neige, 1947, piano [lost]
Hunnuton, 1947, voice and piano, Text: Aila Meriluoto (in Finnish), Second prize in Teinien sävellyskilpailu competition 1947, [lost]
Lauluja Paul Verlainen ja Aila Meriluodon runoihin (Songs to the Poems by Paul Verlaine and Aila Meriluoto), 1947, voice and piano, [lost]
Kaupungissa sataa, 1948, piano, [lost]
Lauluja Kaarlo Sarkian ja Edith Södergranin runoihin (Songs to the Poems by Kaarlo Sarkia and Edith Södergran), 1948, voice and piano, [lost]
Galgenlieder, 1949, voice and string quartet/piano, Text: Christian Morgenstern (in German), [lost]
Kolme symmetristä preludia (Three Symmetric Preludes), 1950, piano
Konsertto puhaltimille (Concerto for Wind Orchestra), 1950
Dramaattinen alkusoitto (Dramatic Overture), 1951, orchestra
Three Sonnets of Shakespeare, song cycle for high or medium voice and piano, 1951, Text in English
Kaksi nokturnoa (Two Nocturnos), 1951, voice and piano, Text: Einojuhani Rautavaara (in Finnish), [lost]
Isä-Peikko ja Simpukka-Ukko, flute and piano, 1952. musique de scène pour une pièce de Pirkko Karppi-Salonen.
Tema con tre variazioni, 1952, pour orchestre
Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), suite pour piano, op. 1, 1952
=> pour cordes, 1972
Aleksanteri Könni (Aleksanteri Könni), Samuel Rinda-Nickolan Nuotti-Kiriasta (From the Note-Book of Samuel Rinda-Nickola), 1952/1976, piano
Piru ja juomari (The Devil and the Drunkard), Rantasalmelaisen polskan mukaan (After a polska from Rantasalmi), 1952/1976, piano
String Quartet No. 1 "Quartettino", 1952
=> Sarja jousille (Suite for Strings), 1953
A Requiem in Our Time, op. 3, 1953 "Dedicated to the memory of my mother"
Sinfoninen sarja (Symphonic Suite), 1953, orchestra
Divertimento, pour cordes, 1953
Pyhiä päivä (Sacred Feasts), song cycle for high or medium voice and piano, 1953, Text by Aaro Hellaakoski (no. 2) and Kustavi Lounasheimo (nos. 1, 3-4) (in Finnish and English)
=> n° 4 : Joulun virsi, elämän virsi (Christmas Carol), pour choeur d'hommes, 1953 ; Text: Kustavi Lounasheimo (in Finnish)
=> choeur d'enfants (1978)
=> choeur mixte (1995)
Teema ja muunnelmia (Theme and Variations), 1953, piano, [lost]
Adagio ja Toccata (Adagio and Toccata), 1954, orchestra / Adagio ja Toccata (Adagio and Toccata), 1954, piano [lost]
Pöytämusiikki Herttua Juhanalle (Banqueting Music for Duke Johan), suite for recorder quartet, 1954
Fünf Sonette an Orpheus, song cycle for high, medium or low voice and piano, 1954-1955, Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (in German), See also a version for solo voice and orchestra
=> orch. 1960
Epitafi BÉla BArtókille (Epitap for BÉla BArtók), pour cordes, 1955/1986
Piano Concerto no. 0, 1955
Kaksi preludia ja fuugaa (Two Preludes and Fugues), 1955, [arrangement for accordion and cello in 1994 by Matti Rantanen], cello and piano
Ikonit (Icons), suite for piano, 1955
Symphony No. 1, 1956/1988/2003
Partita pour guitare, 1956/1980, guitar [1956 version incomplete and lost]
=> Partita pianolle (Partita for Piano), 1958
Laulaja (The Singer), 1956, male choir, Text: The Kalevala (in Finnish)
Two Preludes by T. S. Eliot, 1956/1967, male choir, Text: T. S. Eliot (in English)
Symphony No. 2, 1957/1984
Praevariata, 1957
Modificata, 1957
Ave Maria, 1957, male choir, Text in Latin
Ludus verbalis, 1957, declamatory choir, Text by the composer (in German)
Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, 1957/1964
Seitsemän preludia pianolle (Seven Preludes for Piano), 1957
Kaivos (The Mine), 1957–1958, 1960/1963, opera in three acts, Libretto by the composer (in Finnish)
String Quartet No. 2, 1958
Die Liebenden, song cycle for voice and piano, 1958-1959, Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (in German)
=> for high voice and chamber or string orchestra, 1964
=> for voice and string quintet, 2001
Canto I, pour cordes, 1960
Canto II, pour cordes, 1960
Symphony No. 3, 1950-1961
Symphony No. 4 "Arabescata", 1962 / Symphony No. 4 (original work), 1964/1968
Octet for Winds, 1962
=> Sonetto, 1969, clarinet and piano, based on the 2nd movement of Octet for Winds
Missa duodecanonica, 1963, 3-part choir, Text: Mass (in Latin)
Nattvarden (Communion, Ehtoollinen), 1963 ; mixed choir ; Text by Bo Setterlind (in Swedish/in Finnish by Einojuhani Rautavaara and V. Arti)
Maria i Norden II, 1964, voice and piano, Text: Bo Setterlind (in Swedish)
Guds väg (God's Way), song cycle for high or medium voice and piano, 1964, Text by Bo Setterlind (in Swedish)
String Quartet No. 3, 1965
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, 1965/1968
Lu'ut, Kalevalan loitsurunoja kuorolle (Charms from the Kalevala for choir), 1965, mixed choir:, Text: The Kalevala (in Finnish)
Syksy virran suussa (Autumn at the River Mouth), 1965/1995, male choir, Text by Toivo Pekkanen (in Finnish)
Itsenäisyyskantaatti 1967 (Independence Cantata 1967), 1966 ; Text: Paavo Haavikko, V. A. Koskenniemi and various sources (in Finnish)
Helsinki-fanfaari (Helsinki Fanfare), 1967/1987
Lahti-fanfaari (Lahti Fanfare), 1967
In memoriam J. K. Paasikivi, 1967
Pentecost, 1967, percussion
Ta Tou Theou (...se mikä on Jumalasta...), 1967, organ
Anadyomene "Adoration of Aphrodite", 1968
Sotilasmessu (A Soldier's Mass), 1968
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, 1968
Kaksi psalmia (Two Psalms), 1968/1971, mixed choir/male choir, Psalms 23 and 130 (in Finnish)
Kiusaukset (The Temptations), allegorical ballet in one act, 1969, Libretto by the composer
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, 1969
Praktisch Deutsch, 1969, declamatory choir, Text: Gesprächswörterbuch (in German)
Laudatio trinitatis, 1969, organ
Etydit (Etudes), 1969, piano
Sonata for Cello Solo, 1969
Piano Sonata No. 1 "Christus und die Fischer" (Kristus ja kalastajat), 1969
I vinternatten, 1969, voice and piano, Text: Bo Carpelan (in Swedish)
Apollo contra Marsyas, comic opera-musical in three acts, 1970, Libretto by Bengt V. Wall (in Finnish and Swedish)
Meren tytär (Daughter of the Sea), concerto for soprano, choir and orchestra, 1970
Dithyrambos, 1970, pour violon et orchestre / Dithyrambos, 1970, violin and piano
Piano Sonata No. 2 "The Fire Sermon", 1970
Helsinki Dancing, 1971
Säännöllisiä yksikköjaksoja puolisäännöllisessä tilanteessa (Regular Sets of Elements in a Semi-Regular Situation), 1971
=> Garden of Spaces, 2003
True & False Unicorn, 1971/1974/2001-2002 ; Text: James Broughton (in English)
=> The Virgin's Lullaby, 1971/1986, SSAA choir
Vigilia (All-Night Vigil [Vigil Commemorating St John the Baptist]), 1971-1972/1996, mixed choir with soloists, Text: Orthodox Vigil (in Finnish and English)
=>Kaksi laulua Vigiliasta (Two Songs from the Vigil), 1971, mixed choir : 1. Avuksihuutopsalmi (Psalm of Invocation) ; 2. Ehtoohymni (Evening Hymn)
Toccata per organo, 1971/1998, organ
Cantus arcticus, concerto for birds and orchestra, op. 61, 1972
Canto III 'A Portrait of the Artist at a Certain Moment', pour cordes, 1972
The Water Circle, An Hommage to Lao-Tzu, 1972, mixed choir, piano and orchestra ; Text: James Broughton
Credo, 1972, mixed choir, Text: Mass (in Latin)
Elämän kirja (A Book of Life), 11 songs by poets in 5 languages, 1972, male choir with soloists
Maailman uneen (Dream World), (originally entitled as October), song cycle for high or medium voice and piano, 1972, 1982/1997, Text by Aaro Hellaakoski (in Finnish)
Kaksoiskotka, song cycle for voice and piano, 1972, Text: Paavo Haavikko (in Finnish)
The Finn Way, grand march for orchestra, 1973
Balladi harpulle ja jousille (Ballad for Harp and Strings), 1973/1980
Lapsimessu (A Children's Mass), 1973, children's choir (SSA), string orchestra ; Text: Mass (in Latin)
=> SSA choir, 1973
Kolme kappaletta vokaaliyhtyeelle (Three Pieces for Vocal Ensemble), 1973, vocal and instrumental ensemble
Herran rukous (The Lord's Prayer), 1973, mixed choir, Text: Lord's Prayer (in Finnish)
Lorca Suite, op. 72, 1973, mixed/children's choir, Text: Federico García Lorca (in Spanish and Finnish) : 1. Canción de jinete (Ratsulaulu) ; 2. El grito (Huuto) ; 3. La luna asoma (Kuu nousee) ; 4. Malagueña
Sonata for Cello and Piano [No. 1], 1972-1973/2001
Ballad for Harp and String Quintet, 1973/1980
Ugrilainen dialogi (An Ugrian Dialogue), 1973, violin and cello
Lorulei, 1973, SSA choir, Text: Nursery rhymes (in Finnish)
Viatonten valssi (Waltz of the Innocents), 1973/1982, SSA choir, violin and piano, Text by Aaro Hellaakoski (in Finnish and English)
Kaksi taloa (Two Houses), psalmi yksiääniselle kuorolle ja painolle (psalm for unison choir and piano), 1973, Text: Einojuhani Rautavaara (in Finnish)
Isontalon Antti ja Rannanjärvi (Andy from the Big House), 1973, male choir, Text: Finnish folk poem
Kaksi kelmiä (Two Rascals), 1973, SSA choir, Text: folk poem from Uusimaa (translatein into Finnish by Sauvo Puhtila)
Hallin Janne, 1973, male choir, Text: Finnish folk poem
Almanakka kahdelle (Almanac for Two), duets for female and male voice and piano, 1973/1998
Runo 42 'Sammon ryöstö' (The Myth of Sampo), choral opera in one act, 1974/1982, Libretto by the composer after The Kalevala (in Finnish)
Kasvaa - kehittyä - muuttua (To Grow - To Develop - To Change), 1974
Cantilena, 1974, cello and piano [lost]
Variétude, 1974, violin
Hiilivalkea, pour bande, 1975 / film score electronically arranged from the Puusepän poika for children's choir
Marjatta matala neiti (Marjatta, the Lowly Maiden), mystery play in one act, 1975, Libretto by the composer after The Kalevala (in Finnish, English and German)
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra "Dances with the Winds", op. 63, 1975
Lähtö (The Departure), 1975, mixed choir, Text: Toivo Pekkanen (in Finnish and English)
Morsian (The Bride), 1975, mixed choir, Text: The Kalevala (in Finnish)
Sommarnatten (Summer Night), 1975, mixed choir, Text: Ernst Victor Knape (in Swedish)
Marjatan jouluvirsi (A Kalevala Christmas Hymn), 1975/1995, an arrangement of the final chorus of Marjatta matala neiti, mixed choir, Text from the Kalevala (in Finnish and English)
String Quartet No. 4, 1975
Sonata for Flute and Guitar, 1975
Hammarskjöld-fragment (Hammarskjöld Fragment), 1975, male choir, Text: Dag Hammarskjöld (in Swedish)
Puusepän poika (The Carpenter's Son), 1975, SSA choir, Text: Sanelma Kuusisto (in Finnish and English)
Kettu ja sairas kukko (The Fox and the Sick Cockerel), 1975, male choir, Text: Kristfrid Ganander (in Finnish)
Kainuu, cantata for mixed choir, reciter and percussion (1 player), 1975, Text: Einojuhani Rautavaara after texts by Egil Skallagrimsson, Samuli Paulaharju, Juhana Cajanus, Gabriel Calamnius, Simo Achrenius and the composer (in Finnish)
Yxi ja kaxi (One and Two), 1975, unison choir, Text by the composer (in Finnish)
En dramatisk scen (A Dramatic Scene), chamber opera in one act, 1975-1976, Libretto by the composer
Ilmarisen lento (Ilmarinen's Flight), 1976, voice and piano, Text from the Kalevala (in Finnish)
Tarantará, 1976, trumpet
Music for Upright Piano, 1976
Second Music for Upright Piano, 1976
Music for Upright Piano and Amplified Cello, 1976
Ces Bons Soirs de Septembre, 1976, piano [probably lost; the location not known]
Suomalainen myytti (A Finnish Myth), pour cordes, 1977
Annunciations, concerto for organ, brass quintet and symphonic wind orchestra, 1976-1977
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 1977
Polska (Polka), Muunnelmia rantasalmelaisesta kansansävelmästä (Variations on a Folk Tune from Rantasalmi), 1977, 2 cellos and piano
Electropus, improvisation with Jarmo Sermilä, Herman Rechberger, Kari Koivula and Tim Ferchen, 1977, 2 wind instruments, percussion instruments, guitar, lute instruments, piano
Serenades of the Unicorn, 1977, guitar
Matka (The Trip), song cycle for baritone/mezzo-soprano and piano, 1977, Text by the composer (in Finnish and English)
Fanfaari Lahden hiihdon maailmanmestaruuskisoihin 1978 (Fanfare for the Lahti Skiing World Championship 1978), 1978
Angels and Visitations, 1978
Canticum Mariae Virginis, 1978, mixed choir, Text: Ave maris stella and from Magnificat (in Latin)
Neljä serenadia (Four Serenades), 1978, male choir
Odotus (Waiting), cantata fo mixed choir, reciter and organ, 1978, Text by the composer and the Bible (in Finnish)
Magnificat, 1979, mixed choir with soloists, Text from the Bible (in Latin)
Nirvana Dharma, 1979, mixed choir, soprano and flute, Text: R. D. Laing (in English)
Lehdet lehtiä (Leaves are Leaves), 1979, male choir, Text by Paavo Haavikko (in Finnish and English)
Ylistyspsalmi, cantata for mixed choir and organ, 1979, Text from the Bible (in Finnish), [withdrawn]
Pohjalainen polska (Ostrobothnian Polska), 1980
=> pour cordes, 1993
Angel of Dusk, concerto for double bass and orchestra, 1980
=> double bass, two pianos and percussion 1993
Monologues of the Unicorn, 1980, guitar
Number 1, pour bande, 1980
Number 2, pour bande, 1980
Parantaja (The Healer), promootiomusiikkia (music for conferment ceremony), 1981, reciter, mixed choir, orchestra: 2020/2000, strings, Text by the composer from various sources (in Finnish)
Playgrounds for Angels, 1981, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, horn, tuba
Notturno, 1981, flute and string quartet
Hommage à Zoltán Kodály, pour cordes, 1982
Serenade in Brass, 1982, 4 horns, 5 cornets, 3 baritone horns, 2 tubas, percussion (1 player)
Två stranddikter, 1982, voice and piano, Text: Edith Södergran (in Swedish)
Katedralen (The Cathedral), 1983, mixed choir with soloists, Text by Edith Södergran (in Swedish)
Rakkaus ei koskaan häviä (Love Never Dies), 1983, SSA choir, Text from the Bible (in Finnish)
Fanfaari EMOlle (Fanfare for EMO), 1983, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones
Häämarssi (Wedding March), 1984, organ
The First Runo, 1984, SSA choir, Text from the Kalevala (in English)
Thomas, opera in theree acts, 1982–1985, Libretto by the composer (in Finnish and German)
Legenda (A Legend), 1985, male choir, Text by Eino Leino (in Finnish)
Symphony No. 5, 1985–1986
Minä en puhu minä laulan (I Never Speak but Sing), 1986, voice and piano, Text by the composer (in Finnish)
Sinulle minä antaisin auringonkukkia (To You I Would Give Sunflowers), 1986, voice and piano, Text by the composer (in Finnish)
I min älsklings trädgård (In My Beloved's Garden), song cycle for voice and piano, 1983-1987, Text by Edith Södergran (in Swedish), See also: version for female choir
Vincent, opera in three acts, 1986–1987, Libretto by the composer (in Finnish and German)
Hommage à Ferenc Liszt, pour cordes, 1989
Heureka Music 1–2, pour bande, 1989
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, 1988-1989
Auringon talo (The House of the Sun), tragedia buffa, chamber opera in two acts, 1989-1990, Libretto by the composer (in Finnish and German)
Katso minun kansani on puu (Behold, my people are a tree), Independence Cantata 1992, 1991, mixed choir, orchestra: 2233/4431/12, accordion, strings ; Text by the composer (in Finnish)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, 1991
Katso minun kansani on puu (Behold, my people are a tree), Hymn from Independence Cantata 1992, 1991, mixed choir, See also Katso minun kansani on puu (Works for Choir and Orchestra)
Symphony No. 6 "Vincentiana", 1992
=> Apotheosis, 4th movement from the Symphony No. 6, 1996
Canto IV, pour cordes, 1992
Fanfaari (Fanfare), Suomen itsenäisyyden 75-vuotisjuhlaan 1992 (for the 75th Anniversary of Finland's Independence 1992), 1992, 4 trumpets
Vantaan Hämeenkylän kuvakirkon kirkonkellojen musiikki (The Music of the Hämeenkylä Church Church-Bells), 1992
Canción de nuestro tiempo (Ajan laulu), 1993, mixed choir, Text by Federico García Lorca (in Spanish and Finnish)
Die erste Elegie, 1993, mixed choir, Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (in German)
Och glädjen den dansar, 1993, mixed choir, Text: Alex Slotte (in Swedish and English)
Notturno e danza, 1993, violin and piano
I min älsklings trädgård (In My Beloved's Garden), 1993, SSAA choir, Text by Edith Södergran (in Swedish), See also: original version for voice and piano
Tietäjien lahja (The Gift of the Magi), A Christmas fable, chamber opera, 1993-1994, Libretto by the composer based on a short story by O. Henry (in Finnish)
Angel of Light (Symphony No. 7), 1994
Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss), 1995
Aleksis Kivi, opera in three acts, 1995–1996, Libretto by the composer (in Finnish)
=> Eron hetki on kalveakasvo (Charlotta's Monologue), 1997, female voice and piano/orchestra, Text by Aleksis Kivi (in Finnish)
=> Four Songs, 1997, voice and piano/orchestra, Text by Aleksis Kivi (in Finnish)
Sydämeni laulu (Song of My Heart), 1996/2000, cello and piano
Wenn sich die Welt auftut, Fünf Gesänge zu Gedichten von Lassi Nummi, 1996, SSAA choir, Text by Lassi Nummi (in German)
String Quintet "Les Cieux Inconnus" (Unkown Heavens; Tuntemattomat taivaat), 1997, 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 "Gift of Dreams", 1998
On the Last Frontier (Viimeisellä rajalla), fantasy for mixed choir and orchestra, 1998, Text by the composed based on texts by Edgar Allan Poe (in English)
Halavan himmeän alla (In the Shade of the Willow), 1998, mixed choir, Text by Aleksis Kivi (in Finnish and English)
Hymnus, 1998, trumpet and organ
Olven kunnia (The Glory of Beer), 1998, male choir, Text by Aleksis Kivi (in Finnish)
Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), 1999
Symphony No. 8 "The Journey", 1999
Con spirito di Kuhmo, 1999, violin and cello
Adagio celeste, pour cordes, 2000
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, 1999-2000
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 2001
Narcissus, 2002, piano
Passionale, 2003, piano
Rasputin, opera in three acts, 2001-2003, Libretto by the composer (in Finnish)
Book of Visions, 2003-2005
Manhattan Trilogy, pour cordes, 2003-2005