| Included Work | Rautavaara, Einojuhani, 1928-2016. On the last frontier. |
| Included Work | Segerstam, Leif, conductor. |
| Included Work | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. |
| Included Work | Cronvall, Aarno, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Suomen filharmoninen kuoro, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Digital Classics (Firm) |
| Abstract |
This live recording of the world première of Rautavaara's On the last frontier, with Segerstam conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Finnish Philharmonic Choir, comes from the Finlandia Hall. The inspiration for this powerful work was Edgar Allan Poe's description of a boatload of shipwrecked men, drifting towards the South Pole, approaching a gigantic curtain of fog which draws them into the unknown and includes an introduction in which Rautavaara and Segerstam talk about the composition. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 25, 2014). |
| General note | Based on the novel The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe. |
| Credits | Aarno Cronvall, producer and director. |
| Performer |
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra ; Finnish Philharmonic Choir ; Leif Segerstam, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Finlandia Hall. |
| Language | Spoken portion in English, On the last frontier sung in English. |
| In | Rautavaara's 'On the Last Frontier' |
| Genre/form | Concert films. |
