Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara wrote his Symphony No.
8, subtitled The Journey, in 1999.
The total playing time is approximately 28 minutes.
Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 4 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, tubular bells, 4 tom-toms, cymbal (suspended), gong (30"), 3 tam-tams, 2 harps, strings.
Philadelphia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch, April 27, 2000 Rautavaara's symphony has been recorded four times since 1999.