Salonen
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It’s a large, densely orchestrated work in which he experiments with “cosmic” textures, though it sounds far from experimental in an avant-garde sense. Using material from Knock, Breathe, Shine,... —
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Orchestral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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Salonen / Ravel
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk
What Nicolas Altstaedt and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Dima Slobodeniouk draw from Esa-Pekka Salonen's multi-layered Cello Concerto is fascinating – an exciting expedition into... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Assorted Programs
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The collection of minimalist works by John Corigliano, Bryce Dessner, EsaPekka Salonen, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk and Fain himself are persuasively played, with a fittingly anxious vibrato.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2026, Editor's Choice
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Rarely have the ghostly, blues-tinged, half-whispered intimacy of Ravel's exquisite G major Sonata been so eerily voiced, the violin discreetly balanced so as to create the impression of it... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Chamber Choice
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Porter is completely secure in the technical demands of the music, and also has an unerring sense of pacing, so that nothing outstays its welcome, and the movements – sometimes tenuous, sometimes... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Newcomer
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Chamber Music (duo)
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Wing On Wing
Anu Komsi (soprano) & Pia Komsi (soprano)
Finish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen
As these three works reveal, the gorgeous or scintillating orchestration is only one of the features that make this music so memorable and instantly appealing. Foreign Bodies is also strongly... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Orchestral Choice
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Esa-Pekka Salonen: Out of Nowhere
Leila Josefowicz (violin)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen
these performances, played with great polish and panache and recorded with a winning blend of clarity and spaciousness, provide the best possible advocacy. —
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