The recording of Philip Glass's "The Orchard" on this album was a long-distance collaboration, with Pekka Kuusisto recorded in Helsinki and Nico Muhly in New York.
Performer Biography
Pekka Kuusisto, the violinist on this album, began his collaboration with composer Nico Muhly around 2010, leading to a decade of musical adventures.
Composer Biography
Philip Glass, one of the composers on this album, studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, a renowned teacher who also instructed Aaron Copland and Igor Stravinsky.
Interpretation
The String Quartet No. 3, 'Mishima' by Philip Glass is presented on this album in a new arrangement for string orchestra by Pekka Kuusisto, the album's featured violinist.
Composition History
Nico Muhly's concerto "Shrink" was commissioned by an international consortium of chamber orchestras, including the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, and written in 2019 with violinist Pekka Kuusisto in mind.
Compositional Technique
Nico Muhly's concerto "Shrink" literally 'shrinks' as it progresses, with each of its three movements focusing on musical intervals of decreasing size.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Philip Glass's music, often based on repetition and the clear exploration of patterns, was influenced by Indian ragas and American rock, and he developed an additive process for rhythmic cycles after working with sitar player Ravi Shankar.
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