Martin Chalifour and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Walt Disney Concert Hall

Featuring

Martin Chalifour
Joanne Pearce Martin
Andrey Boreyko
Sir Neville Marriner
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Steven Stucky

Witold Lutosławski
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Stucky, Salonen, and Lutosławski are described as belonging to a 'French/Russian School' of composition, focusing on sound as pure color rather than abstract ideas or structure.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composers on this album, Mozart, Stucky, Lutosławski, and Salonen, share a common musical thread, with Mozart's innovative writing for winds setting the stage for the colorful experiments of later composers.

Recording & Production

This album is the second recording by Yarlung Records featuring Martin Chalifour, Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, recorded in Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Instruments

Martin Chalifour used several violins for this recording, including the 1716 'Milstein' Stradivarius for the 'old world' works like Mozart's concerto.

Recording & Production

The recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Lachen verlernt is an archival live recording of its inaugural performance in the then brand new Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Compositional Technique

Witold Lutosławski used the word 'Chain' to describe his compositional technique, which involves overlapping and contrasting musical strands that link together like a metal chain.

Instruments

For the premiere performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Lachen verlernt, Martin Chalifour played the 1729 'Joachim' or 'Jack Benny' Stradivarius owned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.