Wilhelmina Smith, the cellist on this recording, is known for her commitment to contemporary music and has founded the Salt Bay Chamberfest.
Instruments
Giuseppe Colombi's Chiacona, featured on this album, may be the earliest existing work for solo cello.
Composer Biography
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a world-renowned conductor, known for his innovative tenure at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, blending modern music with tradition.
Composition History
The 'Mystery Variations' project, to which Salonen and Saariaho contributed, commissioned new pieces based on Giuseppe Colombi's Chiacona for solo basso.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Salonen's 'Yta' series for solo instruments, including the cello work on this album, began as a protest against hyper-complex postserialist solo pieces.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kaija Saariaho, modernist Finnish composers, are known for pushing sonic boundaries and exploring the relationship between music and other media.
Compositional Technique
Salonen and Saariaho exploit the outer reaches of technical possibilities for the cello and performer, often pushing endurance and dexterity.
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