Salonen: Cello Concerto & Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello

Featuring

Nicolas Altstaedt
Dima Slobodeniouk
Pekka Kuusisto
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Maurice Ravel

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the composer of the Cello Concerto, believes a concerto is an orchestral work where one or more instruments have a more prominent role, not necessarily burdened by tradition.

Recording & Production

The Salonen Cello Concerto was recorded in December 2018 at De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Interpretation

Nicolas Altstaedt, the cellist, and Pekka Kuusisto, the violinist, embraced unconventional ideas like creating a 'vacuum cleaner sound' in Ravel's Sonata, inspired by Ravel's own descriptions.

Recording & Production

The Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello was recorded in October 2019 at Jesus Christus Kirche in Berlin.

Composition History

Salonen's Cello Concerto was written for Yo-Yo Ma, a renowned cellist, and some ideas for it date back three decades.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Salonen's Cello Concerto was inspired by the idea of a simple thought emerging from a complex landscape, like consciousness developing from dust clouds, and a comet's trajectory.