The orchestral cycle "Sum" by Oscar Strasnoy uses a technique of "montage" where disparate elements and quotations from other works are combined.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Oscar Strasnoy views a musical work like a city, where an original piece is surrounded by pre-existing works or fragments, forming a subject from multiple perspectives.
Performer Biography
Latica Honda-Rosenberg, the violinist on this recording, won the silver medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1998, launching her international career.
Composer Biography
Oscar Strasnoy, born in Buenos Aires in 1970, comes from a family of agnostic Jews who fled European barbarity and misery.
Performer Biography
Susanna Mälkki, one of the conductors on this album, made her debut at La Scala, Milan, in April 2011, becoming the first woman to do so in the opera house's history.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Strasnoy's music is characterized by a cosmopolitanism mixed with irony, reflecting a modern Argentine culture shaped by European immigration.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded live during Radio France concerts at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on January 14 and 20, 2012.
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