In the Field: Finland Part 1
The latest installment of In the Field brings us to a country that has exported a dizzying list of big name composers and conductors in the last couple of decades: Finland.
\nWe\u2019ll talk with established composers and rising stars about their music and the lasting influence of the Sibelius Academy.
\nHosted by Seth Boustead
\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters
Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Notes on Light, I (excerpt)
\nOrchestre de Paris/Eschenbach; Karttunen, vc.
Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, II (Presto)
\nLahti Symphony Orchestra/Brabbins; Piet Van Bockstal, oboe
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, III (Pulse II)
\nFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Salonen; Josefowicz, v.
Lotta Wenn\xe4koski: Love and Life of a Woman (excerpts)
\nAvanti Ensemble/Hanniakinen; R\xe4is\xe4nen, s.; Rantanen, ms.
Osmo Tapio R\xe4ih\xe4l\xe4: Barlinnie Nine (excerpt)
\nFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tomi R\xe4is\xe4nen: Stheno
\nErik Bosgraaf, recorder tubes; Izhar Elias, Guitar
Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Notes on Light, V
\nOrchestre de Paris/Eschenbach; Karttunen, vc.