Latest News: Classical, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
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Recording of the Week,
Salonen conducts Lutosławski Symphonies 18th March 2013
The Finnish conductor and his Los Angeles orchestra mark the centenary of Lutosławski’s birth with a recording of his complete symphonies in performances which tap into the full range of exciting colours which the composer employs.
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Recording of the Week,
New Shostakovich discovery - Orango 2nd July 2012
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the world premiere recording of an embryonic opera which Shostakovivch abandoned partway through the Prologue, fleshed out and orchestrated here by Gerard McBurney.
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Recording of the Week,
Lisa Batiashvili - Echoes of Time 21st February 2011
The Georgian violinist makes her debut on Deutsche Grammophon with a program of works by composers whose lives and music were influenced by political upheaval in the former Soviet Union, including Shostakovich, Kancheli and Pärt.
