Browse: Salonen (composer)

It’s a large, densely orchestrated work in which he experiments with “cosmic” textures, though it sounds far from experimental in an avant-garde sense. Using material from Knock, Breathe, Shine,... — Sunday Times, 31st March 2019 More…

What Nicolas Altstaedt and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Dima Slobodeniouk draw from Esa-Pekka Salonen's multi-layered Cello Concerto is fascinating – an exciting expedition into... — International Classical Music Awards, 2023 More…

Rarely have the ghostly, blues-tinged, half-whispered intimacy of Ravel's exquisite G major Sonata been so eerily voiced, the violin discreetly balanced so as to create the impression of it constantly... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

As these three works reveal, the gorgeous or scintillating orchestration is only one of the features that make this music so memorable and instantly appealing. Foreign Bodies is also strongly... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A perusal of those taking part reaffirms the depth of artistic talent at Lockenhaus, setting the seal on a collection of exemplary ambition and execution. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2022 More…