Composer: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Performer: Yefim Bronfman
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4778103
Release: 2009
Size: 268 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Helix
Piano Concerto
02. Movement I
03. Movement II
04. Movement III
Dichotomie
05. 1. Mécanisme
06. 2. Organisme
After two decades as Music Director, Esa-Pekka Salonen bids farewell to the stellar musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic by conducting them in three of his most fascinating compositions: Helix, Piano Concerto and Dichotomie. Virtuoso pianist Yefim Bronfman – who premiered the concerto in 2007 – commits to disc what is surely its definitive interpretation. The L.A. Times praised the concerto as “spectacular” and Bronfman “herculean.” Bronfman also aces his way through the two demanding movements of Dichotomie for solo piano. Helix, an orchestral piece describing the form of a spiral, further validates Salonen as one of today’s hottest composers.