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. We’ll talk with established composers and rising stars about their music and the lasting influence of the Sibelius Academy. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Notes on Light, I (excerpt) Orchestre de Paris/Eschenbach; Karttunen, vc. Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, II (Presto) Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Brabbins; Piet Van Bockstal, oboe Esa-Pekka Salonen: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, III (Pulse II) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Salonen; Josefowicz, v. Lotta Wennäkoski: Love and Life of a Woman (excerpts) Avanti Ensemble/Hanniakinen; Räisänen, s.; Rantanen, ms. Osmo Tapio Räihälä: Barlinnie Nine (excerpt) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Tomi Räisänen: Stheno Erik Bosgraaf, recorder tubes; Izhar Elias, Guitar Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Notes on Light, V Orchestre de Paris/Eschenbach; Karttunen, vc.