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Tag: 1987

Finnish Symphony, Music, SQSLeave a comment

Kaija Saariaho: Nymphéa

December 30, 2017December 23, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Cikada String Quartet, or as below You were not allowed to have pulse, or tonally oriented harmonies, or melodies. I don’t want to write music through negations. Everything is permissible as long as it’s done in good taste. … Continue reading Kaija Saariaho: Nymphéa

concerto, MusicLeave a comment

Glass Violin Concerto no. 1

August 23, 2016August 14, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Gidon Kremer and the Vienna Philharmonic under Christoph von Dohnanyi, or below by Karen Gomyo and the Hague Residentie Orchestra under Brad Lubman “I wrote the piece in 1987 thinking, let me write a piece that my father … Continue reading Glass Violin Concerto no. 1

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