Threnody

Solar Harmony

Saariaho uses beautiful imagery to describe her composition 'Solar': the basic idea seems like a sounding celestial body that forces the harmony gain and again back to its starting point, as if the music followed the laws of gravity. In 'Amers' (after the French for navigation points at sea), she paints the picture of a sailing boat trying to hold its course in defiance of the waves. Annelies Van Parys' world creation adds a contemporary star to this sparkling concert.

PROGRAMME
K. Saariaho
Amers
K. Saariaho
Solar
A. Van Parys
Threnody 

CREDITS
Ensemble: I SOLISTI and SPECTRA
Conductor: Filip Rathé
Soloist: Séverine Ballon, cello