Description
Esa-Pekka Salonen - LA Variations / Five images after sappho, Mania, Gambit, Giro / Dawn Upshaw - soprano / Anss Karttunen - cello / Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta / Sony Classical Audio CD 2001 / SK 89158
UPC 5099708915827
L.A. Variations (sometimes stylized as LA Variations) is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen. The work was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, of which Salonen was then music director. It was first performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, January 16, 1997, with Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The piece is dedicated to the orchestra, about which Salonen remarked, "I wrote LA Variations specifically for the players of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. I'm very proud of the virtuosity and power of my orchestra."
Label: Sony Classical – SK 89158
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2001
Genre: Classical
Style: Contemporary
Tracklist:
| 1 | LA Variations | 20:06 |
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Five Images After Sappho |
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| 2 | 1. Tell Everyone | 2:06 |
| 3 | 2. Without Warning | 3:33 |
| 4 | 3. It's No Use | 2:17 |
| 5 | 4. The Evening Star | 3:04 |
| 6 |
5. Wedding | 7:55 |
| 7 | Giro, For Orchestra | 10:10 |
| 8 | Mania, For Violoncello And Ensemble |
17:01 |
| 9 | Gambit, For Orchestra | 9:00 |
- Art Direction – Roxanne Slimak
- Cello – Anssi Karttunen (tracks: 8)
- Composed By – Esa-Pekka Salonen
- Conductor – Esa-Pekka Salonen
- Engineer – Mike Ross-Trevor, Richard King, Tony Faulkner
- Orchestra – London Sinfonietta (tracks: 2 to 6, 8), Los Angeles Philharmonic* (tracks: 1, 7, 9)
- Photography By – Kira Gluschkoff
- Producer – David Mottley
- Soprano Vocals – Dawn Upshaw (tracks: 2 to 6)
