LA Variations / Five Images after Sappho / Mania / Gambit / Giro

Album by Esa‐Pekka Salonen & Dawn Upshaw & Anssi Karttunen & Los Angeles Philharmonic & London Sinfonietta & Esa‐Pekka Salonen

LA Variations / Five Images after Sappho / Mania / Gambit / Giro is an album by Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, released in 2001. The album showcases Salonen's evolution from modernist roots to a more direct and open-hearted compositional style, featuring works that blend complex orchestration with lyrical beauty and rhythmic energy.
First released: November 2001

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    LA Variations
    20:06
  2. 2.
    Five Images After Sappho: 1. Tell Everyone
    2:02
  3. 3.
    Five Images After Sappho: 2. Without Warning
    3:31
  4. 4.
    Five Images After Sappho: 3. It's No Use
    2:14
  5. 5.
    Five Images After Sappho: 4. The Evening Star
    3:01
  6. 6.
    Five Images After Sappho: 5. Wedding
    7:53
  7. 7.
    Giro, for orchestra
    10:10
  8. 8.
    Mania for violoncello solo and ensemble
    17:01
  9. 9.
    Gambit, for orchestra
    8:59

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