Muhly & Glass - First Light | Pentatone PTC5186745

Muhly & Glass - First Light

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Label: Pentatone

Cat No: PTC5186745

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 4th June 2021

Contents

Artists

Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Nico Muhly (piano)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Pekka Kuusisto

Works

Glass, Philip

String Quartet no.3 'Mishima' (arr. Pekka Kuusisto for string orchestra)
The Screens
» The Orchard

Muhly, Nico

Shrink (Concerto for violin and strings)

Artists

Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Nico Muhly (piano)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Pekka Kuusisto

About

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra present First Light, the first fruit of Kuusisto’s tenure as the ensemble’s Artistic Director, on which two eminent New York composers are cast in a Nordic light. The album offers the world premiere recording of Nico Muhly’s Shrink (Concerto for Violin and Strings), a unique, remotely-recorded rendition of Philip Glass’s The Orchard by Kuusisto and Muhly, and Kuusisto’s new string orchestra arrangement of Glass’s “Mishima” String Quartet no.3.

Violinist, conductor and composer Pekka Kuusisto is renowned for his artistic freedom and flair in directing ensembles. Since its formation in 1977 the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra has established itself as one of the foremost chamber orchestras on the international classical music scene today. Nico Muhly is one of the most-performed composers of his generation, and appears as pianist on this album.

Kuusisto, the NCO and Muhly all make their PENTATONE debut.

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