...à la Fumée

...à la Fumée (...Into Smoke) is a symphonic composition by Kaija Saariaho written in 1990, at the age of 38. It is a sequel to her 1989-90 work Du Cristal..., and starts where it ends, with a violoncello solo long trill sul ponticello. Both compositions form the title From Glass Into Smoke, inspired by Henri Atlan's 1979 essay Entre le cristal et la fumée: Essai sur l'organisation de vivant.^[1] Unlike Du Cristal..., ...à la Fumée features two soloists, a flute and a cello, which are distorted electronically. Lasting circa 18 minutes, it was premiered in Helsinki on 20 March 1991 by flutist , cellist Anssi Karttunen and the Finnish Radio Symphony conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.^[2]

Discography[]

• Petri Alanko, Anssi Karttunen; Los Angeles Philharmonic – Esa-Pekka Salonen. Ondine, 1993.

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