Kaija Saariaho - ...à la fumée (1990) for alto flute, cello and large orchestra

...à la fumée (1990) for alto flute, cello and large orchestra Composer: Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) Performers: Petri Alanko, alto flute; Anssi Karttunen, cello, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. Esa-Pekka Salonen ___________________________________________________________ “...à la fumée is the second part of a whole consisting of two works Du Cristal ...à la fumée. [...] A diptych then, with the two parts born from the same material, but still independent and separate works: the same material can develop and multiply in different directions. The difference between the two works is already manifest in the title: crystal is a classic example of repeated order, symmetrical, tense, stable mass. Smoke, on the other hand, changes its form constantly, an unpredictable, developing state. Crystal and smoke, like order and entropy, chaos. The title is inspired by a book by Henri Atlan, Entre le cristal et la fumée (Between the Crystal and the Smoke