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ESA-PEKKA SALONEN : Two Songs from Kalender Röd

(for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir)

Saturday 2 December, 2000 – Stockholm

Swedish Radio Choir, cond. Stefan Parkman

Texts : Ann Jäderlund

Chester Music Ltd., 2005 (CH63470)

“I became enchanted with Ann Jäderlund's poetry because of its sensual intensity and lack of sentimentality. She describes sensations with amazing effectiveness, with few words, but with a rhythm that immediately awakens mystical associations.”

– Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen's 'Two Songs from Kalender Röd' was commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation for the 75th Anniversary concert of the Swedish Radio Choir.