Esa-Pekka Salonen: YTA 1 For Alto Flute

Salonen闂備胶鍋ㄩ崕鏌ユ偘 work YTA 1 For Alto Flute Solo is created on a different scale Altogether from the composer's Orchestral works. Arising from an early ambition to write a large collection of virtuoso solo pieces that would connect to one another, YTA 1 calls for the greatest possible artistry of the performer. The piece is scored for the entire range of the Alto Flute, making much use of the extremes. YTA, meaning 闂備胶鍋ㄩ崕鑼剁亼urface闂, has a relentless, driven texture in which Salonen has scored 闂備胶鍋ㄩ崕鑼剁亖ey slaps闂, 闂備胶鍋ㄩ崕鑼剁亽ongue rams闂 and 闂備胶鍋ㄩ崕鑼剁亖isses闂. Esa-Pekka Salonen as conductor and composer has earned the highest standing in the contemporary musical world, including his current positions as Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, of which he was Music Director for seventeen years, and as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor for London闂備胶鍋ㄩ崕鏌ユ偘 Philharmonia Orchestra. His pieces Floof and LA Variations have entered the modern canon.