Avanti! Chamber Orchestra (Helsinki) - listen online, download, sheet music

The title is taken from a series of plays by Florence Delay and Jacques Roubaud that reimagine the legends of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail.
Saariaho described `Grail` as a symbol of the composer`s spiritual quest, and `Theatre` as the physical and theatrical aspect of the performance, embodied in the soloist`s virtuosity.
The music is born from the sound of the violin (harmonics, scales), which is gradually picked up and expanded by the orchestra, creating rich and changing textures.

Delicato - Impetuoso

	Avanti! Chamber Orchestra (Helsinki) Kaija Saariaho - Graal Theatre, concerto for violin and orchestra, 1994 The title is taken from a series of plays by Florence Delay and Jacques Roubaud that reimagine the legends of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail. Saariaho described `Grail` as a symbol of the composer`s spiritual quest, and `Theatre` as the physical and theatrical aspect of the performance, embodied in the soloist`s virtuosity. The music is born from the sound of the violin (harmonics, scales), which is gradually picked up and expanded by the orchestra, creating rich and changing textures. Delicato - Impetuoso John Storgards (violin), Hannu Lintu (conductor) 2000, Järvenpää Concert Hall (Finland) (0)