Glass/ Kuusisto/ Norwegian Chamber Orch - First Light In Stock all without the inclusion of

all without the inclusion of a harmony instrument such as the piano or guitar

Duke Ellington Presents is an accessible entry point for newcomers

and David Ralicke on brass and woodwind

César Franck was inspired by the same poem

Glass/ Kuusisto/ Norwegian Chamber Orch - First Light In Stock all without the inclusion ofViolinist Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra present First Light, the first fruit of Kuusisto's tenure as the ensemble's Artistic Director, on which two eminent New York composers are cast in a Nordic light. The album offers the world premiere recording of Nico Muhly's Shrink (Concerto for Violin and Strings), a unique, remotely recorded rendition of Philip Glass' The Orchard by Kuusisto and Muhly, and Kuusisto's new string orchestra