The abstract musical study, which saw its U.S. premiere at the LA Phil, was inspired by the California coast and taps into an inevitable sense of foreboding.
When she was last in L.A. three years ago, composer Kaija Saariaho drove down the coast. The Finnish composer was elated by the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s performance of her harp concerto,conducted by principal guest conductor Susanna Mälkki. Saariaho had completed her shocking opera “Innocence” and was about to start on a new orchestra piece for Mälkki, for which the L.A. Phil would be a co-commissioner. A little inspiration wouldn’t hurt.
While “Vista” is essentially an abstract study in the transformation of an ever-shifting musical landscape of melodic shapes, textures, timbres and harmonies, an inevitable sense of foreboding pervades its off-heated atmosphere. Take that drive today and hop off the 405 at San Pedro and your vista will be of ocean-impairing freighters, backed up further than the eye can see, and polluting trucks galore. Another stop, Huntington Beach, is home to the horrendous oil spill from not long ago.
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