Simon Steen-Andersen's new work, which was co-commissioned by SWR, IRCAM, Radio France and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, does entirely without some of the usual ingredients of his musical work - video, multimedia and stage. In grosso, he juxtaposes the orchestra, in concerto grosso style, with a quartet group, namely the Yarn/Wire formation with which the composer has been associated for some time.
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