Flute, orchestra
SKU:
FG.55009-637-0
Composed by Kai Nieminen.
Score. Published by
Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55009-637-0).
ISBN
979-0-55009-637-0.
In this one-movement
concerto the flute is a
highly adaptable soloist:
at times a whispering
breath on a starry sky,
at others an arctic bird
soaring above a winter
landscape, taking
startled flight on
spotting a human figure.
The idea for this work
came to Nieminen in Rome
when he was kept awake by
persistent birdsong in
the heat of the night.
The title alludes to the
last novel, Palomar, by
Italo Calvino.