Tulve, Helena - Lijnen

First ECM recording from the gifted Estonian composer (born 1972) whose work speaks in its own unique language through a variety of chamber music settings and with a fluid approach to form, sound and sonority. The album begins with her “à travers” for ensemble, which attracted much attention at the 1998 International Rostrum for Composers in Paris and progresses through more recent works including “Lijnen”, with the wonderful voice of Arianna Savall, “Öö” with the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, and “nec ros, nec pluvia” with the Silesian String Quartet. Tulve has been closely associated with Estonia’s creative chamber group the NYYD Ensemble over the last decade and they deliver committed performances of her work under the direction of outstanding young conductor Olari Elts.