Los Angeles Philharmonic: Salonen Conducts Schumann and Lutoslawski December 7, 2012

Shadows and night haunt this rich program, from the complex counterpoint and flickering chiaroscuro of Salonen's Nyx (Greek goddess of the night), through Schumann's equally mercurial Piano Concerto and Lutoslawski's Surrealist vocal nocturne, to the swirling chromatic winds tossing Dante's adulterous lovers in Tchaikovsky's tone poem.