Kaija Saariaho: Du Cristal a la Fume, Nymphea, Sept Papillons (CD)

This is a beautiful reissue of early recordings by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, who has always been a champion of her music, leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an impressive performance of these challenging but scintillating works.