Elizabeth Eck on a recent concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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It was issued last August by Deutsche Grammophon, featuring the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus under Esa-Pekka Salonen. The recording captures a performance, directed by Peter Sellars ...