Knut Nystedt and Kaija Saariaho
Have You Heard This? w/ Josh and Jon - A podcast by Joshua Shank and Jon Fielder
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Episode 5: Josh and Jon Do Scandinavia The guys barrel through pieces that set them afire for music when they were but mere youths. Josh stumbles on the doctoral dissertation of one of his choral idols and Jon makes sure we all know the difference between Swedish and Norwegian metal. Featuring performances of Knut Nystedt's "O Crux" by the Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Nystedt's own!) and Kaija Saariaho's "Cendres" by Mikael Helasuvo, Anssi Karttunen, and Tuija Hakkila.