“Haas proposed writing the concerto for Cuckson after one of her performances of [de terrae fine]; in both, imbrications peel away and reshuffle themselves as striking emotional flights. … The nine-movement Second Concerto situates the soloist as a prism refracting the orchestra’s behaviours. … The booklet note names the Berg Concerto as a reference, though Ligeti’s is in the room with us too, in protracted periods of shimmering tension that threaten to split the ensemble in half.”
– Jennifer Gersten, Gramophone
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