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Sakari Oramo

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By the young maestro Sakari OramoMagnus Lindberg, one of Finlands leading contemporary composersInspired by graffiti found at the ruins of PompeiiThe bronze jug I left out on the storefront has disappeared. If you return it, Ill give you 65 sesterces. If you tell me where the thief is, Ill pay you 20 sesterces. Profit is happiness. Thieves are outside; good people are inside. Man, Im lucky. About twice here. Magnus Lindbergs Graffiti is a work for chorus and orchestra with a running time of over 30 minutes, featuring 63 pieces of graffiti found at the ruins of Pompeii as its text. The music, reminiscent of Stravinsky, Britten, and Orff, evokes life in ancient Rome. Composed as a joint commission by the Oslo Philharmonicwith funding from the Southbank Centre in London, Finnish Broadcasting Company, and the Norwegian Music Councilit received the 2009 Finnish Composers Association Award. Behold th