This recording is the first in a series featuring the Orchestre de Paris and its Music Director Paavo Järvi. The programme offers three works by Henri Dutilleux, widely considered the most important French composer of the second half of the 20th century: Sur le même accord 'Nocturne for violin and orchestra', with violinist Christian Tetzlaff, the Symphony No. 1 and Métaboles. The release coincides with the inauguration of the Philharmonie de Paris in January 2015, when Järvi and the Orchestra will perform the gala opening concerts.

Paavo Järvi is recognised as one of the important conductors of his generation, a "daring and probing" artist "who conducts with visionary fire and exuberant humour" (The New Yorker). In addition to his role as Music Director at the Orchestre de Paris, Järvi is Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen, Conductor Laureate of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.