Kaija Saariaho - Verblendungen; Jardin secret I ; Laconisme de l’aile; NoaNoa

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Salonen

Verblendungen (1982-84)

Jardin secret I (electronic music) (1984-85)

Laconisme de l’aile for solo flute (1982) 

... sah den Vögeln (1981)

NoaNoa for flute and electronics (1991)

Tuula-Marja Tuomela (soprano)

Eva Tigerstedt (flute)

Finnish Chamber Choir

Eric-Olof Söderström

Avanti CO

Jukka-Pekka SarasteSaraste

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Recorded: [1] April 1984 in Helsinki, Finland; [3] May 1985 at Stift Quernheim, Germany; 

[4] February 1982 in Helsinki, Finland; [5] April 1996 at IRCAM, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

Kaija Saariaho - Trios

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Trios

Mirage (2007)a 

Cloud Trio (2009)b

Cendres (1998)c 

Je sens un deuxième coeur (2003)d 

Serenatas (2008)e 

Pia Freund (soprano)a; 

Ernst Kovacic (violin)b; 

Steven Dann (viola)bd; 

Mikael Elasvuo (alto flute)c;

Florent Jodelet (percussion)e; 

Tuija Hakkila (piano)acde; 

Ansi Karttunen (cello)a-e

rec. Järvenpää Hall, 14 March 2011 (Mirage, Cendres) and Helsinki Music Centre, 2

4-26 November 2011 (other works)

Kaija Saariaho - Reconnaissance (Choral Music)

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Reconnaissance (Choral Music)

Nuits, adieux (1991)

Horloge, tais-toi ! (2005)

Écho ! (2007)

Tag des Jahrs (2001)

Überzeugung (2001)

Reconnaissance (2020)

Nuits, adieux (a cappella version, 1996)

Helsinki Chamber Choir

Nils Schweckendiek

rec. 2022, Vihti Church, Finland

Kaija Saariaho - Chamber Music

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Cendres (1998)a

Noa Noa (1992)b

Mirrors (1997 version)c

Spins and Spells (1996)d

Monkey Fingers, Velvet Hand (1991)e

Petals (1988)f

Mirrors (1998 version)g

Laconisme de l’aile (1982)h

Six Japanese Gardens (1993/5)i

Wolpe Trio (Lesley Olson, flute abcg; Scott Roller, cello acdfg; Susanne Achilles, piano ae); 

Andreas Boettger (percussion and live electronics)i; 

Thomas Neuhaus (live electronics)bfh

rec. Sendesaal, Deutschland Radio, Funkhaus, Köln, May 2001

 

 

Kaija Saariaho - Emilie Suite; Quatre instants; Terra memoria

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Quatre instants (2002)

Terra memoria (2009) 

Émilie Suite (2011)

Karen Vourc’h (soprano)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Marko Letonja

rec. 12-14 July 2014, Neugartheim-Ittlenheim Hall, France (Quatre instants and Émilie Suite); 28-29 October 2013, Cité de la musique de Strasbourg, France (Terra memoria)

Kaija Saariaho - Notes on Light; Orion; Mirage

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Notes On Light (2006)**

Orion  (2002)

Mirage (2008)* **

Karita Mattila (soprano)* 

 Anssi Karttunen (cello)**

Orchestre de Paris 

Christoph Eschenbach

rec. live, Salle Pleyel, Paris, 12-13 March 2008