VA - Kaija Saariaho: Works for Orchestra (4CD) (2012)
Artist: VA
Title: Kaija Saariaho: Works for Orchestra
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Ondine
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 04:21:21
Total Size: 1,11 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Kaija Saariaho: Works for Orchestra
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Ondine
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 04:21:21
Total Size: 1,11 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Kaija Saariaho (b.1952)
CD 1:
[1] Lichtbogen, for nine musicians and live electronics (1986)
[2] Grammaire des rêves (1988)
Anu Komsi soprano
Riikka Rantanen contralto
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conductor
[3] Du cristal for symphony orchestra (1989-1990)
[4] ...à la fumée, for alto flute, cello and symphony orchestra (1990)
Petri Alanko alto flute
Anssi Karttunen cello
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen
CD 2:
[1] Caliban's Dream (1992)
Petteri Salomaa baritone
[2] Solar (1993)
[3]-[4] Graal théâtre, for solo violin and chamber orchestra (1997)
John Storgårds violin
[5] Miranda's Lament (1997)
Anu Komsi soprano
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conductor
CD 3:
[1]-[7] Oltra mar (1998-99)
Tapiola Chamber Choi
[8]-[13] Nymphéa Reflection (2001)
[14]-[18] Cinq reflets de 'L'Amour de loin' (2001)
Pia Freund soprano
Gabriel Suovanen baritone
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conductor
CD 4:
[1]-[3] Orion, for orchestra (2002)
[4]-[8] Notes on Light, for cello and orchestra (2006)
Anssi Karttunen cello
[9] Mirage, for soprano, cello and orchestra (2007)
Karita Mattila soprano
Anssi Karttunen cello
Orchestre de Paris
Christoph Eschenbach conductor
On the occasion of her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector’s box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal or instrumental soloists.
This specially priced anthology highlights the Finnish composer’s oeuvre from 1986 to 2007, a period that follows the evolution of her compositional style from the early days of her career to more recent times.
The featured works have helped to cement Saariaho’s international position as one of the most successful living composers and have garnered her several important awards along the way (Grawemeyer Award 2003, Musical America’s Composer of the Year 2008, MIDEM Classical Award 2009, Wihuri Sibelius Prize 2009, Sonning Music Prize 2011). Kaija Saariaho has been New York Carnegie Hall’s Composer-in-Residence since the beginning of the current 2011–12 Season.
These recordings feature such acclaimed soprano soloists as Pia Freund, Anu Komsi and Karita Mattila, as well conductors Christoph Eschenbach with the Orchestre de Paris, Hannu Lintu with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen with the L.A. Philharmonic, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The recordings have been previously released by Ondine to international popular and critical acclaim.
This specially priced anthology highlights the Finnish composer’s oeuvre from 1986 to 2007, a period that follows the evolution of her compositional style from the early days of her career to more recent times.
The featured works have helped to cement Saariaho’s international position as one of the most successful living composers and have garnered her several important awards along the way (Grawemeyer Award 2003, Musical America’s Composer of the Year 2008, MIDEM Classical Award 2009, Wihuri Sibelius Prize 2009, Sonning Music Prize 2011). Kaija Saariaho has been New York Carnegie Hall’s Composer-in-Residence since the beginning of the current 2011–12 Season.
These recordings feature such acclaimed soprano soloists as Pia Freund, Anu Komsi and Karita Mattila, as well conductors Christoph Eschenbach with the Orchestre de Paris, Hannu Lintu with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen with the L.A. Philharmonic, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The recordings have been previously released by Ondine to international popular and critical acclaim.
