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Kaija Saariaho: La Passion de Simone / Dawn Upshaw, Esa-Pekka Salonen

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2013-03-26

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Le Passione de Simone, oratorio for soprano, chorus, orchestra & electronics
Performers: Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Tapiola Chamber Choir

Kaija Saariaho's La Passion de Simone, an oratorio about the life and thoughts of Simone Weil for soprano solo, choir, orchestra and electronics, is now...continue...
Personnel: Gabrielle Lamb (dancer).

Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre, Finland (10/19/2012-10/20/2012)....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: The Works for Orchestra [4 CDs]

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electronics; Grammaire des rêves, for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola & cello; Du crist...
Performers: Freund, Pia; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Salomaa, Petteri; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

On 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...continue...

Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin / Upshaw, Finley, Groop, Salonen/Finnish National Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Kaija Saariaho: L'amour de loin
Performers: Finley, Gerald; Groop, Monica; Upshaw, Dawn
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish National Opera Chorus; Finnish National Opera Orchestra

"...Visually, [this production] is stunningly austere, with two tall spiral staircases, one at each side of the stage, and the black space in between covered...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Saariaho: Château de l'âme, etc / Salonen, Upshaw, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-08-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre, for violin & orchestra; Château de l'âme, songs (5) for solo soprano, 4 sopranos, 4 mezzo-sopranos & orchestra; Amers, for cello & electro-acou...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kremer, Gidon; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Avanti Chamber Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho / Saariaho, Hoitenga, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-10-05

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Verblendungen, for orchestra & tape; Jardin secret I, for tape; Laconisme de l'aile, for solo flute; ...sah den Vögeln, for soprano, flute, oboe, cello, prepared piano & electron...
Performers: Hoitenga, Camilla; Rahkonen, Margit; Teikari, Jouko
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Almila, Atso
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Kaija Saariaho (b.1951) is one of the most prominent of the younger generation of Finnish composers, along with Magnu Lindberg and Esa-Pekka Salonen (yes, the...continue...