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The Edge of Light - Messiaen: 8 Preludes; Pieces for Piano Quintet; Saariaho: Prelude, Ballade et al. / Gloria Cheng, piano. Calder Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; Piece for Piano and String Quartet; Kaija Saariaho: Prelude, for piano solo; Ballade, for piano solo; Je sens un deuxième coeur, for viola, cello & piano
Performers: Cheng, Gloria
Conductors:
Ensemble: Calder Quartet

GRAMMY® Award winning pianist Gloria Cheng brings her probing and insightful style to a fascinating program that couples the brilliant and colorful works of Olivier...continue...

Bach & Beyond, Part 1 - J.S. Bach: Partitas for solo violin nos 2 & 3; Ysaye: Sonata no 2; Saariaho; Mazzoli / Jennifer Koh, violin

1 CD / Cedille / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin solo no 2 in A minor ("Obsession...
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]

American violinist Jennifer Koh's Bach & Beyond Part 1 is the first in a three-part CD series based on her groundbreaking "Bach and Beyond" recital...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: Trios / Steven Dann, viola; Pia Freund, soprano; Tuija Hakkila, piano; Ernst Kovacic, violin et al.

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-09-25

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Mirage, for soprano, cello & orchestra; Cloud Trio, for violin, viola & cello; Cendres, for alto flute, cello & piano; Je sens un deuxième coeur, for viola, cello & piano; Sere...
Performers: Dann, Steven; Freund, Pia; Hakkila, Tuija; Helasvuo, Mikael; Jodelet, Florent; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Zebra Trio

With the ongoing project to record Kaija Saariaho's music Ondine is pleased to announce a release of her chamber music works. Known for her skills...continue...

Nordic cello concertos - works Per Norgard, Arne Nordheim; Kaija Saariaho / Jakob Kullberg, cello

1 CD / Aurora / 2012-09-25

Works: Per Norgård: Concerto for Cello no 2 "Momentum"; Arne Nordheim: Tenebrae, for cello & orchestra; Kaija Saariaho: Amers, for cello & electro-acoustic ensemble
Performers: Kullberg, Jakob
Conductors: Bywalec, Szymon
Ensemble: ; New Music Orchestra

Recording information: Karol Szymanowski Music Academy, Katowice....continue...

Saltarello / Garth Knox, Agnes Westerman, Sylvain Lemetre

1 CD / ECM / 2012-05-08

Works: Garth Knox: Black Brittany, for viola d'amore & violoncello; Fuga Libre, for viola; Dances (3) for fiddle & percussion (after anonymous 14th-century dance melodies); Pipe, Harp and Fiddle, for fiddle...
Performers: Knox, Garth; Lemetre, Sylvain [Percussion]; Saariaho, Kaija; Vesterman, Agnes

Garth Knox's previous D'Amore - in duo with Agnes Vesterman - was Gramophone album of the month. The reviewer stated "This is quite simply one...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano (12/2009).

Includes work(s): ave, generosa (hildegard von bingen) / te by various composers....continue...

Terrestre / Claire Chase, Jacob Greenberg, Joshua Rubin, Saariaho and Donatoni

1 CD / New Focus / 2012-03-27

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Terrestre, for flute, percussion, harp, violin & cello; Franco Donatoni: Fili for flute & piano; Elliott Carter: Esprit Rude / Esprit Doux, for flute & clarinet; Pierre Boulez: Sonati...
Performers: Chase, Claire; Greenberg, Jacob; Rubin, Joshua
Conductors:
Ensemble: International Contemporary Ensemble

Chase, 33, founder and chief of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is best known for championing genre-defying work of emerging composers. However, for this new...continue...
Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY....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...

In Due Tempi

1 CD / ECM Import / 2012-01-31

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Nymphea (Jardin secret III), for string quartet & electronics; John Cage: Quartet for Strings in Four Parts; Bruno Maderna: Quartet for Strings ("in due tempi")

Kaija Saariaho: D'Om le Vrai Sens; Laterna Magica; Leino Songs / Kriikku, Komsi

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-09-27

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Clarinet ("D'om le vrai sens"); Laterna Magica, for orchestra; Leino Songs, for voice & orchestra
Performers: Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This much awaited premiere features recordings of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's first clarinet concerto D'OM LE VRAI SENS. Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is an international...continue...

Dialoghi - Dialogues for cello & piano - Elinor Frey & David Fung

1 CD / Yarlung / 2011-09-27

Works: Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Españolas; Toshiro Mayuzumi: Bunraku, for solo cello; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Christopher Rouse: Ricorda...
Performers: Frey, Elinor; Fung, David

Music for solo 'cello and for 'cello and piano from the 11th century through the 21st century. Elinor Frey plays with exuberance and refinement. She...continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Arts, Los Angeles (11/19/2007-11/21/2007)....continue...

Nach Innen (Toward The Inside)

1 CD / Wergo / 2011-01-11

Works: Ian Willcock: Grave, for ensemble; Mark Andre: ni, for 14 instruments; Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Aarts, Maaike; Ballon, Severine; Corbett, John [clarinet]; Hashimoto, Shynia; Johanns, Gesa [horn]; Josel, Seth; McGowan, Ned; Schroder, Mirjam; Spengler, Maria; Spillner, Benjamin; Tarrete, Virginie...
Conductors: Wood, James; Huber, Rupert; Rundel, Peter
Ensemble: MusikFabrik

A tendency to focus on internal processes has emerged in the music of the last few decades. This disc features compositions on that theme by...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K (04/15/2007); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K (09/19/2004); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus...continue...

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr - Beethoven & Neue Klaviermusik / Davies, Scheps, Mamekawa, Pöntinen, et al

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-09-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Variations (12) for Piano in A major on a theme of Wranitzky, WoO 71; Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for Pi...
Performers: Davies, Dennis Russell [Piano/Conductor]; Groethuysen, Andreas; Kim, Ben; Kim, Sun-Wook; Lonquich, Alexander; Namekawa, Maki; Pontinen, Roland; Pregardien, Christoph; Scheps, Olga; Stefanovich, Tamar...

This release features live recorded highlights of the 2007 Piano Festival Ruhr....continue...

Albrecht Imbescheid: Farben der Stille; Takemitsu, Feldman, etc / Gelber Klang Ensemble

1 CD / Cybele / 2008-09-04

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Rain Spell; Scott Roller: Serraval; Morton Feldman: For Frank O'Hara; Kaija Saariaho: Nymphea; Albrecht Imbescheid: Farben der Stille
Performers: Lubbe, Gareth; Porath, Axel; Roller, Scott; Stortz, Ulrike; Wolf, Bryan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Gelber Klang

Were it possible to portray music in hues, white would offer us the most generally applicable coloration. Like no other color, white enables us to...continue...

Holst: The Planets / Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer; Kaija Saariaho: Asteroid 4179; Matthias Pintscher: Towards Osiris; Mark-Anthony Turnage: Ceres; Brett Dean: Komarov's Fall...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

A high-profile release of the Holst masterpiece 'The Planets' is long overdue, the Berlin Philharmonic having last recorded it with the legendary Herbert von Karajan...continue...

Tapiola Originals - Saariaho, et al / Tapiola Chamber Choir

1 CD / Alba / 2006-02-01

Works: Urmas Sisask: Words of Creation, Op. 51; Jouni Kaipainen: Des Flusses Stimme, Op. 54; Kaija Saariaho: Tag des Jahrs; Erkki-Sven Tüür: Inquiétude du Fini
Performers: Nissinen, Marttii; Ojala, Johanna; Wallen, Herman
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tapiola Chamber Choir

'Tapiola Originals' is one of the long-term projects of the Tapiola Chamber Choir, a collection of commissioned works from composers around the Baltic Sea. Both...continue...

Baltic Voices 3 / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-10-11

Works: Vaclovas Augustinas: Treputé Martela, for voices, 2 recorders & percussion; Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Konstateringer (Statements) for chorus; Kaija Saariaho: Nuits, adieux, for vocal quartet &...
Performers: Joesaar, Tonu; Kogermann, Tiit; Metsamart, Madis; Nael, Ene; Oja, Iris; Palu, Leonora; Punder, Neeme; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Acclaimed conductor Paul Hillier and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conclude their exploration of the choral riches of the Baltic region with a third and...continue...

Electricity - Works for Cello and Electronics / Shapiro

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-02-01

Works: Karen Tanaka: The Song of Songs, for cello & electronics; Jukka Tiensuu: Oddjob, for viola & electronics; Ge Gan-Ru: Yi Feng; Kaija Saariaho: Petals, for solo cello (electronics ad libitum); Mario Da...
Performers: Shapiro, Madeleine

Violin Vision - Mary, Saariaho, Olofsson, et al / Rorbech

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-02-01

Works: Mario Mary: Aarhus, for violin & tape; Kaija Saariaho: Maa, ballet music in 7 scenes for flute, harpsichord/keyboards, percussion, harp, violin, viola, cel; Kent Olofsson: Il Sogno di Tartini, for vi...
Performers: Robech, Bodil

Saariaho: Notes on Light, Orion, Mirage / Mattila, Karttunen, Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-09-02

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Notes on Light, for cello & orchestra; Orion, for orchestra; Mirage, for soprano, cello & orchestra
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Her music is highly evocative and full of pleasant effects. It lacks melody and direction, but it is full of sounds of nature and moves...continue...

Länsiö: A due; Saariaho, Lindberg, etc / Kriikku, Karttunen

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-04-30

Works: Jukka Tiensuu: Plus II, for clarinet & cello; Olli Kortekangas: Iscrizione, for clarinet & cello; Kaija Saariaho: Oi kuu, for bass clarinet & cello; Magnus Lindberg: Steamboat Bill Junior, for clarin...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]

This disc features music written for clarinet and cello - no classical precedents exist for the duo of these two Romantic melody instruments - by...continue...

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

Steven Schick - Drumming in the Dark

1 CD / Neuma / 2001-05-01

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Six Japanese Gardens; Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds; Brian Ferneyhough: Bone Alphabet; Roger Reynolds: Watershed I
Performers: Schick, Steven

Saariaho: Prisma, Private Gardens / Upshaw, Hoitenga, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2001-04-24

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lonh; Près; NoaNoa
Performers: Hoitenga, Camilla; Jodelet, Florent; Karttunen, Anssi; Upshaw, Dawn

"Kaija Saariaho is one of the most impressive practitioners of electro-acoustic music around - as this disc demonstrates. Each work here is scored for a...continue...

Saariaho: Cinq Reflets de L'Amour de Loin, etc / Saraste

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-09-06

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Cinq reflets de l'Amour de loin, for soprano, baritone & orchestra; Nymphea Reflection, for string orchestra; Oltra mar, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Freund, Pia; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Tapiola Chamber Choir

Kaija Saariahos' Cinq Reflets de L'Amour de loin was acclaimed by the critics at its premiere at the Salzburg Festival in 2000 and was described...continue...

Saariaho: Du cristal...à la fume, etc / Kronos Quartet

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-05-16

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Du cristal, for orchestra; Nymphea (Jardin secret III), for string quartet & electronics; Sept Papillons, for solo cello
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Saariaho, Kaija
Conductors: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]

"The performances are stunning. Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic combine fastidious precision with an almost Straussian opulence, the Kronos Quartet bring their usual...continue...

Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre, Solar, etc / Lintu, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-04-30

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre, for violin & reduced orchestra; Solar, for electro-acoustic ensemble; Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electron...
Performers: Liimatainen, Juhani; Siirala, Seppo; Storgards, John [Conductor, Violin]
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Avanti Chamber Orchestra; Members of Avanti Chamber Orchestra (Members)

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...

Parmerud, Lippe, Saariaho, Frounberg / Sofia Asunción Claro

1 CD / Centaur / 1996-12-04

Works: Åke Parmerud: Strings & Shadows, for harp & electronics; Cort Lippe: Music for harp & tape; Lars Graugaard: Incrustations, for harp & computer (or tape); Kaija Saariaho: Fall, for electric harp ...
Performers: Claro, Sofia Asuncion

Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams / Komsi, Lintu, Avanti!

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-09-06

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Du gick, flög, for soprano & piano; Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi, for soprano & prepared piano; Miranda's Lament, for soprano, clarinet, harp, violin & double bass; Caliban's Dream...
Performers: Ahtinen, Timo; Bister, Reija; Juutilainen, Hanna; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Komsi, Piia; Korhonen, Timo; Laivuori, Jouko; Rantanen, Riikka; Riisalo, Tuula; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu

Oiseaux tendres / Manuela Wiesler

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-03-06

Works: Jean Rivier: Oiseaux Tendres, for solo flute; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Kaija Saariaho: Laconisme de l'aile, for solo flute; Wilhelm Popp: Ni...
Performers: Widlund, Mats; Wiesler, Manuela
Conductors: Csaba, Peter

Electro Acoustic Music III

1 CD / Neuma / 1994-07-01

Works: Kaija Saariaho: NoaNoa, for flute & electronics; Richard Karpen: Terra Infirma, computer-realized tape; Waves of Refraction for guitar & tape; Linda Dusman: Dindirindin; The Camargo Trio for piano, p...
Performers: Buonocore, William; Hoitenga, Camilla; Linder, Jacques; McCormick, Robert; Tegzes, Maria

Saariaho - Private Gardens / Upshaw, Karttunen, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1993-09-07

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lonh, for soprano & electronics; Près, for cello & electronics; NoaNoa, for flute & electronics; Six Japanese Gardens, for percussion & electronics
Performers: Hoitenga, Camilla; Jodelet, Florent; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]

"This goes immediately into the Want List. Kaija Saariaho is one of the most interesting composers currently active. Her work often combines solo instruments with...continue...

Electro Acoustic Music I - Tegzes, Richards, Dodge, et al

1 CD / Neuma / 1993-07-01

Works: Paul Lansky: Notjustmoreidlechatter; Jean-Claude Risset: L'autre face; Daniel Warner: Delay in Glass; Charles Dodge: Profile; Richard Boulanger: From Temporal Silence; Kaija Saariaho: Petals
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi; Richards, E. Michael; Tegzes, Maria