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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: 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...

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...

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...

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...

Karita Mattila - Helsinki Recital

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2003-04-30

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Romance de Mignon ("Le connais-tu, ce radieux pays"), song for voice & piano, Op. 2/3; Au pays où se fait la guerre; Chanson tri...
Performers: Katz, Martin; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]

"Given her position as one of the most interesting, exciting sopranos in the world today, Karita Mattila seems to record comparatively little (or is it...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)

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

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...