Kaija Saariaho

Die beiden Violinduette mit dem Titel Danse des Flocons schrieb die Komponistin zunächst für ihre Tochter Aliisa, die damals sieben Jahre alt und eine angehende Geigerin war. Die titelgebenden Flocons...

Diese Fassung von Kaija Saariahos Tocar für Violine und Harfe ist Renee und Susan Jolle gewidmet. Die Originalfassung von Tocar für Violine und Klavier (CH76703) wurde vom Internationalen Jean-Sibeliu...

Saariaho 'Couleurs Du Vent' arranged for solo alto flute. Commissioned by the Finnish National Opera. Duration 16 minutes.

Je sens un deuxième coeur was commissioned for Emanuel Ax by The Carnegie Hall Corporation. The world premiere was given at the Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City on 12 April 20...

Light And Matter was jointly commissioned by the Library of Congress, Britten Sinfonia, Norrbotten NEO and the Aeolian Chamber Players in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Bowdoin International Mu...

Aure is a work by Kaija Saariaho for Violin and Viola, originally composed as an homage to Henri Dutilleux's 95th birthday. Aure was first performed on 19th August 2011, as part of the festival 'Les I...

For solo cello. Quoting Saariaho: The title evokes the two gestures which are at the origin of the work: on the one hand the pattern which I call 'spinning tops' turning around on the one spot or unde...

Scored for solo Cello, Dreaming is Kaija Saariaho's contribution to the set of thirty-two works by various composers written for the collection Mystery Variations in 2011. The piece is preceded by a...

Kaija Saariaho's 1980 work for Cello and Piano was commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Cooperation. It attempts to create the sudden and dramatic changes of the dream world; with bursts of colour...

Commissioned by the Finnish National Opera. Part 6 of the work 'Maa', for Harp with optional Electronics.

Performing Score edition of Saariaho 'Folia' arranged for solo Double Bass And Optional Electronics. Duration 10 minutes.

Work for Solo Percussion and Electronics. As the title suggests, Trois rivières is divided into three separate sections. The first part introduces all the instrumental colours used in the piece. The r...

Calices was commissioned by Fundacion Albeniz for the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, Madrid.

For Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra. Vocal Score. Piano reduction by Christopher Brown. Adriana Songs was commissioned by the Auftakt Festival, Alte Oper Frankfurt, the New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maa...

Kaija Saariaho's True Fire for Baritone Solo and Orchestra was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Sinfonieorchester, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre national de France....

Kaija Saariaho 's Lonh, scored for Soprano Voice and Electronics, was commissioned by the Wien Modern Festival and premiered on the 20th October 1996. The title  Lonh, meaning far away or distant...

A work for Soprano and Piano. A setting of the text Eino Leino. Alternative title: 'Evening Prayer'

Kaija Saariaho's Emilie was commissioned by Opéra de Lyon, Barbican Centre, London and Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon. It was first performed on 1st March 2010 at Opéra de Lyon with Karita Matti...

La Passion De Simone is an opera composed by Kaija Saariaho for Soprano Solo, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra. With a libretto by Amin Maalouf, this is the Full Score. A full performance of this would la...

Kaija Saariaho's Emilie Suite was a joint commission by Carnegie Hall, New York City, Cité de la Musique, Paris, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. It was first per...

Full Score of Saariaho L'amour De Loin. Opera In Five Parts. L, armour De Loin was premiered in Salzburg in August 2000 with additional productions being staged at the theatreBern in Switzerland. The...