Kaija Saariaho
Cinq reflets de L'Amour de loin
Nymphea Reflection · Oltra mar
Pia Freund, soprano
Gabriel Suovanen, baritone
Tapiola Chamber Choir
Finnish RSO
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
Track listing
18 tracks · 73:01Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Kaija Saariaho
- Cinq reflets de 'L'Amour de loin' (2001) 29:28
- 1 I. Outremer 6:24
- 2 II. Songe 5:05
- 3 III. L´Amour de loin 7:25
- 4 IV. Si la mort pouvait attendre 5:32
- 5 V. Vers toi qui es si loin 5:01
- Nymphéa Reflection (2001) 21:40
- 6 I. Sostenuto 3:32
- 7 II. Feroce 3:39
- 8 III. Dolcissimo 4:15
- 9 IV. Lento espressivo 3:17
- 10 V. Furioso 3:56
- 11 VI. Misterioso 3:02
- Oltra mar (1998-99) 21:53
- 12 I. Départ 4:38
- 13 II. Amour 3:05
- 14 III. Vagues 2:18
- 15 IV. Temps 3:39
- 16 V. Souvenir de vagues 1:10
- 17 VI. Mort (In memory of Gérard Grisey) 3:38
- 18 VII. Arrivée 3:25
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, French, German and Finnish and the song lyrics in the original French and in English
Press
Saariaho, goldsmith of her time - three enchanting works provide a rare pleasure of contemporary music.
Jean Vermeil, Classica-Répertoire, February 2005, R10 du mois
Man folgt den Klangwanderungen dieser ungemein erfindungsreichen Komponistin mit zunehmender Spannung und genießt dabei das hingebungsvolle Musizieren des Finnischen Radio-Sinfonieorchesters in einer Klangwelt, die solche Problemstellungen wie „Avantgarde" oder „Postmoderne" erfrischend hinter sich gelassen hat.
Hartmut Lück, Klassik-Heute.com, 9. Dezember 2004, 10 • 10 • 10
The artists
Pia Freund
Pia Freund studied at the Turku Conservatory and at the opera department of the Sibelius Academy. She is the winner of the Timo Mustakallio singing competition in 1991 and the Lappeenranta competition in 1992. She made her Paris début 1996 with the Orchestre national d´Île de France at Salle Pleyel, her London début 1998 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and her New York début in 2003 at Carnegie Hall.
Gabriel Suovanen
Gabriel Suovanen was born in Stockholm, where he began playing the violin at the age of 4. He studied singing at the Sibelius Academy in 1993-94. He graduated from the Stockholm Opera School in the 1997-98 season. Gabriel Suovanen has won several prizes in distinguished singing competitions. In Finland he won the prestigious Timo Mustakallio singing competition in 1998 and was given the first Karita Mattila Award in 2000. In 1997-98 Gabriel Suovanen was appointed 'Soloist of the year' by the Swedish National Radio and subsequently appeared in several radio concerts and studio recordings with orchestra and as soloist. In the season 1998-99 he was engaged in several productions at the Stockholm Royal Opera. Suovanen made his debut at the Finnish National Opera as Guglielmo, at the Savonlinna Opera Festival as Valentin and at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Bizet's Carmen.
Tapiola Chamber Choir
The Tapiola Chamber Choir was founded in 1984 by former singers of the world-famous Tapiola Choir and consists of 35 members. It frequently appears with leading Finnish professional orchestras such as the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, among others, and conductors like Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sakari Oramo and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The Choir also regularly gives a cappella concerts.