Kaija Saariaho
Clarinet Concerto "D'OM LE VRAI SENS" · Laterna Magica · Leino Songs
Kari Kriikku, clarinet · Anu Komsi, soprano · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra · Sakari Oramo, conductor
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Kaija Saariaho
Trios
Steven Dann, viola
Pia Freund, soprano
Tuija Hakkila, piano
Mikael Helasvuo, alto flute
Florent Jodelet, percussion
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Ernst Kovacic, violin
Track listing
16 tracks · 76:32Kaija Saariaho
- 1 Mirage (2007; chamber version)for soprano, cello and piano 15:17
- Cloud Trio (2009)for violin, viola and cello 16:12
- 2 I. Calmo, meditato 3:01
- 3 II. Sempre dolce, ma energico, sempre a tempo 3:46
- 4 III. Sempre energico 2:34
- 5 IV. Tranquillo ma sempre molto espressivo 6:50
- 6 Cendres (1998)for alto flute, cello and piano 9:57
- Je sens un deuxième coeur (2003)for viola, cello and piano 19:07
- 7 I. Je dévoile ma peau 4:21
- 8 II. Ouvre-moi, vite! 2:16
- 9 III. Dans le rêve, elle l?attendait 4:10
- 10 IV. Il faut que j?entre 2:34
- 11 V. Je sens un deuxième coeur qui bat tout près du mien 5:45
- Serenatas (2008)for percussion, cello and piano 16:03
- 12 Delicato 2:49
- 13 Agitato 3:13
- 14 Dolce 1:22
- 15 Languido 5:41
- 16 Misterioso 2:56
About this recording
With the ongoing project to record Kaija Saariaho's music Ondine is pleased to present a release of her chamber music works. Known for her skills in colorful orchestration, Saariaho manages to employ her palette in the service of chamber music as well, with impressive variety.
The trios are composed for different combinations of instruments, each of them demonstrating their individual space and color spectrum. Ondine has previously released the orchestral version of Mirage, this new recording marks the world première of the trio version. All musicians on the recording have a long term devotion and experience of performing Saariaho's music.
The release also marks Kaija Saariaho's 60th anniversary on 14th of October 2012.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish and the song text in original language (English)
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.
Tuija Hakkila
Tuija Hakkila studied at the Sibelius Academy with Liisa Pohjola and Eero Heinonen, and continued her studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Jacques Rouvier and Theodor Paraschivesco. She studied 20th century music with Claude Helffer in Paris and classical performance practices with Malcolm Bilson in the United States. Other influential teachers have included György Sebök, William Pleeth and Dmitri Bashkirov. She was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University in New York in 1985/86. Since 1987 she holds a senior position in piano music at the Sibelius Academy and earned a Doctor of Music degree in 2005. She also taught at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen from 2005 through 2008. In 2014 she was appointed Professor of Piano Music at the Sibelius Academy.
Mikael Helasvuo
Mikael Helasvuo is known as a leading flautist in Finland, and internationally renowned for his wide-ranging mastery of his instrument.
