# Kaija Saariaho: Let the Wind Speak, works with flute

> Kaija Saariaho: Let the Wind Speak, works with flute – Camilla Hoitenga, Anssi Karttunen, Daniel Belcher. Ondine ODE 1276-2, CD, released November 2015.

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1276-2

- **Composer:** Kaija Saariaho
- **Work(s):** Let the Wind Speak, works with flute
- **Performers:** Camilla Hoitenga, flute; Anssi Karttunen, cello; Daniel Belcher, baritone; Heloise Dautry, harp; Da Camera of Houston
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 1276-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 November 2015
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195127629
- **Tracks:** 11, total 69:43
- **Genres:** Finnish contemporary, Instrumental, Chamber

## Track listing

**Kaija Saariaho**

1. Tocar (7:22)
2. Mirrors I (3:29)
3. Couleurs du vent (9:01)
- *Sombre I-III*
4. I Canto CXVIII (5:57)
5. II Canto CXX (8:51)
6. III Fragment (1966) (5:52)
7. Dolce tormento (6:31)
8. Mirrors III (3:40)
9. Oi kuu (6:41)
10. Laconisme de l'aile (8:52)
11. Mirrors II (3:27)

## About this recording

This new release by Ondine offers a unique glimpse into the flute chamber works of Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952), one of the leading contemporary composers internationally. The disc includes works covering four decades, from 1982 to 2012 performed by flutist Camilla Hoitenga. Hoitenga is joined by cellist Anssi Karttunen, Da Camera of Houston, baritonist Daniel Belcher and harpist Héloïse Dautry.

Kaija Saariaho and Camilla Hoitenga met for the first time in 1982 and their collaboration has been active for many years. Hoitenga has partly inspired several of the compositions heard on this disc. Besides premiering flute works by Saariaho, she has championed Saariaho's flute works around the world.

This release includes, among others, the world premiere recording of Sombre, a work originally commisioned by the Da Camera Society of Houston, Texas to be premiered at the Rothko Chapel.

## Features

Sleeve notes in English, French and Finnish.

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## Related pages

- [Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/saariaho-kaija.md)
- [Camilla Hoitenga, flute](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/hoitenga-camilla.md)
- [Anssi Karttunen, cello](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/karttunen-anssi.md)
- [Heloise Dautry, harp](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/dautry-heloise.md)
- [Da Camera of Houston, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/da-camera-of-houston.md)

## Also recommended

- [Kaija Saariaho: Private Gardens](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-906-2.md): Camilla Hoitenga, flute · Florent Jodelet, percussion · Anssi Karttunen, cello · Dawn Upshaw, soprano (ODE 906-2, 1997)
- [Kaija Saariaho: Works for Orchestra](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1113-2q.md): Jukka-Pekka Saraste (ODE 1113-2Q, 2012)
- [Kaija Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-958-2.md): Anu Komsi, soprano · Avanti! Chamber Orchestra · Hannu Lintu, conductor (ODE 958-2, 2000)
- [Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre (chamber version) · Solar · Lichtbogen](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-997-2.md): John Storgårds, violin · Avanti! Chamber Orchestra · Hannu Lintu, conductor (ODE 997-2, 2002)