Kaija Saariaho

Aure is a work for Violin and Cello by Kaija Saariaho. Originally composed for Violin and Viola, this version was created in 2015, and was originally an homage to Henri Dutilleux's 95th birthday, insp...

Nymphea Reflection is a work by renowned composer Kaija Saariaho, arranged for String Orchestra. Commissioned by the Schleswig Holstein Festival, it was first performed on the 16th of August 2001 in E...

Tre brevi ambientazioni di poesie del poeta e sceneggiatore del XX secolo Jacques Prévert per attore e violino. Composte nell'arco di cinque anni per essere eseguite in occasioni informali dalla famig...

Questo pezzo in tre parti è stato scritto nell'arco di 12 anni per la figlia del compositore. Ogni movimento prende il titolo da un capitolo della guida all'identificazione dei fiori di Gaston Bonnier...

I due duetti per violino intitolati Danse des Flocons furono scritti per la prima volta dalla compositrice per la figlia Aliisa, che all'epoca aveva sette anni ed era un'aspirante violinista. I flocon...

I due duetti per violino intitolati Danse des Flocons furono scritti per la prima volta dalla compositrice per la figlia Aliisa, che all'epoca aveva sette anni ed era un'aspirante violinista. I flocon...

Questa versione di Tocar di Kaija Saariaho per violino e arpa è dedicata a Renee e Susan Jolle. La versione originale di Tocar per violino e pianoforte (CH76703) è stata commissionata dal Concorso Int...

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

Written for solo piccolo.

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...

Cloud Trio was commissioned by the Bastad Kammermusikfestival (artistic Director Karin Dornbusch), Musik i Syd, the festival Music Around and Arcana Festival für Neue Musik. It was first performed at...

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...

This composition was written quickly in a matter of days, however the composer describes the longer process of writing the piece as unconscious preparation. There are opposite elements on display with...

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...

Kaija Saariaho's Duft was commissioned by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung for the Internationaler Klarinettenwettbewerb Freiburg 2012.

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.