Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish: [ˈkɑi̯jɑ ˈsɑːriɑho]; née Laakkonen; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and the Finnish National Opera, among others. In a 2019 composers' poll by BBC Music Magazine, Saariaho was ranked the greatest living composer. Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg, and Paris, where she also lived since 1982. Her research at the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (IRCAM) marked a turning point in her music away from strict serialism towards spectralism. Her characteristically rich, polyphonic textures are often created by combining live music and electronics.
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- Oltra mar (Across the Sea): I. Depart (Departure)
- Oltra mar (Across the Sea): III. Vagues (Waves)
- Nymphea Reflection: I. Sostenuto
- 5 Reflets de L'Amour de loin (5 Reflections on Love from Afar): No. 3. L'Amour de loin (O Distant Love)
- 5 Reflets de L'Amour de loin (5 Reflections on Love from Afar): No. 1. Outremer (2 Shores)
- Leino Songs: I. Sua katselen
- Laterna Magica
- 4 Instants: No. 4. Resonances (Echoes)
- 4 Instants: No. 3. Parfum de l'instant
- 4 Instants: No. 2. Douleur (Torment)
- 4 Instants: No. 1. Attente (Longing)
- Oltra mar (Across the Sea): I. Depart [Departure]
- Notes on Light: II. On fire
- 7 Papillons: No. 2, —
- La passion de Simone: Station 1, Simone, grande sœur
- Oltra mar (Across the Sea): I. Depart [Departure]
- Notes on Light: II. On fire
- 7 Papillons: No. 2, —
- La passion de Simone: Station 1, Simone, grande sœur
- Verblendungen
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