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#KaijaSaariaho 1952 – 2023
Graal théâtre for violin and orchestra (1994)
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El Ciclo de Piano del CEAC regresa con Sebastián Arredondo en un concierto dedicado a la Balada | vía #UChileRadio
#ceac #ciclodepiano #claudedebussy #frédéricchopin #gransalasinfónicanacional #kaijasaariaho #sebastianarredondo
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https://www.europesays.com/at/301920/ Ein Debüt voller Klangfarben – VOL.AT ##vorarlberg #AntonínDvořák #AT #Austria #bregenz #BregenzerFestspiele #Entertainment #gemeinde #KaijaSaariaho #Kultur #Österreich #Unterhaltung #VolAt+ #WienerSymphoniker
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Saariaho, Beethoven & Sibelius at the National Concert Hall
And so it came to pass that yesterday evening I took the train into Dublin and back to see what, for me, will be the penultimate concert by National Symphony Orchestra Ireland at the National Concert Hall. The conductor for this occasion was Colombian born Lina Gonzalez-Granados. There was a good crowd at the NCH, although it wasn’t quite full.
By way of a starter we heard Ciel d’hiver by Kaija Saariaho, a Finnish composer who spent her later life living in Paris; she passed away in 2023. This piece is an intriguing evocation of the winter sky, with dense blocks of harmonies suggesting the broad expanse of the heavens punctuated by drifting clusters of fragmented patterns until it reaches the zenith expressed by an intense climax before fading away again. This piece was new to me – it was in fact the Irish premier – and I enjoyed it greatly. I like it when there are unfamiliar items on the menu!
The rest of the first half of the concert consisted of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (in C) with soloist John O’Conor. This was first published in 1795 (but revised around 1800). It actually Beethoven’s third go at writing a piano concerto but was published first. His first attempt was written when he was a teenager and was never published. What we now know as the Piano Concerto No. 2 was written around 1788 but not published until 1801. I hope this clarifies the situation.
The Piano Concrto No. 1 consists of three movements, an expansive slow movement (marked Largo) sandwiched between two sprightly up-tempo movements, marked Allegro con brio and Rondo-Allegro Scherzando, respectively. It’s very obviously influenced by Mozart, but Beethoven’s own voice is very clear too. I think the first part of the last movement, full of energy and wit, is the best part of this work and O’Conor played it with genuine sparkle. His performance was very well received, and he rounded it off with a very familiar charming encore, also by Beethoven, his Für Elise, which O’Conor played for his two granddaughters who were both in the audience last night.
Ludwig van Beethoven washimself by all accounts an extraordinary pianist and I couldn’t help wondering during the interval what he would have sounded like playing his own piano concertos.
After the wine break we returned to hear the Symphony No. 2 in D Major by Jean Sibelius. This piece was written about a century later than the Beethoven Piano Concerto and its sound world is very different, although it does share an overall mood of hope and defiance that you will find in many works by Beethoven. It’s probably this aspect of the work that led to it being co-opted by the Finnish nationalist movement although I don’t think it was written for that purpose.
I had been looking forward to this for quite a while as I had never heard this work performed in a live concert before. Hearing it last night was a revelation, especially because the momentum of the piece was much better controlled than on some recordings I’ve heard. It’s a large piece, in four movements, lasting about 45 minutes altogether. The first movement starts with hesitant figures repeated a number of times by different sections of the orchstra. The second movement is slow and rather mournful in tone but full of great melodic ideas. It is marked Tempo andante, ma rubato and I think how to handle the rubato (deviating from strict tempo) is what some conductors might struggle with: I think it’s supposed to flow naturally, but not wallow or become too turbulent. The third movement starts in a hurry and moves directly into the thrilling Finale. The last movement is full of blazing statements of triumph, as would accompany a hero reaching the end of a perilous journey.
The balance and contrast between the different sections of the orchestra was very well done. I especially enjoyed the playing of the brass instruments which was vigorous but superbly controlled. Hats off to NSOI and to Lina Gonzalez-Granados for the performance. I found myself humming pieces of the Sibelius to myself as I walked back to Pearse station for the train back to Maynooth.
P.S. I must get a better recording of the Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius for my collection – does anyone out there have any suggestions?
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Music Flies Free in “Papillons” from Manchester Collective
The tagline for the Southbank Centre’s Multitudes festival is ‘a multi-arts festival powered by orchestral music.’ This must…
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/939080/ Music Flies Free in “Papillons” from Manchester Collective #AnssiKarttunen #Britain #CamberwellIncredibles #CeeHaines #CHAINES #DanielHayGordon #ElPerry #England #GreatBritain #ImogenHolst #KaijaSaariaho #LauraVanDerHeijden #Manchester #ManchesterCollective #Thick&Tight #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Not a big opera fan, but hey this is historic:
Finnish women as composer, librettist, conductor and co-star (folk musician Vilma Jää) at the Met in #NYC
#KaijaSaariaho is only the third female composer featured in nearly 150 years at the #Met (starts around 0:25)
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https://www.europesays.com/fi/230365/ Huippu-uraa tekevä amerikkalaislaulaja on kiitollinen suomalaisesta perimästään – kasvoi karjalanpaistilla ja sisulla | Kulttuuri #Entertainment #FI #Finland #Finnish #KaijaSaariaho #KlassinenMusiikki #kulttuuri #KulttuuriIdentiteetti #Musiikki #ooppera #oopperalaulajat #suomalaisuus #Suomi #viihde
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#KaijaSaariaho 1952 – 2023
Trans for harp and orchestra (2015)
I. Fugitif
II. Vanité
III. Messager#FinnishRadioSymphonyOrchestra
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https://www.europesays.com/fi/216023/ Vilma Jää hurmasi kriitikot Yhdysvaltain suurimmalla oopperalavalla: ”Lumoava”, ”enkelimäinen”, ”virheetön” | Kulttuuri #Entertainment #FI #Finland #Finnish #KaijaSaariaho #kulttuuri #Musiikki #ooppera #SofiOksanen #Suomi #viihde
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Perpetual Expectation | Matthew Aucoin | The New York Review of Books
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/05/23/perpetual-expectation-lamour-de-loin-saariaho/
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https://www.europesays.com/fi/184078/ Tero Saarinen Companyn Study for Life on enemmän kuin tanssiesitys #Entertainment #FI #Finland #Finnish #HetMuziek #KaijaSaariaho #monimediataide #nykytanssi #StudyForLife #Suomi #TanssinTalo #TeroSaarinenCompany #viihde
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#KaijaSaariaho 1952 – 2023
Duft for clarinet (2012)
I. Blütenstaub
II. Blühend
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Semperoper Dresden setzt auf Gesamtkunstwerk statt Star-Kult
Intendantin Schmid zieht positive Bilanz Semperoper Dresden setzt auf Gesamtkunstwerk statt Star-Kult 14.09.2025 – 21:37 UhrL…
#Dresden #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #100137924 #100601380 #ArrigoBoito #Auslastung #DeutschePresse-Agentur #Germany #Gesamtkunstwerk #KaijaSaariaho #NoraSchmid #NoraSchmidt #Sachsen #semperoper #SergejProkofjew
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https://www.europesays.com/de/423005/ Semperoper Dresden setzt auf Gesamtkunstwerk statt Star-Kult #100137924 #100601380 #ArrigoBoito #Auslastung #DE #DeutschePresseAgentur #Deutschland #Dresden #Germany #Gesamtkunstwerk #KaijaSaariaho #NoraSchmid #NoraSchmidt #Sachsen #semperoper #SergejProkofjew
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[17:51] Komponiste Saariaho ferfeelt gjin momint
Ofrûne freed en sneon wie ik by it Saariaho-festival, dat holden waard yn Muziekgebouw aan het IJ yn Amsterdam. De Finske komponiste Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) freget om yntroduksje, mar ik soe net witte hoe't ik oer har fertelle moat, omkoal as ik bin as it giet om it tsjutten fan har muzyk.
https://frieschdagblad.nl/cultuur/Komponiste-Saariaho-ferfeelt-gjin-momint-45881945.html
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Changing Light, version for baritone and cello (2019)
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Nymphéa Reflection (2001)
I. Sostenuto
II. Feroce
III. Dolcissimo
IV. Lento espressivo
V. Furios
VI. Misterioso#FinnishRadioSymphonyOrchestra #JukkaPekkaSaraste.
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https://youtu.be/wkmzXHTrixI?si=mh74c2jDRg7lpeJD
performed by Imke Frank, Violoncello and Gary Berger, Live-Electronics.
27 November 2011 – Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, Switzerlandhttps://slowforward.net/2024/10/06/petals-kaija-saariaho/
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Émilie Suite (2011)
I. Forebodings
II. Interlude I
III. Principia
IV. Interlude II
V. Against oblivion#StrasbourgPhilharmonicOrchestra
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-Nocturne for solo violin (1994)
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New Gates for Flute, Viola, and Harp (1996)
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Graal theatre (Version for Violin & Chamber Orchestra) : I. Delicato (1997)
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Maan Varjot for Organ and Orchestra: I. Misterioso ma intenso (2014)
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Amers: Part 1: Libero, dolce, misterioso (1992)
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Nymphéa [Jardin secret III]#musik #music #musique #musica #Saariaho
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From the Busoni/Brahms on to the recent album from #TakacsQuartet, "Takacs Assad Labro," just released in March 2024.
All contemporary works, several of which were written for this recording/setting, from #ClariceAssad, #BryceDessner, and the #Bandoneon performer #JulienLabro. Labro performs on several of the pieces as well (yes, that's a string quartet and the bandoneon --- which works quite nicely!).
There is also an arrangement of a #MiltonNascimento song and a performance of #KaijaSaariaho's "Nocturne."
Honestly, this album was a delight to listen through. There is a real diversity of style and sound here, and all of it packs a real punch. But on first listen, I think it's the closing "Clash" by Assad that feels like the most mandatory listening.
Nice background on the album's origins and recording here: https://www.nativedsd.com/news/message-from-the-producer-bob-attiyeh-talks-about-takacs-quartet/
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'Im Traume' for cello, piano and electronics (1980/1988)
#AnssiKarttunen #Cello
#TuijaHakkila #Pianothe only performance (in 1988) of Im Traume in the version with electronics.
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'Laconisme de l'aile', for solo flute with optional electronics (1982)
#LesleyOlson #Flute
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Io (1986/1987) for orchestra, tape and live electronics
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Nymphéa [Jardin secret III] (1987) for string quartet and live electronics
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Terrestre' (2023)
I. L'oiseau dansant
II. Oiseau, un satellite infime#JessieNucho#Flute
#RachelPatrick #Violin
#EvanKahn #Cello
#DiveshKaramchandani #Percussion
#KristinLloyd #Harp#MatthewCmiel /conductor
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#TrumpetConcerto 'Hush' (2023)
I. Make the thin air sing
II. Dream of falling
III. What ails you?
IV. Ink the silence#FinnishRadioSymphonyOrchestra
#susannamalkki#musik #music #musique #musica #Saariaho
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