List of compositions by Kaija Saariaho explained

Kaija Saariaho
Birth Name:Kaija Laakkonen
Birth Date:1952 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Death Place:Paris, France

This is a list of compositions by Kaija Saariaho.

Saariaho's compositions were published by Chester Music and Edition Wilhelm Hansen.[1] [2]

Orchestra

!Title!Year!Duration!Notes
Asteroid 417920054 min.
Chimera20191 min.
Ciel d'hiver201310 min.
Circle Map201226 min.for orchestra and electronics
Du Cristal198912 min.for orchestra and electronics
Forty Heartbeats19983 min.
Laterna Magica200820 min.
Lumière et Pesanteur20096 min.
Nymphéa Reflection200127 min.for string orchestra
Orion200222 min.
Song for Betty20015 min.
Terra Memoria200920 min.string orchestra version of the 2006 string quartet
Verblendungen198414 min.for orchestra and tape
Vista201925 min.
Semafor202014 min.for sinfonietta

Soloist(s) and orchestra

Instrumental

TitleYearSoloist(s)DurationNotes
...à la Fumée1990alto flute and cello19 min.sequel to Du Cristal
Graal théâtre1994violin25 min.
Aile du songe2001flute18 min.
D'Om le Vrai Sens2010clarinet35 min.
Maan varjot2013organ15 min.
Notes on Light2006cello28 min.
Trans2015harp20 min.
HUSH2023trumpet25 min.premiered posthumously; written for soloist Verneri Pohjola.

Vocal

TitleYearSoloist(s)DurationText writerLanguageNotes
Adriana Songs2006mezzo-soprano29 min.Amin Maalouf[3] French
Cinq reflects de L’Amour de loin2001soprano and baritone30 min.Amin Maalouf[4] French
Émilie Suite2011soprano25 min.Amin Maalouf[5] French
Leino Songs2007soprano13 min.Eino Leino[6] Finnish
Mirage2007cello and soprano12 min.Maria Sabina[7] English
Quatre Instants2002soprano23 min.Amin Maalouf[8] Frenchorchestral version of the 2002 art song
True Fire2014baritone25 min.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Seamus Heaney, trad. Native American, Mahmoud Darwish[9] English
Saarikoski-laulut2020soprano15 min.Pentti Saarikoski[10] Finnishorchestral version of the 2017 song cycle

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

TitleYearInstrumentationDurationNotes
Aer1991flute, percussion, harp, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, and electronics17 min.
Io19872 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo and alto flute), bass flute, 2 horns, trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and electronics17 min.
Lichtbogen1986flute (doubling piccolo and alto flute), percussion, harp, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and electronics17 min.
Neiges1998for 8 or 12 cellos15 min.one version available for 8 cellos, one for 12
Solar1993flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, trumpet, 2 percussionists, harp, 2 pianos, violin, viola, double bass and electronics18 min.

Soloist(s) and large ensemble (7 or more players)

Instrumental

TitleYearSoloistEnsemble instrumentationDurationNotes
Amers1992cellopiccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, 2 percussionists, harp, 2 keyboards, and electronics20 min.
Graal théâtre1997violinflute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, bass trombone, 2 percussionists, harp, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass25 min.chamber version of the 1994 orchestra piece
Notes on Light2010celloflute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, piano, celesta, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass28 min.ensemble version of the 2006 orchestra piece
Vers toi qui est si loin2018violinpiccolo, harp (optional), 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass7 min.adaptation of the final aria of L'Amour de loin

Vocal

TitleYearSoloistEnsemble instrumentationDurationText writerLanguageNotes
Message pour Gérard2000mezzo-sopranoalto flute (doubling piccolo), percussion, harp, violin, viola, cello, and double bass4 min.Kaija Saariaho (text collage)[11] French
Tempest Songbook2004soprano and baritoneoriginal: flute, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, and double bassalternate: recorder, harpsichord, lute, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass21 min.Shakespeare[12] Englishone version for modern instruments, one for period instruments
Vers toi qui est si loin2018sopranopiccolo, harp (optional), 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass7 min.Amin Maalouf[13] Frenchadaptation of the final aria of L'Amour de loin

Works for 2-6 players

TitleYearInstrumentationDurationNotes
Aure2011violin and viola (or cello)5 min.
The Bosun's Cheer2014sprechstimme speaker, flute (or violin), cello, and double bass4 min.one version for modern instruments, one for period instruments
Calices2009violin and piano10 min.
Cendres1998alto flute, piano, and cello10 min.
Ciel étoilé1999percussion and double bass5 min.
Cloud Trio2009violin, viola, and cello20 min.
Concordia2017violin and cello20 min.
Figura2016solo clarinet, piano, and string quartet14 min.
Gates1991flute, harpsichord, cello, and electronics (optional)10 min.
Im Traume1980cello and piano10 min.
Je sens un deuxième coeur2003viola, cello, and piano15 min.
Light and Matter2014piano, violin, and cello12 min.
Light still and moving2016flute and kantele12 min.
Mirrors1997flute and cello4 min.
New Gates1996flute, harp, and viola12 min.
Nymphéa1987string quartet and electronics18 min.
Offrande2014organ and cello7 min.
Oi Kuu1990bass clarinet (or bass flute) and cello6 min.
Serenatas2008piano, cello, and percussion14 min.
Terra Memoria2006string quartet20 min.
Terrestre2002solo flute, percussion, harp, violin, and cello10 min.
Tocar2010violin and piano7 min.
Trois Rivières1994percussion quartet and electronics16 min.

Solo works

TitleYearInstrumentationDurationNotes
Arabesques et adages2016piano7 min.
Ballade2005piano6 min., 30 sec.
Couleurs du vent1998alto flute9 min.
...de la Terre1991violin and electronics15 min.
Dolce Tormento2004piccolo5 min.
Dreaming Chaccone (Variation on the Chiacona of Giuseppe Colombi)2010cello
Duft2012clarinet10 min.
Fall1991harp and electronics5 min.
Folia1995double bass and electronics10 min.
Frises2011violin and electronics20 min.
Jardin Secret II1986harpsichord and electronics11 min.
Laconisme de l'aile1982flute and electronics9 min.
NoaNoa1992flute and electronics10 min.
Nocturne1994violin6 min.
Petals1988cello and electronics9 min.
Prelude2007piano7 min., 30 sec.
Près1992cello and electronics18 min.
Sense2016violin
Sept Papillons2000cello10 min.
Six Japanese Gardens1994percussion and electronics19 min.
Spins and Spells1997cello7 min.
Trois Rivières: Delta2001percussion and electronics16 min.
Vent nocturne2006viola and electronics15 min.

Chorus (a cappella and with accompaniment)

TitleYearInstrumentationDurationText writerLanguageNotes
Château de l'âme1996solo soprano, SA chorus, and orchestra22 min.Kaija Saariaho (text collage)[14] French
Echo!20072 sopranos, alto, countertenor, 2 tenors, 2 basses, and electronics10 min.Aleksi Barrière[15] French
Horloge, Tais-Tois!2007original: SA chorus and pianoalternate: SA chorus, flute, clarinet, basson, percussion, and strings3 min., 30 sec.Aleksi Barrière[16] French
Kesäpäivä2011SA chorus and 2 percussionistsAleksi Barrière[17]
Nuits, adieux1996SATB chorus10 min.Jacques Roubaud, Honoré de Balzac[18] Frenchchoral version of the 1991 piece for solo voices
Oltra mar1999SATB chorus and orchestra22 min.Amin Maalouf, Abou Said[19] French
Reconnaissance2020SATB chorus, percussion, and double bass20 min.Aleksi Barrière[20]
Tag des Jahrs2001SATB chorus and electronics15 min.Friedrich Hölderlin[21] German
Überzeugung20013 female voices, violin, cello, and crotale (can be played by one of the singers)2 min.Friedrich Hölderlin[22] German
Nej och inte1979female choir a cappella5 min.Gunnar BjörlingSwedish
Suomenkielinen sekakuorokappale1979solo soprano, solo baritone, mixed choir9 min.Finnish

Solo voice with up to 6 players

TitleYearInstrumentationDurationText writerLanguageNotes
Ariel's Hail2000soprano, flute, and harp3 min.Shakespeare[23] English
Die Aussicht19961998original: soprano, flute, guitar, violin, and celloalternate: soprano, flute, piano, and cello4 min.Friedrich Hölderlin[24] German
Caliban's Dream19931995original: baritone, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, and double bassalternate: baritone, alto flute, harp, and cello3 min.Shakespeare[25] Englishpart of The Tempest Songbook
Changing Light20022005

2019

original: soprano and violinalternate: soprano and flute

alternate: baritone and cello

6 min.translated from the Hebrew by Rabbi Jules Harlow[26] English[27]
Ferdinand's Comfort2004soprano, baritone, flute, harp (or piano), violin, cello, and double bass4 min.Shakespeare[28] Englishpart of The Tempest Songbook
From the Grammar of Dreams19882002original: 2 sopranosalternate: soprano and electronics10 min.Sylvia Plath[29] English
Grammaire des Rêves1988soprano, alto, 2 flutes, harp, viola, and cello11 min.Paul Éluard (text collage)[30]
Il pleut1986soprano and piano2 min.Guillaume Apollinaire[31] French
Iltarukous2000soprano and piano3 min.Eino Leino[32] Finnish
Leino Songs2007soprano and piano13 min.Eino Leino[33] Finnishchamber version of the 2007 piece for soprano and orchestra
Lonh1996soprano and electronics20 min.Jaufre Rudel[34] Old Occitan
Luonnon kasvot2013voice and pianoPentti Saarikoski[35] Finnish
Mirage2007soprano, cello, and piano12 min.Maria Sabina[36] English
Miranda's Lament19972000original: soprano, clarinet, harp, viola, and double bassalternate: soprano, flute, harp, violin, andcello6 min.Shakespeare[37] Englishpart of The Tempest Songbook
Nuits, adieux1991SATB and electronics10 min.Jacques Roubaud, Honoré de Balzac[38] French
Prospero's Vision20022019original: baritone, clarinet, harp, violin, and double bassalternate: tenor and string quartet5 min.Shakespeare[39] Englishpart of The Tempest Songbook
Quatre Instants2002soprano and piano23 min.Amin Maalouf[40] French
Quatre Messages19992 sopranos, flute, and harp8 min.Kaija Saariaho (text collage)[41] French
Saarikoski-laulut2017soprano and piano11 min.Pentti Saarikoski[42] Finnish[43]
Sombre2012voice, bass flute, percussion, harp, and double bass18 min.Ezra Pound[44] English
Tag des Jahrs20062 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, countertenor, 2 tenors, bass, and electronics15 min.Friedrich HölderlinGermanarranged by Rachid Safir

Opera and musical theatre

TitleYearVoicesOrchestra instrumentationDurationLibrettistLanguageNotes
Adriana Mater2005mezzo-soprano, soprano, tenor, bass-baritone, and SATB choruslarge orchestra and electronics2 hoursAmin Maalouf[45] French
L'Amour de loin2000soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, and SATB choruslarge orchestra and electronics2 hoursAmin MaaloufFrench
Émilie2008sopranochamber orchestra and electronics1 hour, 20 min.Amin Maalouf[46] French
La Passion de Simone2006soprano solo and SATB chorusorchestra (or chamber orchestra)1 hour, 15 min.Amin Maalouf[47] Frenchone version for large orchestra, one for chamber orchestra
Innocence2018soprano, tenor, baritone, and SATB choruslarge orchestra1 hour, 45 min.Sofi Oksanen, translated by Aleksi Barrière[48] mainly English (also Finnish, Czech, French, Romanian, Swedish, German, Spanish, and Greek)
Only the Sound Remains2015countertenor, bass-baritone, and SATB ensembleflute (doubling alto flute and bass flute), percussion, kantele, 2 violins, viola, cello, and electronics1 hour, 30 min.inspired by Noh dramas (Always Strong and Feather mantle), translated by Ezra Pound and Ernest Fenollosa[49] English

Electronic music

TitleYearDuration
Jardin Secret I198510 min., 48 sec.
Stilleben1988

References

Sources

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaija Saariaho . Wise Music Classical . 13 November 2014 . 9 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) . Wise Music Classical . 2 June 2023 . 9 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Adriana Songs Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  4. Web site: Cinq reflets Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  5. Web site: Emilie Suite Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  6. Web site: Leino Songs Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  7. Web site: Mirage Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  8. Web site: Quatre Instants (orchestral version) Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  9. Web site: True Fire Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  10. Web site: Saarikoski-laulut (orchestra version) Kaija Saariaho. 2021-08-20. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  11. Web site: Message pour Gérard Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  12. Web site: Tempest Songbook Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  13. Web site: L'Amour de loin Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  14. Web site: Château de l'âme Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  15. Web site: Echo! Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  16. Web site: Horloge, Tais-Toi! Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  17. Web site: Kesäpäivä Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  18. Web site: Nuits, adieux (a cappella version) Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  19. Web site: Oltra mar Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  20. Web site: Reconnaissance Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  21. Web site: Tag des Jahrs Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  22. Web site: Überzeugung Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  23. Web site: Ariel's Hail Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  24. Web site: Die Aussicht Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  25. Web site: Caliban's Dream Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  26. Web site: Changing Light Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  27. Web site: Saariaho, Kaija - Changing Light for soprano and violin. 2020-09-18. www.boosey.com.
  28. Web site: Ferdinand's Comfort Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  29. Web site: From the Grammar of Dreams Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  30. Web site: Grammaire des rêves Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  31. Web site: Il pleut Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  32. Web site: Iltarukous Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  33. Web site: Leino Songs Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  34. Web site: Lonh Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  35. Web site: Luonnon kasvot Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  36. Web site: Mirage Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  37. Web site: Miranda's Lament Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  38. Web site: Nuits, adieux Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  39. Web site: Prospero's Vision Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  40. Web site: Quatre Instants Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  41. Web site: Quatre Messages Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  42. Web site: Saarikoski Songs Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  43. Web site: Kaija Saariaho: Saarikoski Songs. 2020-09-18. Presto Sheet Music. en.
  44. Web site: Sombre Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  45. Web site: Adriana Mater Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  46. Web site: Emilie Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  47. Web site: La Passion de Simone Kaija Saariaho . 2020-08-18 . www.wisemusicclassical.com . en.
  48. Web site: Innocence Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.
  49. Web site: Only The Sound Remains Kaija Saariaho. 2020-08-18. www.wisemusicclassical.com. en.

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