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Description
On the occasion of her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal or instrumental soloists.This specially priced anthology highlights the Finnish composer's oeuvre from 1986 to 2007, a period that follows the evolution of her compositional style from the early days of her career to more recent times.The featured works have helped to cement Saariaho's international position as one of the most successful living composers and have garnered her several important awards along the way (Grawemeyer Award 2003, Musical America's Composer of the Year 2008, MIDEM Classical Award 2009, Wihuri Sibelius Prize 2009, Sonning Music Prize 2011). Kaija Saariaho has been New York Carnegie Hall's Composer-in-Residence since the beginning of the current 2011-12 Season.These recordings feature such acclaimed soprano soloists as Pia Freund, Anu Komsi and Karita Mattila, as well conductors Christoph Eschenbach with the Orchestre de Paris, Hannu Lintu with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen with the L.A. Philharmonic, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.The recordings have been previously released by Ondine to international popular and critical acclaim -
Tracklisting
- 1. Lichtbogen (1986)
- 2. Grammaire des rêves (1988)
- 3. Du cristal ...àla fumée (1990)
- 4. Calibans Dream (1992)
- 5. Solar (1993)
- 6. Graal théâtre (1997)
- 7. Mirandas Lament (1997)
- 8. Oltra mar (1999)
- 9. Nymphéa Reflection (2001)
- 10. Cinq reflets de LAmour de loin (2001)
- 11. Orion (2002)
- 12. Notes on Light (2006)
- 13. Mirage (2007)
Disc 1
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Ottorino Respighi: Sinfonia Drammatica
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai; Robert Trevino
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Peteris Vasks: Songs of My Heart
Latvian Radio Choir; Sigvards Klava
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Karol Szymanowski: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1
Peter Jablonski
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Giuseppe Verdi: Mezzo-Soprano Arias and Overtures
Justina Gringyte; Gaston Rivero; Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai; Robert Trevino
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Melcher Melchers: Piano Concertos
Peter Jablonski; Gavle Symphony Orchestra; Christian Reif
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge - Sonatas, Op. 54 ...
Nicolas Namoradze
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Kaija Saariaho: Saarikoski Songs; Vista; Three Preludes
Anne Komsi; Marzi Nyman; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo
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Sibelius & Saraste: The 7 Symphonies
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste
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Honkers & Bar Walkers Vol. 2
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Honkers & Bar Walkers Vol. 1
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United Records Story
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Blues Piano Orgy
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Biddle Street Barrelhousin'
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Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
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St Alberts Dream Vol 2 : Lucid Electric Prophet
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Roots Radics Revolution: Crucial Cuts From Dancehall...
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