Kaija Saariaho: Circle Map, Graal théâtre, Vers toi qui es si loin & Neiges Peter Herresthal, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Clément Mao-Takac

• Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952):
• 1 Vers toi qui es si loin 06:40
• Circle Map:
• 2 Circle Map: I. Morning Wind 04:35
• 3 Circle Map: II. Walls Closing 04:13
• 4 Circle Map: III. Circles 05:39
• 5 Circle Map: IV. Days Are Sieves 04:41
• 6 Circle Map: V. Dialogue 06:11
• 7 Circle Map: VI. Day and Night Music 04:49
• Neiges (Version for 12 Cellos):
• 8 Neiges (Version for 12 Cellos): I. Nuages de neige 05:35
• 9 Neiges (Version for 12 Cellos): II. Étoile de neige I 01:32
• 10 Neiges (Version for 12 Cellos): III. Étoile de neige II 02:43
• 11 Neiges (Version for 12 Cellos): IV. Aiguilles de glace 04:46
• 12 Neiges (Version for 12 Cellos): V. Fleurs de neige 03:50
• Graal théâtre (Version for Violin & Orchestra):
• 13 Graal théâtre (Version for Violin & Orchestra): I. — 18:56
• 14 Graal théâtre (Version for Violin & Orchestra): II. — 11:55
• Total Runtime 01:26:05

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Several of Kaija Saariaho’s works are named after natural phenomena that serve as a starting point to her compositional process. Composed in 1998, Neiges was inspired by various qualities of snow and explores instrumental languages and colors similar to those found in her earlier works. On the present album the piece is heard in its never-before recorded version for twelve cellos, performed by the cellists of the Oslo Philharmonic. Another source of inspiration has been medieval literature, which formed a point of departure for Graal Théâtre, the first concerto Saariaho wrote, as well as for the recent Vers toi qui es si loin (2018). Recorded for the first time here, the piece is a transcription, made for the violinist Peter Herresthal, of an aria from the opera L’Amour de loin. These two works for violin and orchestra bookend this amply filled disc, and frame Circle Map, a work in six movements for large orchestra. Permeating the work are six short poems by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, providing inspiration through their essence and vivid imagery, but also part of the musical material by way of a recording of them recited in Persian. This recording forms the raw material for the electronics included in the work, but also for much of the writing for the orchestra, for instance in terms of pitches and intonations. All four works are conducted by Clément Mao Takacs, who has collaborated extensively with Kaija Saariaho and conducted her music across Europe and in the U.S.A.

Peter Herresthal, violin
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor

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