List of compositions by Kaija Saariaho

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Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho at Cité de la Musique, Paris 2013
Born
Kaija Laakkonen

(1952-10-14)14 October 1952
Helsinki, Finland
Died2 June 2023(2023-06-02) (aged 70)
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]

Contents

Orchestra

TitleYearDurationNotes
Asteroid 417920054 min.
Chimera20191 min.
Ciel d'hiver201310 min.
Circle Map 201226 min.for orchestra and electronics
Du Cristal198912 min.for orchestra and electronics
Forty Heartbeats19983 min.
Laterna Magica 200820 min.
Lumière et Pesanteur20096 min.
Nymphéa Reflection200127 min.for string orchestra
Orion 200222 min.
Song for Betty20015 min.
Terra Memoria200920 min.string orchestra version of the 2006 string quartet
Verblendungen198414 min.for orchestra and tape
Vista 201925 min.
Semafor202014 min.for sinfonietta

Soloist(s) and orchestra

Instrumental

TitleYearSoloist(s)DurationNotes
...à la Fumée 1990 alto flute and cello 19 min.sequel to Du Cristal
Graal théâtre1994 violin 25 min.
Aile du songe2001 flute 18 min.
D'Om le Vrai Sens 2010 clarinet 35 min.
Maan varjot 2013 organ 15 min.
Notes on Light 2006cello28 min.
Trans 2015 harp 20 min.
HUSH 2023 trumpet 25 min.premiered posthumously; written for soloist Verneri Pohjola.

Vocal

TitleYearSoloist(s)DurationText writerLanguageNotes
Adriana Songs2006 mezzo-soprano 29 min. Amin Maalouf [3] French [3]
Cinq reflets de L’Amour de loin2001 soprano and baritone 30 min.Amin Maalouf [4] French [4]
Émilie Suite2011soprano25 min.Amin Maalouf [5] French [5]
Leino Songs2007soprano13 min. Eino Leino [6] Finnish [6]
Mirage2007cello and soprano12 min.Maria Sabina [7] English [7]
Quatre Instants2002soprano23 min.Amin Maalouf [8] French [8] orchestral version of the 2002 art song
True Fire 2014baritone25 min. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Seamus Heaney, trad. Native American, Mahmoud Darwish [9] English [9]
Saarikoski-laulut2020soprano15 min. Pentti Saarikoski [10] Finnish [10] orchestral 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 [11]
Tempest Songbook2004soprano and baritoneoriginal: flute, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, and double bass

alternate: recorder, harpsichord, lute, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass

21 min. Shakespeare [12] English [12] one 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] French [13] adaptation 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 Cheer2014 sprechstimme 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 quartet 14 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 kantele 12 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.
Petals 1988cello and electronics9 min.
Prelude2007piano7 min., 30 sec.
Près1992cello and electronics18 min.
Sense2016violin
Sept Papillons 2000cello10 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 [14]
Echo!20072 sopranos, alto, countertenor, 2 tenors, 2 basses, and electronics10 min. Aleksi Barrière [15] French [15]
Horloge, Tais-Tois!2007original: SA chorus and piano

alternate: SA chorus, flute, clarinet, basson, percussion, and strings

3 min., 30 sec.Aleksi Barrière [16] French [16]
Kesäpäivä2011SA chorus and 2 percussionistsAleksi Barrière [17]
Nuits, adieux1996SATB chorus10 min. Jacques Roubaud, Honoré de Balzac [18] French [18] choral version of the 1991 piece for solo voices
Oltra mar1999SATB chorus and orchestra22 min.Amin Maalouf, Abou Said [19] French [19]
Reconnaissance2020SATB chorus, percussion, and double bass20 min.Aleksi Barrière [20]
Tag des Jahrs2001SATB chorus and electronics15 min. Friedrich Hölderlin [21] German [21]
Überzeugung20013 female voices, violin, cello, and crotale (can be played by one of the singers)2 min.Friedrich Hölderlin [22] German [22]
Nej och inte1979female choir a cappella5 min. Gunnar Björling Swedish
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 [23]
Die Aussicht1996

1998

original: soprano, flute, guitar, violin, and cello

alternate: soprano, flute, piano, and cello

4 min.Friedrich Hölderlin [24] German [24]
Caliban's Dream1993

1995

original: baritone, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, and double bass

alternate: baritone, alto flute, harp, and cello

3 min.Shakespeare [25] English [25] part of The Tempest Songbook [25]
Changing Light2002

2005

2019

original: soprano and violin

alternate: 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] English [28] part of The Tempest Songbook [28]
From the Grammar of Dreams1988

2002

original: 2 sopranos

alternate: soprano and electronics

10 min. Sylvia Plath [29] English [29]
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 [31]
Iltarukous2000soprano and piano3 min.Eino Leino [32] Finnish [32]
Leino Songs2007soprano and piano13 min.Eino Leino [33] Finnish [33] chamber version of the 2007 piece for soprano and orchestra
Lonh1996soprano and electronics20 min. Jaufre Rudel [34] Old Occitan [34]
Luonnon kasvot2013voice and pianoPentti Saarikoski [35] Finnish [35]
Mirage2007soprano, cello, and piano12 min.Maria Sabina [36] English [36]
Miranda's Lament1997

2000

original: soprano, clarinet, harp, viola, and double bass

alternate: soprano, flute, harp, violin, andcello

6 min.Shakespeare [37] English [37] part of The Tempest Songbook [37]
Nuits, adieux1991SATB and electronics10 min. Jacques Roubaud, Honoré de Balzac [38] French [38]
Prospero's Vision2002

2019

original: baritone, clarinet, harp, violin, and double bass

alternate: tenor and string quartet

5 min.Shakespeare [39] English [39] part of The Tempest Songbook
Quatre Instants2002soprano and piano23 min.Amin Maalouf [40] French [40]
Quatre Messages19992 sopranos, flute, and harp8 min.Kaija Saariaho (text collage) [41] French [41]
Saarikoski-laulut2017soprano and piano11 min.Pentti Saarikoski [42] Finnish [43]
Sombre2012voice, bass flute, percussion, harp, and double bass18 min. Ezra Pound [44] English [44]
Tag des Jahrs20062 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, countertenor, 2 tenors, bass, and electronics15 min.Friedrich Hölderlin [21] German [21] arranged by Rachid Safir

Opera and musical theatre

TitleYearVoicesOrchestra instrumentationDurationLibrettistLanguageNotes
Adriana Mater 2005mezzo-soprano, soprano, tenor, bass-baritone, and SATB choruslarge orchestra and electronics2 hoursAmin Maalouf [45] French [45]
L'Amour de loin 2000soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, and SATB choruslarge orchestra and electronics2 hoursAmin Maalouf [13] French [13]
Émilie 2008sopranochamber orchestra and electronics1 hour, 20 min.Amin Maalouf [46] French [46]
La Passion de Simone 2006soprano solo and SATB chorusorchestra (or chamber orchestra)1 hour, 15 min.Amin Maalouf [47] Frenchone version for large orchestra, one for chamber orchestra
Innocence 2018soprano, 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) [48]
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 [49]

Music for dance

TitleYearInstrumentationDuration
Maa1991flute, percussion, harp, harpsichord, violin, ciola, cello, and electronics1 hour, 30 min.

Electronic music

TitleYearDuration
Jardin Secret I198510 min., 48 sec.
Stilleben1988

References

Sources

References

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