Short biography of Kaija Saariaho:
Kaija Saariaho is a composer of contemporary and experimental music, born 14 Oct 1952, in Helsinki, Finland. She attended the Helsinki University of Art and Design, studied at the Sibelius Academy with [a=Paavo Heininen] (1976–81), and later at the Freiburg Musikhochschule (1981–2) with [a=Brian Ferneyhough], [a=Klaus Huber]. In 1982, she moved to Paris where she has worked regularly at [l=IRCAM]. She has also worked in San Diego (1988–89) and served as visiting professor of composition at the Sibelius Academy (1997–98).
Saariaho's early output from the late 1970s includes many melodious vocal works. With 1980's [i]Im Traume For Cello And Piano[/i], however, her focus shifted from melody to tone-colour, which with harmony became a central element in her music; melodies and distinct rhythmic patterns rarely appear. Characteristics of her works from the 1980s include tonal surfaces worked out in rich detail; sensitive, descriptive lyrical writing; and slow transformations. Her search for new timbres has stimulated a wide-ranging study of new instrumental techniques.
# | Album cover | Album title | Tracks amount | Download album in mp3? | Official release date | Production label |
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1 |
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Private Gardens / Prisma | 14 |
mp3, CD
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2001 | Montaigne |
2 |
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Six Japanese Gardens & Trois Rivières Delta | 11 |
mp3, CD
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2002 | INA-GRM |
3 |
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Du Cristal …À La Fumée / Sept Papillons / Nymphéa | 11 |
mp3, CD
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2004 | Ondine |
4 |
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L'Oeuvre Pour Violoncelle. Complete Cello Works. Musiikkia Sellolle | 16 |
mp3, CD
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2006 | æon |
5 |
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Maa | 7 |
mp3, CD
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1992 | Ondine |
6 |
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New Gates | 4 |
mp3, CD
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2000 | Mode |
7 |
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From The Grammar Of Dreams | 19 |
mp3, CD
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2000 | Ondine |
8 |
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Verblendungen - Lichtbogen - Io - Stilleben | 4 |
mp3, CD
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1989 | Finlandia Records |
9 |
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Verblendungen - Jardin Secret I - Laconisme De L'Aile - ...Sah Den Vögeln | 4 |
mp3, CD
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1985 | BIS |
10 |
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Chamber Music | 15 |
mp3, CD
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2004 | Kairos |
11 |
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In Due Tempi | 3 |
mp3, CD
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2005 | |
12 |
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Du Cristal …À La Fumée / Nymphéa | 3 |
mp3, CD
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1993 | Ondine |
13 |
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From Scandinavia | 4 |
mp3, CD
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2001 | |
14 |
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D'Om Le Vrai Sens · Laterna Magica · Leino Songs | 14 |
mp3, CD
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2011 | Ondine |
15 |
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Notes On Light · Orion · Mirage | 12 |
mp3, CD
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2008-09-09 | Ondine |
16 |
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A Portrait Of Kaija Saariaho | 5 |
mp3, CD
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1997 | BIS |
17 |
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L'Amour De Loin | 35 |
mp3, CD
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2009 | harmonia mundi |
18 |
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Jardin Secret II | 3 |
mp3, CD
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Edition Wilhelm Hansen | |
19 |
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From Scandinavia | 4 |
mp3, CD
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1996 | Montaigne |
20 |
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Works For Orchestra | 44 |
mp3, CD
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2012 | Ondine |
21 |
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La Passion De Simone | 17 |
mp3, CD
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2013 | Ondine |
22 |
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Autumnal Fantasy | 7 |
mp3, CD
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1987 | Jase |