a r t i s t : Kaija Saariaho
t i t l e : Chamber Music
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : Kairos
g e n r e : Modern Composition
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2006
t r a c k s : 14
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 93,9 MB
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Wolpe Trio:
- Lesley Olson flute . Scott Roller violoncello . Susanne Achilles piano
Andreas Boettger percussion and live-electronics
Thomas Neuhaus live-electronics
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho is an exceptional person in
more ways than one; not only in her own country but
also within the international new music scene, in which she has
asserted herself amidst the middle generation of the
avantgarde, with performances in Salzburg, London, Paris and
New York. Beginning with her childhood dream of becoming an
organist in a small provincial town, she has developed into a
composer whose works include a more traditional violin concerto
for violinist Gidon Kremer as well as pieces that utilize the
newest computer technologies. The secret of her success lies
perhaps in the fact that she has given music a new sensuality.
The Wolpe Trio from Essen seems to be predestined to perform
her music if only by the nature of its instrumentation, since
flute and cello are among the composerπs preferred instruments.
Their often combined use defines an essential characteristic of
her composition: the rendering of opposites, in this case of
the extremes of high and low, richness of overtones or the lack
thereof, wind and string instrument. This rendering, which has
defined her composing since the beginning, is not however
dependent on motif or theme as in the classical sonata form,
but rather always emerges out of concrete sound and its
perception.
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01-Cendres [09:09]
02-Noa Noa [08:28]
03-Mirrors [03:38]
04-Spins and Spells [06:06]
05-Monkey Fingers, Velvet Hand [03:07]
06-Petals [09:01]
07-Mirrors [03:37]
08-Laconisme De L' Aile [10:31]
09-Tenju-An Garden Of Nanzen-Ji Temple [03:08]
10-Many Pleasures [01:37]
11-Dry Mountain Stream [03:23]
12-Rock Garden Of Royan-Ji [03:56]
13-Moss Garden Of The Saiho-Ji [02:48]
14-Stone Bridges [03:43]
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72:12 min