Content: Kaija Saariaho 70 Years (Digital album) Artists: Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Orchestre National Avanti! Chamber Orchestra Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Meta4 Orchestre de Paris Marko Letonja, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Hannu Lintu, conductor Sakari Oramo, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Wilhemina Smith, cello Gerald Finley, bass-baritone Camilla Hoitenga, flute Anssi Karttunen, cello Anu Komsi, soprano Karita Mattila, soprano John Storgårds, violin Gabriel Suovanen, baritone Dawn Upshaw, soprano Karen Vourc'h, soprano Genres: Contemporary Finnish contemporary Features: Digital album on Kaija Saariaho's 70th anniversary |
Format: Digital Only Released: January 2023 Catalogue No.: ODE 1407-2 EAN/UPC Code: 0761195140727 |
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Selection of tracks from Kaija Saariaho’s 15-album discography on Ondine to celebrate her 70th anniversary of birth.
Composer Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) celebrated her 70th birthday on October 14, 2022. Saariaho is known as one of the most celebrated living composers. In 2019, BBC Music Magazine made a survey ranking ‘50 Greatest Composers of All Time’. Kaija Saariaho was on position 17 – the best result for any living composer, and ahead of the likes of Brahms, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, to name a few.
Ondine released its first complete album devoted to the music of Kaija Saariaho in 1992. During the three decades to follow, Ondine’s collaboration with Kaija Saariaho has resulted in more than 15 album releases creating several award-winning recordings and the most extensive catalogue of Saariaho’s music on any record label. |