Saariaho: Verblendungen / Jardin Secret I / Noanoa
1/1/1998, 5 Tracks, 59:00
Featuring
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Kaija Saariaho
Camilla Hoitenga
Atso Almila
Tuula-Marja Tuomela
Tapio Laivaara
Jouko Teikari
Eira Ojanen
Margit Rahkonen
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Performer Biography
Camilla Hoitenga, the flautist on this album, has won numerous competitions, including the Gaudeamus Interpreters' Prize, and performs internationally in classical and contemporary music.
Compositional Technique
In her work Verblendungen, Kaija Saariaho combines computer-generated sounds with instrumental sounds for the first time.
Composition History
NoaNoa, an interactive piece for flute and electronics, was written at the IRCAM Signal Processing Workstation in 1991.
Performer Biography
Camilla Hoitenga is a member of Karlheinz Stockhausen's ensemble for his operas Montag and Dienstag from Licht, and has had works written for her by leading composers including Stockhausen and Kaija Saariaho.
Composer Biography
Kaija Saariaho, the composer, began her composition studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki after previously studying graphic art and piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Kaija Saariaho, the musical material in her works finds its own forms rather than conforming to existing models, often inspired by text or visual stimuli.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kaija Saariaho has never composed pure, abstract music in the traditional sense, such as symphonies, sonatas, or string quartets.
