Saariaho (composer) (page 1 of 14)

Saariaho: Reconnaissance

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Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek

[In the title-work] Saariaho embraces the often-referenced otherworldly aspects of her palette by setting text about Martians, desert people and universality – think sci-fi madrigal rather than... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 30th Jun 2023
- Catalogue No: BIS2662
- Label: BIS
- Length: 81 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 7th July 2023
- Gramophone Magazine, September 2023
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
- Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Winner - Best Choral Performance
- International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Contemporary Music
- BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, Shortlisted - Choral
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Special offer. Kaija Saariaho: True Fire, Trans & Ciel d'hiver

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Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Xavier de Maistre (harp)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu

[True Fire is] sung with glorious lyricism and clarity by Gerald Finley…Lintu’s agile direction of the excellent Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra balances every detail in Saariaho’s intricate,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 10th May 2019
- Catalogue No: ODE1309-2
- Label: Ondine
- Length: 60 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
- Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Compendium
- International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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but I like to sing...

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

this celebration of song is infused with heartfelt joy. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 17th Nov 2023
- Catalogue No: BIS2673
- Label: BIS
- Length: 68 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song
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Special offer. Saariaho: D’OM LE VRAI SENS

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Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Anu Komsi (soprano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra partner Kriikku admirably in this enchanting concerto and under Oramo's sensitive direction provide beguiling accompaniments for Anu Komsi in the four Leino... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011More…
- Release Date: 30th Aug 2011
- Catalogue No: ODE1173-2
- Label: Ondine
- Length: 67 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Contemporary
- Gramophone Magazine, December 2011, Editor's Choice
- BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2013, Premiere Award
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Musique?

Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Harpsichord pandemonium – thrills and thought provocation for commoners and connoisseurs alike. — MusicWeb International, September 2020More…
- Release Date: 3rd Jul 2020
- Catalogue No: CDA68287
- Label: Hyperion
- Length: 79 minutes
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I Am a River

Nils Schweckendiek, Joel Ward, Jukka Jokitalo, Veera Kuusirati, Elmeri Uusikorpi, Heikki Parviainen, Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, Helsinki Chamber Choir

As with Reconnaissance, the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Nils Schweckendiek's stunning disc of Saariaho's music released shortly after her death in 2023, this is compelling listening. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2026, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 17th Apr 2026
- Catalogue No: BIS2742
- Label: BIS
- Length: 58 minutes
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Special offer. Kaija Saariaho: Maan Varjot, Chateau de l'Ame, True Fire, Offrande

Olivier Latry (organ), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Hannu Lintu, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo

If I appear to be in the minority in continuing to view the late Saariaho’s output as a very mixed bag, there’s music on this valuable disc that I’ll return to while it reminds me, again, how... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024More…
- Release Date: 9th Feb 2024
- Catalogue No: FRF072
- Label: radio france
- Length: 76 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Contemporary
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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New. Recollection(s)

Christine Wu
- Release Date: 3rd Jul 2026
- Catalogue No: CCS48626
- Label: Channel Classics
- Length: 55 minutes
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater

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Fleur Barron (Adriana), Axelle Fanyo (Refka), Nicholas Phan (Yonas), Christopher Purves (Tsargo)
San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen

Saariaho puts text first and the singers respond, but articulation from the San Francisco Symphony, which has to muster such depths from rumbling percussion to solos from E flat clarinet and... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2025More…
- Release Date: 30th Aug 2024
- Catalogue No: 4866678
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Awards:
- Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Winner - Best Opera Recording
- Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Dudok Quartet (string quartet)

The performances of both the Saariaho and Shostakovich are extremely insightful. The Shostakovich is outstanding in delineating the quartet's disturbing narrative, from seemingly carefree innocence... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
- Release Date: 31st Oct 2025
- Catalogue No: RCD1218
- Label: Rubicon
- Length: 59 minutes
Awards:
- BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Chamber Choice
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