Kaija Saariaho

The harmonic basis for this composition is found from analysing sounds of individual instruments, with the non-harmonic sounds produced on double bass and bass flute, these provide a model for the cho...

Kaija Saariahos 2015 entstandene Oper Only The Sound Remains wurde von der Niederländischen Nationaloper, der Finnischen Nationaloper, der Opera de Paris, dem Teatro Real Madrid und der Canadian Opera...

This version of Kaija Saariaho’s Tocar for violin and harp is dedicated to Renee and Susan Jolle. The original version of Tocar for violin and piano (CH76703) was commissioned by the International Jea...

Kaija Saariaho’s Vista for orchestra was commissioned by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. It was partially inspired...

Study score for Adriana Mater - the second opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and librettist Amin Maalouf. Written in 2005, the work is Saariaho’s largest in size and duration, and explores them...

Study score for Adriana Mater - the second opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and librettist Amin Maalouf. Written in 2005, the work is Saariaho’s largest in size and duration, and explores them...

Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, was premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2021 in a production directed by Simon Stone. Set at a wedding, the drama centres around the repercussions o...

Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, was premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2021 in a production directed by Simon Stone. Set at a wedding, the drama centres around the repercussions o...

Kaija Saariaho’s first work for stage was premiered at the Sibelius Academy in 1981 and not performed again until 2022 when the composer reconstructed the work, including the original tape part which...

Originally written as an octet, this version of Kaija Saariaho’s Neiges calls for twelve cellos. In the composer’s words, “When I considered the ensemble of eight cellos, I first thought of matt and d...

Kaija Saariaho’s 2015 opera Only The Sound Remains was commissioned by Dutch National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opera de Paris, Teatro Real Madrid and Canadian Opera Company. The work combines tw...

This arrangement of Die Aussicht, for soprano and string quartet, was first performed in August 2019 during the Creative Dialogue Workshop at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland.

Study Score. Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in celebration of their 50th Anniversary. Composed for eight instruments. The Swedish spelling of the word semaph...

Studienpartitur. Gemeinsamer Auftrag der Carnegie Hall und des Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals anlässlich ihres 50-jährigen Jubiläums. Komponiert für acht Instrumente. Die schwedische Schreibweise de...

The flute concerto Aile du Songe was first composed in 2001, commissioned by the Flanders Festival, the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This 2022 arrangement is...

Full study score of ' Cinq Reflets De L'Amour De Loin ' by Kaija Saariaho, for Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra. Cinq Reflets was commissioned by the Royal Stockholm Philarmonic Orchestra - Stockholm C...