Kaija Saariaho
Saarikoski-laulut
for voice and orchestra
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Kaija Saariaho
Saarikoski-laulut
for voice and orchestra
- Instrumentation Voice and Orchestra
- Composer Kaija Saariaho
- Edition Vocal Score Download
- Publisher Chester Music
- Order no. HLC1702743
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Description:
The original version of Kaija Saariaho’s Saarikoski-laulut for voice and piano (CH88086) was written for the soprano Anu Komsi, to whom the songs are dedicated. The song cycle is based on a collection of poems by Pentti Saarikoski, Alue (The District, 1973). This orchestral version was commissioned by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director, and first performed in February 2022.