Kaija Saariaho: Works For Cello

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In Petals (1988) and Près (1992), the electronics unmoor the cello in a multitude of ways while enhancing its visceral physicality – and it ’s the localised tension between these poles that... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 19th Aug 2022
Catalogue No: DUX1686
Label: Dux
Length: 61 minutes

International Classical Music Awards

2023

Nominated - Contemporary Music

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Saariaho: Petals

Work length9:36

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Joanna Gutowska

Saariaho: Spins and spells

Work length6:53

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Joanna Gutowska

Saariaho: Près

Work length19:18

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$6.50

Joanna Gutowska

I. —

Track length7:39

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II. —

Track length3:09

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III. —

Track length8:30

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Saariaho: 7 Papillons for Cello

Work length11:36

$7.00

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Joanna Gutowska

Papillon No. 1

Track length1:42

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Papillon No. 2

Track length1:31

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Papillon No. 3

Track length1:39

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Papillon No. 4

Track length2:09

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Papillon No. 5

Track length1:28

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Papillon No. 6

Track length1:55

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Papillon No. 7

Track length1:12

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Saariaho: Neiges for 8 Cellos

Work length3:03

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Joanna Gutowska

I. Nuages de neige

Track length3:03

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Saariaho: Neiges for 8 Cello

Work length11:32

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Joanna Gutowska

II. Etoile de neige No. 1

Track length1:20

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III. Etoile de neige No. 2

Track length2:43

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IV. Aiguilles de glace

Track length4:11

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V. Fleurs de neige

Track length3:18

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On this album, we present a number of works by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952), living and creating in Paris. She is one of the most appreciated contemporary artists, exploring sound spaces in search of a new musical language.

Instead of traditional harmonic or melodic solutions, the composer focuses primarily on the sound itself and its qualities colour, strength, dynamics. She operates with wide and static sound planes, soft, sharp and rough sounds, whose function is to provide the piece with a structure. The cello becomes a vehicle that takes listeners to intimate spaces, closely related to nature, to which the titles of individual compositions refer. This instrument (sometimes also supported by electronics) contains a real cosmos of meditative sounds.

The only performer of all the compositions presented on the album is Joanna Gutowska, a Polish cellist residing in London. The artist has been performing since the age of 12, co-operating with the best orchestras in the world and performing at prestigious festivals. Her interests include various genres and musical styles; she is also keen on exploring contemporary music. She devoted her doctoral thesis to the work of Kaija Saariaho.

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November 2022

In Petals (1988) and Près (1992), the electronics unmoor the cello in a multitude of ways while enhancing its visceral physicality – and it ’s the localised tension between these poles that Gutowska most effectively captures throughout...But it’s the acoustic, concert-tuned Sept Papillons (2000) that prove most potent in all their f luttering, abrasive nuance; miniature in form yet vast in expressive power.

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