Kaija Saariaho: Émilie Suite, Quatre Instants, Terra Memoria

Kaija Saariaho: Émilie Suite, Quatre Instants, Terra Memoria

Ondine's new release includes works written in the last decade by one of the most important Finnish contemporary composers, Kaija Saariaho (b. 1958). Two of the works, the orchestral version of Quatre instants and Ã‰milie Suite, feature the award-winning soprano Karen Vourc'h. Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg is conducted by the orchestra's new Music Director, Marko Letonja. Ã‰milie Suite is a 25-minute work based on Saariaho's 80-minute monodrama Opera Ã‰milie including three songs and two orchestral interludes from the Opera. The Opera tells the dramatic story of a true historical character, Marquise Ã‰milie du ChÃ¢telet (1706-1749), one of the earliest woman scientists, who was also a mathematician and a physician. Quatre instant is one of Saariaho's vocal masterpieces, a song cycle in four movements. The songs, which are based on texts written by Amin Maalouf for Kaija Saariaho, reflect various dimensions of love. Terra Memoria is a work for string orchestra, originally commissioned by the Emerson String Quartet. This meditative work is dedicated "for those departed".

Country	USA
Artist	Karen Vourc'h
Binding	Audio CD
Brand	VOURC'H/LETONJA/OP DE STRASBOURGH
EAN	0761195125526
Label	Ondine
Manufacturer	Ondine
NumberOfDiscs	1
NumberOfItems	1
PublicationDate	2013
Publisher	Ondine
ReleaseDate	2015-01-13
Studio	Ondine

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