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Kaija Saariaho: True Fire, Trans & Ciel d'hiver
RecommendedGerald 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,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Compendium
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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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... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Chamber Choice
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…A magisterial performance, closely attentive to detail, in which the continental influences are highlighted as never before… The climax of 'Uranus' is a thriller: a massive build-up, with... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, Orchestral Choice
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A frame of applause and ecstatic ovations greet what is one of Karita Mattila's most exciting discs yet… The repertoire takes Mattila's voice into thrilling new regions; and Martin Katz's piano... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2007, Editor's Choice
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater
RecommendedFleur 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... —
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Winner - Best Opera Recording
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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New. Ariadni’s Thread / Giorgos Panagiotidis (ensemble Modern)
Giorgos Panagiotidis (violin), Ueli Wiget (piano), Jagdish Mistry (violin)
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Saariaho: Chamber Works for Strings, Vol. 1
Minna Pensola (violin), Anna Laakso (piano), Atte Kilpelainen (viola), Marko Myohanen (electronics), Antti Tikkanen (violin), Tomas Djupsjobacka (cello), Kaija Saariaho (electronics)
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Kaija Saariaho: Touches - Complete Works for Piano and Harpischord
Tuija Hakkila (harpsichord), Anssi Karttunen (cello)
the late Finnish composer’s piano works are full of imagination and resourceful invention, and those shif ting sounds she was always searching for...Hakkila, who was friends with Saariaho for... —
