
Kaija Saariaho (* 14. October 1952 in Helsinki; † 2. June 2023 in Paris) was a Finnish composer. For 13 years Saariaho attended the Helsinki Rudolf Steiner School, a school with a strong arts and music curriculum, and studied violin and piano at the Sibelius Academy. She later studied composition in Freiburg (under Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber) and at IRCAM in Paris, where she has lived since 1982. Saariaho was influenced by post-serialism
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Petals
7 Papillons: No. 5. —
7 Papillons: No. 2. —
Spins and Spells
Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics- Many Pleasures (Garden of the Kinkaku-ji)
Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics- Tenju-an Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple
Pres for cello and electronics- II
Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics- Dry Mountain Stream
7 Papillons: No. 7. —
Asteroid 4179 - Toutatis
NoaNoa for flute and electronics
Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics- Stone Bridges
Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics- Rock Garden of Ryoan-ji
7 Papillons: No. 6. —
Pres for cello and electronics- III
L'Amour de loin: Premier acte. Deuxième tableau : Le Pèlerin. Le Pèlerin : "Peut-être bien qu'elle n'existe pas"
NoaNoa
Lonh for soprano and electronics
Laconisme de l'aile
Du cristal
Lichtbogen
Verblendungen
7 Papillons: No. 1. —
Mirrors
Jardin secret I (electronic music)
7 Papillons: No. 3. —
7 Papillons: No. 4. —
Cendres
Orion: II. Winter Sky
...sah den Vogeln
L'Amour de loin: Premier acte (Traversée)
7 Papillons: No. 2, —
L'Amour de loin, Premier acte: Traversée
Sept Papillons: Papillons I
Leino Songs: I. Sua katselen
Monkey Fingers, Velvet Hand
Nymphea, "Jardin secret III"
…a la fumee
Notes on Light: I. Translucent, secret
D'Om Le Vrai Sens: VI. A Mon Seul Desir
7 Papillons: No. 5, —
Vent Nocturne: II. Soupirs De L'obscur (Breaths of the Obscure)
Tocar
Orion: I. Memento mori
Nuits, adieux (Version for 4 Voices & Electronics): I. Nuit I
L'Amour de loin: Premier acte. Premier tableau : Jaufré Rudel. Jaufré : "J'ai appris à parler du bonheur"
6 Japanese Gardens: No. 4. Rock Garden of Ryoan-ji
Nocturne
Solar
Notes on Light: II. On fire
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