Saariaho / Mattila / Rantanen / Salomaa Works For Orchestra CD

On her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal or instrumental soloists. These recordings feature such acclaimed soprano soloists as Pia Freund, Anu Komsi and Karita Mattila, as well as conductors Christoph Eschenbach with the Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen with the L.A. Philharmonic, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Kaija Saariaho is New York Carnegie Hall's Composer-in-Residence since the beginning of the current 2011-12 Season.

1. Lichtbogen 2. Grammaire Des Reves 3. Du Cristal 4. ?A la Fumee 5. Caliban's Dream 6. Solar 7. I. Delicato 8. II. Impetuoso 9. Miranda's Lament 10. I. Depart (Departure) 11. II. Amour (Love) 12. III. Vagues (Waves) 13. IV. Temps (Time) 14. V. Souvenir de Vagues (Memory of the Waves) 15. VI. Mort (In Memory of Gerard Grisey) 16. VII. Arrivee (Arrival) 17. I. Sostenuto 18. II. Feroce 19. III. Dolcissimo 20. IV. Lento Espressivo 21. V. Furioso 22. VI. Misterioso 23. No. 1. Outremer (2 Shores) 24. No. 2. Songe (Dream) 25. No. 3. L'amour de Loin (O Distant Love) 26. No. 4. Si la Mort Pouvait Attendre (If Death Could Wait) 27. No. 5. Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin (Towards You So Far Away) 28. I. Memento Mori 29. II. Winter Sky 30. III. Hunter 31. I. Translucent, Secret 32. II. on Fire 33. III. Awakening 34. IV. Eclipse 35. V. Heart of Light 36. Mirage