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This release followed closely on the death of composer Kaija Saariaho in 2023, and the physical version includes worthwhile notes from her and her son, Aleksi Barrière. Saariaho is known for large orchestral works with fine gradations rather than for choral music, but in her note, she states that she has always had an inclination toward the latter genre. These are engaging works, and the involvement of her son, who wrote the text to the title work, makes the album all the more to be treasured as a memento of this important composer. Sample the eight-movement work that opens the program, Nuits, adieux, which is repeated at the end without its light layer of electronics. This is for four solo voices (with some of the texts by, of all people, Honoré de Balzac), but Saariaho exploits the minimal resources so as to provide a range of textures approaching that of her larger works. The singers, in addition to vocal lines, provide hisses, indistinct chatter, and gasps. Considerable virtuosity is required from the singers, and the members of the Helsinki Chamber Choir step up. The title work, described by Saariaho's son as a science fiction madrigal (and there are no electronics here, despite the futuristic element), is in English and contains strong environmental overtones, ending with a prayer-like requiem. Tag des Jahr, to texts by Friedrich Hölderlin, would make an offbeat entry on Four Seasons programs. For those new to Saariaho, this album could even serve as a good introduction to her music, presenting her ideas in small-scale forms. BIS situations the music in a somewhat overresonant church, but this does bring out the small vocal details that are at the heart of these works.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Heta Kokkomaki, AssociatedPerformer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Jutta Seppinen, AssociatedPerformer - Susanna Sippola, AssociatedPerformer - Eira Karlson, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Anna Kuvaja, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Suszko, AssociatedPerformer - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, AssociatedPerformer - Viena Kangas, AssociatedPerformer - Sabrina Ljungberg, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist - Keri Kallio, AssociatedPerformer - Helge Kõrvits, AssociatedPerformer - Veera Kuusirati, AssociatedPerformer - Anna-Elina Norjanen, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Júlia Heéger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Hackston, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jussi Linnanmäki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mats Lillhannus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Júlia Heéger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Hackston, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jussi Linnanmäki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mats Lillhannus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Júlia Heéger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Hackston, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jussi Linnanmäki, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mats Lillhannus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Friedrich Hölderlin, Lyricist - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Friedrich Hölderlin, Lyricist - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Friedrich Hölderlin, Lyricist - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Friedrich Hölderlin, Lyricist - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Timo Kurkikangas, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Friedrich Hölderlin, Lyricist - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Eira Karlson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Emma Suszko, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joasia Cieslak, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Keri Kallio, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Kotila, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Eero Marttila, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Eero Marttila, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Riku Laurikka, AssociatedPerformer - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, AssociatedPerformer - Eero Marttila, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Eero Marttila, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Eero Marttila, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor, MainArtist - Uusinta Ensemble, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Eero Marttila, AssociatedPerformer - I-Han Fu, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksi Barrière, Lyricist
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Sampo Haapaniemi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaija Saariaho, Composer - Helsinki Chamber Choir, Choir - Nils Schweckendiek, Conductor - Martti Anttila, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Kipfer, Producer, SoundEngineer - Jacques Roubaud, Lyricist - Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eleriin Müüripeal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
Album review
This release followed closely on the death of composer Kaija Saariaho in 2023, and the physical version includes worthwhile notes from her and her son, Aleksi Barrière. Saariaho is known for large orchestral works with fine gradations rather than for choral music, but in her note, she states that she has always had an inclination toward the latter genre. These are engaging works, and the involvement of her son, who wrote the text to the title work, makes the album all the more to be treasured as a memento of this important composer. Sample the eight-movement work that opens the program, Nuits, adieux, which is repeated at the end without its light layer of electronics. This is for four solo voices (with some of the texts by, of all people, Honoré de Balzac), but Saariaho exploits the minimal resources so as to provide a range of textures approaching that of her larger works. The singers, in addition to vocal lines, provide hisses, indistinct chatter, and gasps. Considerable virtuosity is required from the singers, and the members of the Helsinki Chamber Choir step up. The title work, described by Saariaho's son as a science fiction madrigal (and there are no electronics here, despite the futuristic element), is in English and contains strong environmental overtones, ending with a prayer-like requiem. Tag des Jahr, to texts by Friedrich Hölderlin, would make an offbeat entry on Four Seasons programs. For those new to Saariaho, this album could even serve as a good introduction to her music, presenting her ideas in small-scale forms. BIS situations the music in a somewhat overresonant church, but this does bring out the small vocal details that are at the heart of these works.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:21:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Helsinki Chamber Choir Nils Schweckendiek
- Composer: Kaija Saariaho
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2023 BIS Records AB 2023 BIS Records AB
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