- Kaija Saariaho
... de la Terre (1991)
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen Helsinki (World)
Commissioned by the Finnish National Opera
Part 3 of Maa -- see Dramatic Works
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- Violin & electronics (see link above for details)
- 15 min
Programme Note
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.....de la Terre (1991) for violin and electronics is the third section of the composer's ballet Maa commisioned by the ballet of the Finnish National Opera and choreographed by Carolyn Carlsson. The title means "earth", "land" or "country". The ballet does not have a narrative, but is built around such thematic archetypes as doors, gates, journeys and the crossing of waters. The score for Maa has seven sections, some of which are purely electronic, and some combining acoustic instruments with electronic treatment. According to the composer .....de la Terre acts as the wellspring for the work's overall musical material. Its emotive and intense monologue serves to stress the nucleic role it plays in the work as a whole.
.....de la Terre (1991) for violin and electronics is the third section of the composer's ballet Maa commisioned by the ballet of the Finnish National Opera and choreographed by Carolyn Carlsson. The title means "earth", "land" or "country". The ballet does not have a narrative, but is built around such thematic archetypes as doors, gates, journeys and the crossing of waters. The score for Maa has seven sections, some of which are purely electronic, and some combining acoustic instruments with electronic treatment. According to the composer .....de la Terre acts as the wellspring for the work's overall musical material. Its emotive and intense monologue serves to stress the nucleic role it plays in the work as a whole.
Scores
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Discography
Kaija Saariaho: Chamber Works for Strings Vol. 2
- LabelOndine
- Catalogue NumberODE1242-2
- EnsembleMeta4
- SoloistPia Freund, soprano; Marko Myohanen, electronics
- Released11th November 2016
Violin Visions
- LabelAlbany Records
- Catalogue NumberTROY728
- SoloistBodil Rørbech
- Released1st October 2005
Maa
- LabelOndine
- Catalogue NumberODE 791-2
- ConductorTapio Tuomela
- SoloistMikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola, violin; Tuula Riisalo, viola Lea Pekkala, cello; Eva Tigerstedt, flute; Pauliina Ahola, harp Janna Karkainen, harpsichord & synthesizer; Tapio Aaltonen & Juhani Hapuli, percussion; Juhani Liimatainen, electronics