• 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

For full information on the electronics, please see 'more info'.


.....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

Kaija Saariaho: Chamber Works for Strings Vol. 2
  • Label
    Ondine
  • Catalogue Number
    ODE1242-2
  • Ensemble
    Meta4
  • Soloist
    Pia Freund, soprano; Marko Myohanen, electronics
  • Released
    11th November 2016

Violin Visions

Violin Visions
  • Label
    Albany Records
  • Catalogue Number
    TROY728
  • Soloist
    Bodil Rørbech
  • Released
    1st October 2005

Maa

Maa
  • Label
    Ondine
  • Catalogue Number
    ODE 791-2
  • Conductor
    Tapio Tuomela
  • Soloist
    Mikko-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