Saariaho - Reconnaissance: Choral Music
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Label: BIS
Cat No: BIS2662
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 30th June 2023
Contents
Artists
Helsinki Chamber ChoirAnna Kuvaja (piano)
Timo Kurkikangas (electronics)
Uusinta Ensemble
Conductor
Nils SchweckendiekWorks
Echo!Horloge, tais-toi!
Nuits, adieux
Tag des Jahrs
Uberzeugung
Artists
Helsinki Chamber ChoirAnna Kuvaja (piano)
Timo Kurkikangas (electronics)
Uusinta Ensemble
Conductor
Nils SchweckendiekAbout
Nuits, adieux, presented here both in its a cappella version and with electronics, could be described as a lullaby, not so much for a sleeping child as for an elderly person sleeping out of our world. Funny and very serious at the same time, Horloge, tais-toi! was conceived for a children choir. Écho! deals with the myth of Echo and Narcissus, with the idea of echo being naturally extended with electronics that process and reverb the voices of the singers. Based on poems by German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, Tag des Jahrs display an archaic choral treatment expanded by sounds of the human voices, birds, wind and other natural phenomena. Überzeugung engages with medieval music and treats the contrast between light and dark as a trance-like interplay between past and present. Finally, Reconnaissance can be seen as a ‘science-fiction madrigal’. Nils Schweckendiek and the Helsinki Chamber Choir initially performed this programme in concert in August 2022 as part of the celebrations surrounding Saariaho’s 70th birthday.
“The SACD starts with ‘a ray from heaven’ with one of the most beautiful soprano voices I have heard. It will symbolise my memories of this great composer. In the context of this tragic fact, the title of the first (and last) piece takes on a special meaning: Nuits, adieux. Nights, goodbye, indeed, Kaija! Rest in peace, wherever you are!! Your friend Robert.” – Robert von Bahr (Founder & CEO of BIS Records)
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