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Artist:	SAARIAHO, KAIJA
Title:	Complete Cello Works
Label:	AEON (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	AECD 0637

Performed by Alexis Descharmes. "The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (born 1952) has lived and worked in Paris since 1982. She achieved international recognition with works that include Nymphea, a commission from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and two linked orchestral works -- Du Cristal and ...a la fumee, premiered in 1990 and 1991 both in Helsinki and Los Angeles. On this new CD, Aeon presents Saariaho's collected works for cello -- her favorite instrument. Alexis Descharmes has participated in numerous concerts and recordings with the Ensemble InterContemporain and, in addition, is artistic director of Quaerendo invenietis, a chamber ensemble that he founded while still a student. He has recorded nearly a dozen discs for Deutsche Grammophon, Accord and Aeon."

Artist:	SAARIAHO, KAIJA
Title:	New Gates
Label:	MODE
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	MODE 091CD

"Kaija Saariaho (born 1952) is the most successful of contemporary Finnish composers. She studied in Freiburg, and finally settled in Paris, at IRCAM, the center for computer music. Tracks include: 'Cendres' (1991/6) for flute, harp and viola; 'Grammaire des Reves' (1998-9) for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola, cello; 'Solar' (1993) for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, 2 percussion, harp, piano/sampler, synthesizer, violin, viola, double bass; 'New Gates' (1996) for flute, harp, viola."

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