Voix/Espace

A Multimedia Show

Click to see extracts of Écho!, Tag des Jahrs, Lonh on YouTube Music and image in Kaija Saariaho’s work / Musique & image chez Kaija Saariaho Ensemble Solistes XXI, musical direction Rachid Safir, Premiere: Opéra Bastille, January 2010 Music: Kaija Saariaho General conception of the visual: Jean-Baptiste Barrière Image realization: J.B. Barrière, Pierre-Jean Bouyer & François Galard Cameras: Isabelle Barrière & François Galard Sound engineer: Franck Rossi Programme :

Tag des Jahrs for 8 voices & electronics 
Texts by Friedrich Hölderlin : Der Frühling/Der Sommer/Der Herbst/Der Winter

Lonh for soprano & electronics
Text by Jaufré Rudel : De loin

Nuits, Adieux… for 4 voices & electronics
Texts by Jacques Roubaud : Échanges de la lumière ; & Honoré de Balzac : Séraphita   Intermission

From the Grammar of Dreams for soprano & electronics
Texts by Sylvia Plath : Ariel, The Bell Jar

Écho! for 8 voices & electronics
Text by Alexandre Barrière : Écho!   duration: 1 hour 30 minutes with intermission <-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIbsRst7NKUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPdIRvwdgFYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAz-LVmnE2wMusic_%26_image_in_Saariaho.htmlMusique_%26_image_chez_Saariaho.htmlVisualConcerts.htmlVoix_Espace_files/ECHO.flvshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5