Kaija Saariaho’s works: an audio playlist (non exhaustive)

 

To respond to numerous requests, we are making an inventory of video and audio recordings of Kaija’s works freely accessible on Internet, which we will update regularly.

Here is a selection of audio recordings.

See also the video playlist www.petals.org/Saariaho/Video-playlist.html

and the interviews & documentaries playlist www.petals.org/Saariaho/Interviews&Docs-playlist.html

 

CD versions, except otherwise specified

 

SOLOS

 

- Laconisme de l’aile (Hoitenga):

youtube.com/watch?v=EWPThoHAlJY

- Petals (Karttunen):

youtube.com/watch?v=iQL3VaEOQTI

- Nocturne (Pensola):

youtube.com/watch?v=X0Bw1G1lJUo

- Couleurs du vent (Hoitenga):

youtube.com/watch?v=qMgbqeFvLSA

- 7 Papillons (Karttunen):

I youtube.com/watch?v=WaiGRCTY8-c

II youtube.com/watch?v=4ptTKzlA6yw

III youtube.com/watch?v=blg0ZKbj3Dg

IV youtube.com/watch?v=gWLiw832ofQ

V youtube.com/watch?v=rbGAgYBlUmk

VI youtube.com/watch?v=oXaABUBZRxY

VII youtube.com/watch?v=hORRiawGcTY

- Dolce Tormento (Hoitenga):

youtube.com/watch?v=65e6XpF2Ryo

- Spins & Spells (Djupsjobacka):

youtube.com/watch?v=uBGOdKXPqrA

- Nocturne (version for viola, Kilpeläinen):

youtube.com/watch?v=jEGeb8R-E3A

- Prelude, Ballade (Cheng):

youtube.com/watch?v=Y2G353qBbjw

youtube.com/watch?v=KNl8NeHWbWU

- Monkey fingers, Velvet hands (Takahashi):

youtube.com/watch?v=HtA9Hn6QqjQ

- Dreaming Chaconne (Karttunen):

youtube.com/watch?v=4_0ZVQx5Rl8

 

DUOS

 

- Mirrors (Hoitenga, Karttunen):

youtube.com/watch?v=vmuSVcAgsAU

- Oi Kuu (Krikku, Karttunen):

youtube.com/watch?v=iB2LdO9hGGU

- Oi Kuu (Badelyrou, Descharmes):

youtube.com/watch?v=RyEUTaxgTiQ

- Oi Kuu (Bass flute & cello version; Hoitenga, Karttunen):

youtube.com/watch?v=G3BbDW2AfG8

- Calices (Laakso, Tikkanen):

I  youtube.com/watch?v=aR4rIX6Nx3w II youtube.com/watch?v=2iSMNkQG0QU III youtube.com/watch?v=REJL10DeC2c

- Tocar (version violin & piano, Laakso, Pensola):

youtube.com/watch?v=jZChwg2Vurc

- Tocar (version flute & harp, Dautry, Hoitenga):

youtube.com/watch?v=vb9swYYOCY4

- Aure (Koh, Karttunen): youtube.com/watch?v=FjnEAMua0sE

 

TRIOS

 

- Je sens un deuxième cœur (Zebra Trio):

I youtube.com/watch?v=D-CLcxc77YE

II youtube.com/watch?v=SAjFmLQEX-o

III youtube.com/watch?v=7IuaJUXuC7w

IV youtube.com/watch?v=IuRUpRJLFcc

V youtube.com/watch?v=eJbLugI-vMo

- Cendres (Zebra Trio):

youtube.com/watch?v=7BByDI1DspU

- Cloud Trio (Zebra Trio):

I youtube.com/watch?v=iUfAXGTwCMo

II youtube.com/watch?v=oLYsHMjkzXg

III youtube.com/watch?v=s4UWUQe5Z1M

IV youtube.com/watch?v=vXOHxsMdioA

- Light and Matter (Koh, Karttunen, Hodges):

youtube.com/watch?v=UtSYr3xKBX0

- Serenatas (Zebra Trio):

I youtube.com/watch?v=ogMEwHJL6js

II youtube.com/watch?v=VfedpVJ5Odw

III youtube.com/watch?v=57r6ZEvUang

IV youtube.com/watch?v=sfi1eyctIG8

V youtube.com/watch?v=V4VmVa9BsWk

Mirage (trio version, Zebra):

youtube.com/watch?v=hpraPnX-b8Y

 

STRING QUARTETS

 

- Nymphea (Meta4):

youtube.com/watch?v=__lDKo4eyDo

- Terra Memoria (Meta4):

youtube.com/watch?v=lxD8c1SN13Q

 

CONCERTOS

 

- Graal Théâtre (orchestral version, Kremer, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salonen):

I youtube.com/watch?v=hwx5vTeB-yo

II youtube.com/watch?v=31P6K7FRLog

- Graal Théâtre (orchestral version, Herrestahl, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mao-Takacs):

I youtube.com/watch?v=DOWINdz362c

II youtube.com/watch?v=mibBbR2vehs

- Graal Théâtre (chamber version, Storgards, Avanti!, Lintu):

I youtube.com/watch?v=yRlb4ESB8fo

II youtube.com/watch?v=AEsjnJ1imwg

- Graal Théâtre (chamber version, Koh, Curtis 20/21 Ensemble, Covington):

I youtube.com/watch?v=_BhwTWkZfu0

II youtube.com/watch?v=uARWA3rxTRs

- Amers (Karttunen, Salonen, Avanti!):

I youtube.com/watch?v=rcv5ddNo--0

II youtube.com/watch?v=48q_Z9UagTQ

- Amers (Kullberg, New Music Orchestra, Bywalec):

I youtube.com/watch?v=49AHOOTPNZc

II youtube.com/watch?v=i1eVMpv4I1Q

- L’Aile du Songe (Hoitenga, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Saraste):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOc8S838riU

- Notes on Light (Karttunen, Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach):

I youtube.com/watch?v=hQSV5qFv_T0

II youtube.com/watch?v=M9ugRbOUdao

III youtube.com/watch?v=W78o2mfm3js

IV youtube.com/watch?v=8N0UeBv49J8

V youtube.com/watch?v=HFcwJQFc0Vc

- Notes on Light (Kullberg, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Storgards):

I youtube.com/watch?v=-Q7tqldq1Rw

II youtube.com/watch?v=3-Vp1O0jSYo

III youtube.com/watch?v=zzS9J9hrqKE

IV youtube.com/watch?v=karUwMh3JJs

V youtube.com/watch?v=6A_DqOUYH_o

- D’om le vrai sens (Krikku, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oramo):

I youtube.com/watch?v=vPSqjbw9vXk

II youtube.com/watch?v=EDlXU4-JWIY

III youtube.com/watch?v=Vkxg7XhTEeA

IV youtube.com/watch?v=5Iti4Jwd4p4

V youtube.com/watch?v=RDYoSoJMKaM

- Trans (de Maistre, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lintu):

I youtube.com/watch?v=_D0XE1Jv36o

II youtube.com/watch?v=NIzMSR3Sjao

III youtube.com/watch?v=mvnx59cn3XQ

- Maan Varjot (Latry, OSM, Nagano):

I youtube.com/watch?v=VbQUHsrZupc

II youtube.com/watch?v=MBPlPKlpsFg

III youtube.com/watch?v=VWPV_MDjHVM

 

ORCHESTRAL WORKS

 

- Verblendungen (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salonen):

youtube.com/watch?v=bVTY5wLvZpc

- Du Cristal… (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Salonen):

youtube.com/watch?v=28joB2jMGxU

- …à la Fumée (Alanko, Karttunen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Salonen):

youtube.com/watch?v=az3VeOwJMSQ

- Oltra Mar (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Saraste):

I youtube.com/watch?v=4xme2mKTtFg

II youtube.com/watch?v=SUw2ehYoWmA

III youtube.com/watch?v=Wdw4VIrd4y8

IV youtube.com/watch?v=pb8U0oiLjnQ

V youtube.com/watch?v=Qk5yERpy6xs

VI youtube.com/watch?v=qBdneMhtP5M

VII youtube.com/watch?v=WXtReyhq3Qo

- Orion (Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach):

I youtube.com/watch?v=9ylV6dISFk0

II youtube.com/watch?v=Hss_3GiJK6w

III youtube.com/watch?v=jaOnGy90CgM

- Circle Map (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mao-Takacs):

I youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2ahbkf_eE

II youtube.com/watch?v=6NlJb7JtHQo

III youtube.com/watch?v=FSqT6d2G3To

IV youtube.com/watch?v=DcX8w3p3UXs

V youtube.com/watch?v=lS0BUe_zzEs

- Laterna Magica (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oramo):

youtube.com/watch?v=wPrGi7x0MY0

 

ENSEMBLE WORKS

 

- Lichtbogen (Avanti!, Lintu):

youtube.com/watch?v=SZYx9X_N-RQ

- Io (Avanti!, Saraste):

youtube.com/watch?v=_d5vAMzuobo

- Amers (Karttunen, Salonen, Avanti!):

I youtube.com/watch?v=rcv5ddNo--0

II youtube.com/watch?v=48q_Z9UagTQ

- Solar (Avanti!, Lintu): 

youtube.com/watch?v=P559Kro3WLw

 

STRING ENSEMBLE WORKS

 

Nymphea Reflection (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Saraste):

I youtube.com/watch?v=8gPxQX3ubOg

II youtube.com/watch?v=_UF7r8hf0hU

III youtube.com/watch?v=zWXaCfwwobU

IV youtube.com/watch?v=avRhtT5rPtI

V youtube.com/watch?v=gtPk3kE5j1s

VI youtube.com/watch?v=Jo6eLr6zW5k

- Neiges (version 12 cellos; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mao-Takacs): 

youtube.com/watch?v=vp0o9_JsoL8

 

SOLO VOICE & ORCHESTRA

 

- Chateau de l’Âme (Upshaw, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salonen):

I youtube.com/watch?v=zabaQTTnrDc

II youtube.com/watch?v=lUttKS6HRc8

III youtube.com/watch?v=mqOMsppuz-A

IV youtube.com/watch?v=q6XIcEfuwI4

V youtube.com/watch?v=x-D05JWX4g8

- Quatre instants (Vourc’h, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Letonja):

I youtube.com/watch?v=VSa5LKs7Xck

II youtube.com/watch?v=P4AXYIxdZ_Q

III youtube.com/watch?v=by2nsJ5bjc4

IV youtube.com/watch?v=0NSqnRkljI4

- Mirage (Mattila, Karttunen, Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach):

youtube.com/watch?v=5bWeeh7XSMU

- Leino Songs (Komsi, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oramo):

I youtube.com/watch?v=fZe9I8uejNM

II youtube.com/watch?v=6qGlx91F3w4

III youtube.com/watch?v=mIUtol1uwwU

IV youtube.com/watch?v=5BQvXqvDED4

- True Fire (Finley, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Linu):

I youtube.com/watch?v=AXSnyY5JROg

II youtube.com/watch?v=6vj7tUjRLPo

III youtube.com/watch?v=joHdwwsl3Sk

IV youtube.com/watch?v=9UM0A1jV4sM

V youtube.com/watch?v=U1GUtYUQDyw

VI youtube.com/watch?v=4BCvdnhxVYk

 

SOLO VOICE & SMALL ENSEMBLE

 

- Il pleut (version sopran & harp, Bister, Komsi, Avanti!):

youtube.com/watch?v=azxGTf-v6I8

- Du glick, flög (version soprano & piano, Komsi, Värri):

youtube.com/watch?v=AgiljWzce4k

- Du glick, flög (version soprano & cello, Freund, Djupsjöbacka):

youtube.com/watch?v=qytdd5WSxVQ

- Adjö (Komsi, Avanti!):

youtube.com/watch?v=IyFRD4Adx5Y

-       …Sah den Vogeln (T-M. Tuomela, Laivaara, Talkari, Ojanen, Rahkonen, Almila)

youtube.com/watch?v=1YcL-Sp3BQE

-       - From the Grammar of Dreams (A. Komsi & P. Komsi) :

I youtube.com/watch?v=uy65mtgkR3E

II youtube.com/watch?v=dDypSWDk7is

III youtube.com/watch?v=1atT4UmXMqM

IV youtube.com/watch?v=hyk_tEFcXM0

V youtube.com/watch?v=ElMQ3xAuJfg

- Grammaire des rêves (Komsi, Avanti!, Lintu):

youtube.com/watch?v=HXq6-CHfn8I

- Miranda’s Lament (Komsi, Lintu, Avanti!):

youtube.com/watch?v=SEeC3bxn9xQ

- Caliban’s Dream (Salomaa, Lintu, Avanti!):

youtube.com/watch?v=fAyKAxw0cPA

- Die Aussicht (version voice & ensemble, Komsi, Avanti!, Lintu):

youtube.com/watch?v=zm3RO3W-Rhk

- Die Aussicht (version voice & string quartet, Freund, Meta4):

youtube.com/watch?v=v4B13tWmb1g

- Changing Light (version soprano & violin, Freund, Tikkanen):

youtube.com/watch?v=-XZarIgPoMo

-       Mirage (trio version, Zebra):

youtube.com/watch?v=hpraPnX-b8Y

- Sombre (Hoitenga, Belcher, Da camera):

I youtube.com/watch?v=BAphkwMt65U

II youtube.com/watch?v=eZuJbO6VeTU

III youtube.com/watch?v=MM2fuTQwMLE

- The Tempest Song Book (Schöne,Vermeulen, Pomarico, Musikfabrik):

Ariel’s Hail youtube.com/watch?v=-GqC5Lek_4Y

Caliban’s Dream: youtube.com/watch?v=uL4ZUes7u1U

Miranda’s Lament: youtube.com/watch?v=vJvQO-DHm6I

Prospero’s Vision: youtube.com/watch?v=8eJaVkvtaLo

Ferdinand’s Comfort: youtube.com/watch?v=M0Dc0lacVMg

 

SOLO VOICE & PIANO

 

- Il pleut (version soprano & piano, Komsi, Värri):

youtube.com/watch?v=Xg3jGRz2C7M

- Du Glick flög (version soprano & piano, Komsi, Värri):

youtube.com/watch?v=AgiljWzce4k

- Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi (Komsi, Värri):

I youtube.com/watch?v=_yDgNlqkSCk

II youtube.com/watch?v=LYV0IINTUQ0

III youtube.com/watch?v=t4ZzfzXP-4A

- Quatre Instants (Mattila, Katz):

I youtube.com/watch?v=rCtZv4sjojw

II youtube.com/watch?v=8kW5tf27hrM

III youtube.com/watch?v=Yfxkv0RdqPg 

IV youtube.com/watch?v=6AEEVDqwnsw

- Leino Songs (version soprano & piano, Komsi, Värri):

I youtube.com/watch?v=dkOQrNr-IC0

II youtube.com/watch?v=_4DQPB6iVOM

III youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgczVUaoGw

IV youtube.com/watch?v=0FbtRh-tc5Y

- Saarikoski Songs (version soprano & piano, Komsi, Värri):

I youtube.com/watch?v=UXbRu4H6qIE

II youtube.com/watch?v=JkPHJpOmzrY

III youtube.com/watch?v=6ouLtYOBUUc

IV youtube.com/watch?v=MQ5SGZ67Xys

V youtube.com/watch?v=oh1MM7L36Ok

 

CHOIR WORKS

 

-       Nej och inte (Tapiola Chamber Choir, Södeström):

I youtube.com/watch?v=mLmmZYDqF4g

II youtube.com/watch?v=PQSECPrkwq8

III youtube.com/watch?v=-Me5vIJti3Q

-       Suomenkielinen sekakuorokappale (Tapiola Chamber Choir, Södeström):

youtube.com/watch?v=mTZVZexvz-U

- Überzeugung (Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek):

youtube.com/watch?v=ONxCG9rdGM0

- Nuits, Adieux (version for 4 voices & electronics, Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek):

I youtube.com/watch?v=fYIhc-Q4lMU

II youtube.com/watch?v=zMMvU5QhQnc

III youtube.com/watch?v=ERfG6cKw-jU

IV youtube.com/watch?v=tWDnigeDPk0

V youtube.com/watch?v=5shvuy5R4uM

VI youtube.com/watch?v=8BzVcJFU-SQ

VII youtube.com/watch?v=vmHNAXtYNys

VIII youtube.com/watch?v=bGI10XYpic8

- Tag des Jahrs (Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek):

I youtube.com/watch?v=xaMWLFAtXsY

II youtube.com/watch?v=QUm2UUsuypU

III youtube.com/watch?v=l7UBtBdYzJ4

IV youtube.com/watch?v=lKfFxLulNXg

- Echo!  (Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek):

I youtube.com/watch?v=CYPpox1Ev0k

II youtube.com/watch?v=h--5Cmf47xA

III youtube.com/watch?v=bG3iN-AeFgY

- Horloge tais-toi (Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek):

youtube.com/watch?v=vpFEco3WjRg

- Reconnaissance (Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek):

youtube.com/watch?v=5lC2AxpJnio

 

OPERAS

 

- L’Amour de loin (Lekhina, Todorovitvh, Belcher, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Nagano):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mo8mpbe60bUdo-7jJR6c6Vt_-IZWAB4Qo

 

- La Passion de Simone (Upshaw, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salonen):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3Pu_DMrhIBwLJOXfDLugFYk

 

OPERATIC SUITES

 

- 5 Reflets de l’Amour de loin (Freund, Souvanen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Saraste):

I youtube.com/watch?v=-qYvc3Nr90o

II youtube.com/watch?v=7YSEuH_Psjs

III youtube.com/watch?v=h7ptBW614kw

IV youtube.com/watch?v=KcHJraAJwzU

V youtube.com/watch?v=78RCgXYjhoc

- Adriana Songs (Bardon, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pintscher):

youtube.com/watch?v=xx8Fe_pkLrs

- Emilie Suite (Vourc’h, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Letonja):

youtube.com/watch?v=-EqPN1wl9VM

 

SOLO & ELECTRONICS

                                                                                                                                     

- Jardin Secret II (Tiensuu):

youtube.com/watch?v=Q-2REZSyDs4

- NoaNoa (Hoitenga):

youtube.com/watch?v=7zFtIEF8zUM

- Près (Karttunen):

I youtube.com/watch?v=qjcE4xVb5QQ

II youtube.com/watch?v=hDD4WVLmYd0

III youtube.com/watch?v=ZjryNMfBl1k

- Six Japanese Gardens (Jodelet):

I youtube.com/watch?v=u5LlbNFOQeA

II youtube.com/watch?v=Wc-xrOnTsd0

III youtube.com/watch?v=A97zYBVIso8

IV youtube.com/watch?v=sBA5gZBpmQc

V youtube.com/watch?v=xVUpagCrZx0

VI youtube.com/watch?v=RSe0N6tt0A4

- Lonh (Upshaw):

youtube.com/watch?v=qjcE4xVb5QQ

- Six Japanese Gardens & Trois Rivières Delta (Miroglio) :

youtube.com/watch?v=lu00zZgc-xc

- Vent Nocturne (Djupsjöbacka):

I youtube.com/watch?v=vPtqDSUbl8k II youtube.com/watch?v=Fvw3fHdKgik

- Frises (Koh):

I youtube.com/watch?v=NnH8I2_clqA

II youtube.com/watch?v=qyvzw-HrR2I

III youtube.com/watch?v=UEMkLWEufaQ

IV youtube.com/watch?v=bidmAocOQAw

 

TAPE SOLO WORKS

 

- Jardin Secret I:

youtube.com/watch?v=zllVuVAQRRk

- Stilleleben:

youtube.com/watch?v=XsnGrsxxnF8

 

YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS (CDs):

 

-       Verblendungen, Jardin Secret I, Laconisme de l’aile, …Sah den Vogeln, NoaNoa (Hoitenga, Almila, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salonen, 1986, reprinted 1997)

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3OAy2j2yUkw8pQYIgDz82S3

 

-       Verblendungen, Lichtbogen, Io, Stilleben (Avanti!, Saraste; 1989):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mz4mS_wcWiY17grHyl4MHdo0tV5PMmqeM

 

- MAA (Journey, Gates, …de la terre, Forest, Windows, Fall, Aer; Tigerstedt, Ahola, Karkkaine,, Aaltonen, Hapuli, Mikkola, Risalo, Pekkala, Tuomela, 1992):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3MuRmFnHQin3_4Ueksb50F4

 

- Du Cristal…à la fumée, 7 Papillons & Nymphea (Alanko, Karttunen, Kronos, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Salonen, 1993):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3P5umJHxfuEUkIW1FQcEBGV

 

- Private Gardens (Lonh, Près, NoaNoa, 6 Japanese Gardens; Hoitenga, Karttunen, Jodelet, Upshaw, 1997):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3NfJevNViK1ncFOZ5idy_P6

 

- From the Grammar of Dreams (Du Glick flog, Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi, Miranda’s Lament, Caliban’s Dream, From the Grammar of Dreams, Il pleut, Adjö, Grammaire des Rêves, Die Aussicht; Komsi, Avanti!, Lintu, 2000):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3PZOX7Lr7Ae8GhBywEcthGZ

 

-       Graal Théâtre, Château de l’âme, Amers (Kremer, Karttunen, Upshaw, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Salonen, 2001) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3N_T6zlSVd4AAYG50UUNOpG

 

-       Graal Théâtre (chamber version), Solar, Lichtbogen (Storgards, Avanti!, Lintu, 2002) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3OeRxC0RlKN6yp2hYOyUWOK

 

-       5 reflets de L’Amour de loin, Nymphea Reflection, Oltra Mar (Suovanen, Freund, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Saraste, 2004) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3MF-gZNGduRX45_2VxHFNv2

 

- Complete Cello Works (Petals, Oi Kuu, Spinas & Spells, Sept Papillons, Près; Descharmes):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lok48khyNfQ2CRyUxzkftCgoSmZbYzCNE

 

-       Notes on Light, Orion, Mirage (Karttunen, Mattila, Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach, 2008):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3Mt8fsmFBFbRt5OxcVIi6KQ

 

- L’Amour de loin (Lekhina, Todorovitvh, Belcher, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Nagano, 2009):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mo8mpbe60bUdo-7jJR6c6Vt_-IZWAB4Qo

 

 

-       D'OM LE VRAI SENS, Laterna Magica, Leino Songs (Krikku ,Komsi, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oramo, 2011) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3OYRxMafDomf9zGYTGrXxQA

 

- Trios (Mirage, Cloud Trio, Cendres, Je sens un deuxième cœur, Seranatas; Zebra Trio, 2012):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_RgofuMXvk5oi8VEW8lq9dusln8-_thc

 

-       La Passion de Simone (Upshaw, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salonen, 2013) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3Pu_DMrhIBwLJOXfDLugFYk

 

-       Chamber Works for Strings Vol 1: Tocar, Vent Nocturne, Calices, Spins & Spells, Nocturne, Nymphea (Freund, Meta4, 2013):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3MIMMl5jozbjSVnW7IA1PYV

 

-       Chamber Works for Strings Vol 2: Neiges, Aure, Du glick flog, Nocturne (viola version), Changing Light, …de la Terre, Die Aussicht, Terra Memoria (Meta4, 2016):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3P5dnJTO43il_97NAmRTyTf

 

- Emilie Suite, Quatre instants, Terra memoria (version for string orchestra) (Vourc’h, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Letonja, 2015):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nj0Lg9HvwrP3yu4h08cJwv8jK7KowJ0Wk

 

- Let’s the Wind Speak  (Tocar, Mirrors, Couleurs du vent, Sombre, Dolce Tormento, Oi Kuu (version for bass flute & cello), Laconisme de l’aile,  Karttunen, Belcher, Dautry, Da Camera Houston, Hoitenga, 2015):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3OK0_s25iHEetObXSjnCFNs

 

-       Saariaho x Koh: Tocar, Cloud Trio, Light & Matter, Aure (violin & cello version), Graal Théâtre (chamber version) (Hodges, Smith, Huang, Karttunen, Koh, 2017):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nxOasyvshb92IOWlWvfCc2EKJsHPZLYy4

 

-       True Fire, Ciel d’hiver, Trans (Finley, de Maistre, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lintu, 2019) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3MzfUPRQosPwUIx8L_qdYRa

 

-       Graal Théâtre, Circle Map, Vers toi qui es si loin (violin version) (Herrestahl, Oslo Philharmonic, Mao-Takacs, 2019):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3P-7UmI3-ohrgwz82f9v8qL

 

- Sumun Läpi (soprano & piano versions; Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi, Leino Songs, Du Glick flog, Il pleut, Saarikoski Songs; Värri, Komsi, 2021) :

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3NNFwbFawCOgDfZkiYPsFbK

 

- Reconnaissance (Nuits, adieux version for 4 voices & electronics, Horloge tais-toi, Echo!, Tag des Jahrs, Überzeugung, Reconnaissance, Nuits, adieux version for 4 voices; Helsinki Chamber Choir & Uusinta Ensemble, Schweckendiek, 2023):

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyXJ3_UcR3MPkAayxYd_QAtx_1PUbJBO

 

- Works for Orchestra (Lichtogen, Grammaire des rêves, Du Cristal...à la fumée, Caliban’s Deram, Solar, Graal Théâtre, Miranda’s Lament, Oltra Mar, Nymphea Reflection, Cinq reflets de l’Amour de loin, Orion, Notes on Light, Mirage; Alanko, Freund, Karttunen, Komsi, Mattila, Rantanen, Saomaa, Storgards, Suovanen, Eschenbach, Lintu, Saraste, Salonen, Avanti!, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, LAPO, OdP, TCC, 2012):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mh3sV7Kkxp_9tpC1nYrGc62AvQ2o5GOwo

 

- Kaija Saariaho, 70 Years (Ciel d’hiver, Laterna Magica, True Fire II, Petals, Graal Théâtre, Maa VI, Leino Song I, Notes on Light II, Neiges V, Emile Suite I, Cloud Trio II, La Passion de Simone I & Final, Tocar, Cinq Reflets IIII, 4 Instants, Orion I, 2023):

youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kdkK3mBJNUFJeVe-628IZl_mPmsY4Vj9M

 

OTHER YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS:

 

- Saariaho’s all cello works (40) performed by Anssi Karttunen:

youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3aR3IWihrh48hDseG8vhShZAWD4dHjvi

 

- 7 Papillons, performed by Hannah Collins

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMLfRypzH4AvSbMjNNr0czZ9nbcj0sGhN&si=1s7abZxsIeP7KPN0

 

- Yle (Finnish Radio) website Saariaho’s audio recordings: areena.yle.fi/podcastit/1-63391745

 

AUDIO WITH SCORE

 

- Lichtbogen (Whitfield, Endymion):

youtube.com/watch?v=gIyLJM0VWkk

- Nymphea (Meta4):

youtube.com/watch?v=FhTgaQzKBRM

- Du Cristal (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Salonen):

youtube.com/watch?v=_GqLCdJnu88

- …à la fumée (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Salonen):

youtube.com/watch?v=MdM2s1bFvI8

- Couleurs du vent (Hoitenga):

youtube.com/watch?v=yMFyiNS9K-I