Composers: Kaija Saariaho
Compositions: True Fire, Trans and Ciel d’hiver
Performers: Gerald Finley b-bar, Xavier de Maistre harp, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hannu Lintu
Catalogue Number: Ondine ODE13092

“For me, a concerto is less about traditional virtuoso technique than about drilling deep into the soul of the instrument (and the music)”. So says Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who is probably best known for her opera L’Amour de Loin, which established her breakthrough in 2000. The quote could equally be applied to all her spectralist works, which span several genres from small chamber works to massive orchestral and...