• bcl/vc
  • 6 min

Programme Note

OI KUU (1990), freely translated "for a moon", marks a small break between two large orchestral works, DU CRISTAL and ..À LA FUMÉE. It consists of elements which came to my mind when searching for a common denominator for bass clarinet and cello; harmony based on multiphonies of the clarinet; the multiphonies and colour transformations of the cello; similar and different articulations; different colours in the same register.

OI KUU was written at the request of Kari Kriikku and Anssi Karkttunen and is dedicated to them.

© Kaija Saariaho

Media

Discography

Let the wind speak

Let the wind speak
  • Label
    ONDINE
  • Catalogue Number
    ODE 1276-2
  • Ensemble
    Da Camera of Houston
  • Soloist
    Camilla Hoitenga, flute; Anssi Karttunen, cello; Daniel Belcher, baritone; Heloise Dautry, harp
  • Released
    1st November 2015

Kaija Saariaho Complete Cello Works

Kaija Saariaho Complete Cello Works
  • Label
    Aeon
  • Catalogue Number
    AECD 0636
  • Soloist
    Alexis Descharmes, cello; Jérémie Fèvre, flute; Nicolas Baldeyrou, Bass Clarinete
  • Released
    1st March 2006