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  • Flute & electronics (see link above for details)
  • 10 min

Programme Note

NoaNoa ('Fragrant' 1992) was born from the ideas I had for flute while writing my ballet music Maa. I wanted to write down, exaggerate, even abuse certain flute mannerisms that had been haunting me for some years, and thus force myself to move onto something new.

Formally I experimented with an idea of developing several elements simultaneously, first sequentially, then superimposed on each other.

The title refers to a wood cut by Paul Gauguin called NoaNoa. It also refers to a travel diary of the same name, written by Gauguin during his visit to Tahiti in 1891-93. The fragments of phrases selected for the voice part in the piece come from this book.

NoaNoa is also a team work. Many details in the flute part were worked out with Camilla Hoitenga. The electronic part was developed under the supervision of Jean-Baptiste Barrière and programmed by Xavier Chabot.

Kaija Saariaho

Media

NoaNoa, pour flûte et électronique
Hoitenga

Discography

Prisma (CD Rom) / Private Gardens (CD)

Prisma (CD Rom) / Private Gardens (CD)
  • Label
    Naïve
  • Catalogue Number
    MO 782087
  • Soloist
    Anssi Karttunen, cello / Camilla Hoitenga, flute / Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Private Gardens

Private Gardens
  • Label
    Ondine
  • Catalogue Number
    ODE 906-2
  • Soloist
    Anssi Karttunen, cello / Florent Jodelet, percussion / Camilla Hoitenga, flute / Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Kaija Saariaho - Chamber Music

Kaija Saariaho - Chamber Music
  • Label
    KAIROS
  • Catalogue Number
    0012412KAI
  • Ensemble
    Wolpe Trio
  • Soloist
    Andreas Boettger, percussion

A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho

A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho
  • Label
    BIS
  • Catalogue Number
    BIS-CD-307
  • Conductor
    Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Soloist
    Camilla Hoitenga, flute

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