general information

composition date
1992-1994
duration
18 min
editor
Chester Music
Dedicatee
à Anssi Karttunen
Commission
Carrefour des littératures européennes de Strasbourg

type

Solo (excluding voice) (Cello)

detailed formation

cello

information about the creation

date
November 10, 1992

France, Strasbourg

interpreters

Anssi Karttunen : violoncelle.

Information on the electronics

Studio information
Ircam
RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale)
Xavier Chabot
Electronic device
dispositif électronique non spécifié

Program note

Près, dont le titre est une nouvelle fois emprunté à Saint-John Perse, est dérivé d'Amers, comme Petals l'était de Nymphea. La pièce est scindée en trois mouvements et la majeure partie du matériau provient d'Amers. Comme Petals et Amers, Près est dédiée à Anssi Karttunen.



Risto Nieminen, « Kaija Saariaho », Les Cahiers de l'Ircam, coll. Compositeurs d'Aujourd'hui n° 6, Ircam - Centre Pompidou, 1994.

recordings

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on August 5, 2000

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on July 18, 2004

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on April 4, 1997

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on January 19, 2000

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on June 24, 2000

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on June 24, 2000

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on June 24, 2000

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on August 5, 2000

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Près

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on June 24, 2000

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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