Saariaho: Oltra Mar

Description

• Composer: Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)
• Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir
• Originally for: SATB Choir, Orchestra
• Work: Oltra Mar
• Binding:
• Work Language: French
• Size: 9.0 x 12.0 inches
• Pages: 60

Description

Kaija Saariaho’s Oltra Mar for chorus and orchestra (this edition is a piano reduction) was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and had its world premiere in 1999 under the baton of Kurt Masur. It includes text by Amin Maalouf and Abou Said and explores themes of love, death and the sea. It is partly sung in French, and partly in vocalise.