general information

composition date
1999-2000
duration
2h
editor
Chester Music
Dedicatee
à Gérard Mortier
Commission
Festival de Salzburg, Théâtre du Châtelet, et l'opéra de Santa Fe.
Libretto (details, author)

Amin Maalouf d'après La Vida breve de Jaufré Rudel

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo baritone, 8 sopranos, 8 contraltos, 8 tenors, 8 bass voices

4 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, timpani, harp, piano, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
August 15, 2000

Autriche, Salzburg, festival

interpreters

Dawn Upshaw : soprano, Dagmar Peckova : mezzo-soprano, Dwayne Croft : baryton, orchestre symphonique de la SWR de Baden Baden, direction : Kent Nagano, mise en scène : Peter Sellars, chef de chœur : Arnold Schönbergchor.

Information on the electronics

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

observations

Prix Grawemeyer 2003 (University of Louisville).

recordings

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L'amour de loin

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on August 16, 2000

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

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L'amour de loin

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on August 16, 2000

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

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L'amour de loin

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on August 16, 2000

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Acte 2

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on September 2, 2000

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Acte 3

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on September 2, 2000

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L'amour de loin

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on August 16, 2000

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Acte 1

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on September 2, 2000

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Actes 4 et 5

Composed by Kaija Saariaho , concert on September 2, 2000

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L'amour de loin

Composed by Kaija Saariaho

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