20:00 - Netzwerk für zeitgenössische Musik in Hamburg

„…de la Terre“ (1991) for violin and electronics is the third
section of the composer‘s ballet Maa commisioned by the
ballet of the Finnish National Opera and choreographed
by Carolyn Carlsson. The title means „earth“, „land“ or
„country“. The ballet does not have a narrative, but is built
around such thematic archetypes as doors, gates, journeys
and the crossing of waters. The score for Maa has seven
sections, some of which are purely electronic, and some
combining acoustic instruments with electronic treatment.
According to the composer .....de la Terre acts as the wellspring
for the work‘s overall musical material. Its emotive
and intense monologue serves to stress the nucleic role it
plays in the work as a whole.
Changing Light
The piece has been written for Edna Michell‘s Compassion
project. In the composition I follow the idea of a dialogue,
suggested by the text I have chosen. The intimate nature
and fragile sound world of the duo mirror the fragility of
our uncertain existence.
Kaija Saariaho