Kaija Saariaho

`True Fire`, song cycle


The cycle is dedicated to eternal themes – the connection between man and nature, fire as a symbol of creation and destruction, and the search for a spiritual path.
Used text fragments from six...Read more
The cycle is dedicated to eternal themes – the connection between man and nature, fire as a symbol of creation and destruction, and the search for a spiritual path.
Used text fragments from six different sources, including poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Seamus Heaney, Mahmoud Darwish, and Tewa Indian texts.

1. Proposition
2. River
3. Proposition II
4. Lullaby
5. Farewell
6. Proposition III

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Barbican Hall, London: 15 December 2016

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