Saariaho Interview_14 November 2015

Interview of Kaija Saariaho conducted by Dr. Ronit Seter • Brief Introduction • 0:58 II Saariaho: Finnish and French Composer • 3:53 III Saariaho’s Stylistic Voyage: Cultural Transitions • 6:52 IV Saariaho’s Stylistic Voyage: Continuing the History of Western Music • 8:58 V Saariaho on Threads of Western Music, Spectralism • 12:13 VI Saariaho: the Sonic Result, First and Foremost • 13:55 VII Saariaho’s First Opera: L’amour de loin • 17:55 VIII Inspiring Saariaho’s Opera: Debussy and Messiaen • 20:19-26:59 IX Saariaho, a Woman Composer