by Kaija Saariaho, Kent Nagano, Ekaterina Lekhina, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Daniel Belcher, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin · Harmonia Mundi · CD · EAN 0794881924264
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«L'amour de loin» is a recording of Kaija Saariaho's opera, conducted by Kent Nagano and released by Harmonia Mundi in a two-disc hybrid SACD set.
With a French libretto by Amin Maalouf, this opera in five acts tells of the troubadour Jaufré Rudel's distant love for Clémence, whom he learns about through a pilgrim's account. It features Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina and Marie-Ange Todorovitch, alongside the Rundfunkchor Berlin and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
This 2009 edition, catalogue number HMC 801937.38, brings together recordings made in Berlin in March 2006 and in Munich in October 2008. Its total running time is 121 minutes, and the discs include stereo and multichannel sound.
For fans of contemporary opera and the music of Kaija Saariaho.
